Eastern Visayas generally peaceful during Pacquiao-Marquez fight

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
November 13, 2011

CAMP RUPERTO K KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PCSupt Arnold Rayala Revilla lauds the entire force of police regional office 8 for maintaining the peace and order situation of Eastern Visayas during the Pacquiao vs Marquez fight today, November 13, 2011.

While it has been observed that crime rates dramatically drop whenever Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao fights, the police did not stay complacent and remained on alert.

“We expected another peaceful day when Manny Pacquiao fights Juan Marquez just as in previous fights. Even then, the police remained on alert,” recalling Pacquiao’s previous fights, Revilla said that crime incidents were usually close to zero.

Revilla said, the PNP was in full alert to monitor possible crime incidents during the fight of Pacquiao and Marquez. The fight of Pacquiao last year, there were no major untoward incidents that happened.

Some isolated incidents happened during the fight, one robbery incident transpired victimizing the LBC main branch of Catbalogan City at 12:35 PM on November 13, 2011. Three unidentified men armed with short firearms entered the said establishment with a pretext to be clients and once inside, they strategically positioned themselves, went to the lone customer associate and declared hold up and took the cash money in the drawer, cash box and at the vault. That thereafter, the robbers brought the customer associate to the comfort and left on board with a black motorcycle. That the amount taken is approximately P600,000. Follow up operation was immediately conducted.

On the other hand, snatching incident happened at corner Rizal Avenue and Tarcela streets, Tacloban City at 1:05 PM, of same date victimizing Victoria Espanta Lewis, 69 years old, single, resident of Brgy. Busay, Babatngon, Leyte. Police report revealed that while walking towards the parking area of Babatngon PUJ located beside the Shell gas station, P. Burgos Street, Tacloban City, her worn one 18k gold necklace with gold cross pendant worth P8,500 was snatched by the unidentified malefactor. Downtown PCP personnel immediately conducted a follow up operation.

Meanwhile, a fire incident also transpired at Brgy. Baybay, Laoang, Northern Samar at 12:00 noon today, based on the police report, the hardware building of Hemonio Tan was on fire but was declared under control by BFP Laoang after 2 hours. The case is still under investigation.