ILOILO City — Focus crime incidents in Western Visayas dropped by 39 percent in the latest weekly monitoring period, with the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) attributing the decline to intensified police operations and stronger community partnerships.
Data from the Philippine National Police’s Statistics and Reports Division showed that PRO-6 recorded 14 focus crime incidents from 6 a.m. on July 10 to 5:59 a.m. on July 16. This is a significant drop from the 23 incidents logged during the previous monitoring period from July 3 to July 9.
The reduction of nine cases placed Western Visayas as the region with the second-highest decrease in focus crimes nationwide.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) classifies focus crimes as murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, motor vehicle carnapping, and motorcycle carnapping.
PRO-6 acting director Brig. Gen. Randulf T. Tuaño said the latest figures demonstrate the impact of sustained police operations and the continued support of local communities.
“Ang resulta ay nagpapakita na ang tuloy-tuloy nating police operations at ang pakikipagtulungan ng ating mga local government units, barangays, at mga mamamayan ay nagbubunga ng positibong epekto,” said Tuaño. “Ngunit hindi ito dahilan para maging kampante. Patuloy nating palalakasin ang ating police presence, crime prevention programs, at pakikipag-ugnayan sa komunidad upang mapanatili ang kapayapaan at kaayusan sa Western Visayas.”
PRO-6 said the decline follows intensified police visibility, intelligence-driven operations, and close coordination with local government units, barangays, partner agencies, and the public. The regional police office earlier reported two separate 24-hour periods with zero recorded focus crime incidents, which contributed to the lower weekly tally.
Tuaño urged residents to remain vigilant by reporting suspicious activities and actively participating in community-based peace and order initiatives, stressing that sustaining the downward trend in crime requires continued cooperation between law enforcement and the public./PN
