Sunday, August 28, 2011

Anti-crime watchdog in Aurora founded by concerned citizens

BALER, Aurora, August 29, 2011-Villagers here have organized an anti-crime watchdog to stem the tide of robberies, holdups and break-ins by lawless elements after the alarming rise in crimes in this capital town which led its own mayor to admit a “reign of terror” among the citizenry.

The group named their organization as the Bantay Bahay at Tahanan or BANTAHAYAN (loosely translated as house and home watch) where their intention is to mobilize people’s participation against street crimes utilizing the social networking site Facebook and other means of communication.


Noli Guerrero, a resident of Guerrero garden compound phase 2 purok 1 of Barangay Buhangin and lead convenor of their group initially has 20 members whose president is noted lawyer Sharon Teh Ylanan.


A day after unidentified men broke inside the service center of the Aurora Electric Cooperative along Gloria St., Barangay Suklayin members of Guerrero’s group gathered during a meeting Wednesday night.

The incident is the fifth known case of break-ins since last month, prompting Mayor Arthur Angara to comment that a “reign of terror” is now gripping the populace over the recent rush of high-profile crimes, particularly robbery-holdup and theft involving large sums of money believed to be orchestrated by a crime syndicate.

Angara admitted that residents of the town no longer feel safe and secure in their homes with the upsurge of these incidents as he expressed disappointment over the failure of the Philippine National Police to solve these crimes.

Guerrero said that the anti-crime watchdog was formulated through Facebook by members of the Aurora Family Community (AFC) which he founded with more than 900 family members province wide.

Guerrero said that one of the activities of their group is to monitor the movements of transients and outsiders. He said that last year, he himself was victimized by robbers who invaded his house and took his laptop and digital  camera in spite of the presence of his pet dogs serving as his “bodyguards.”

Reuel Bitong of Barangay 4 poblacion said that their group is a collective neighborhood crime watch. He said that in previous months, crime incidents used to be isolated but lately, commission of such crimes appears to have become the rule rather than the exception.

Guerrero said that those behind the string of crimes appeared to have mastered their craft in this town. “It appears they have a profile of their would-be victims. They seemed to know the flow of money, where it will be withdrawn and where it will be delivered,” he observed.

Vice Mayor Nelianto “Pilot” Bihasa, who was present during the meeting, expressed suspicion that a big-time syndicate is behind the series of crime incidents in this town.

Bihasa said it was unfortunate that the rush in crimes took place when tourism is booming to unprecedented heights in the town and in the entire province.

“I am just wondering why the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have intelligence networks yet nothing has come out of their investigations into these incidents,” he said.    

In a related development, Mayor Arthur Angara said that he will call a dialogue with the PNP for its failure to arrest the deteriorating peace and order situation.

Earlier, he said he was “totally disgusted” with the performance of the PNP in containing these crimes, which, he said, has frightened Balerianos.

Tuesday’s incident is the latest in a series of heists in this capital town here in Aurora as the smallest municipality as the center of education, trade and commerce.

Last month alone, four robbery-holdup incidents were perpetrated one after another, even victimizing a reporter who lost thousand worth of cash to robbers who barged inside his house. The same reporter lost his laptop to unknown intruders last December 24 in a broad day light last year.

Other victims included a prominent contractor, a former provincial board member and a government employee.

Last year, unidentified men held-up the teller of Western Union and took away P1 million in cash and another P900,000 from Aurora Telecoms personnel and a hardware store owner.

The robbers did not spare Angara’s sister, Governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo whose generator was stashed away by unknown suspects.

Angara’s own daughter, Councilor Karen Angara-Ularan, tightened security in her own house when a neighbor got nearly victimized by burglars. Ularan said her move was only a precautionary measure to prevent her family from being victimized.

“My father said that it is a reign of terror but for me is not however it is better to be sure than sorry,” she said.

Back to BANTAHAYAN group, Guerrero said that their board of directors and officers are initially set to have an oath taking this 1st week of September. “After this oath taking, we will open new members subject to the screening of the organization,” Guerrero ended in a phone interview. (Jason de Asis)

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ak-kaw!!!Ayussssss. Thank you po sir.

Anonymous said...

Thank you sir for your news. It will help the police to take double extra effort to solve this criminal elements. Kaya iyan ng kapulisan. Huwag sana silang maghinanakit sa inyo. I salute you sir.

Anonymous said...

Malaking hamon iyan sa kapulisan...Hwa'g sanang maging katulad ni Manulid si Gumban pagdating sa pagresolba sa nakawan. Walang nangyari, kaya madaling pinaalis ni Gob. Angara-Castillo.

Anonymous said...

mgandang balita iyan.mging isang hamun sna yan pra lalung palawigin ng kapulisan ang pgtutok sa kriminalidad sa bayan ng Baler at ng buong Aurora.at sa BANTAHAYAN..MORE POWER PO!!!

Anonymous said...

An-ni'nnn...dapat hindi kilala mga miyembro ng bantahayan. Baka bantay-salakay mangyari. Masyado maingay sa AFC/Bantahayan FB. Wala namang accomplishment!!!

Anonymous said...

paano po ninyu ipapaliwanag kung ano ang tamang kahulugan ng sinasabi ninyung "reign of terror" kunsaan ang mahal na punong bayan pa mismo ang inyong na quote sa pahayag na ito...answers.com has defined "reign of terror" as a period of brutal suppression or intimidation by those in power" kami bilang publiko are supposed to be informed with what is happening at hindi upang guluhin ang aming pag-iisip o takutin sa inyong mga pahayag o paraan ng pagbabalita...wag naman po tayung maging OA yung tutuu laang

Anonymous said...

Puro porma na kaagad. Baka hanggang talakayan lang kayo diyan sa Bantahayan. (Driggs C.)

Anonymous said...

Ipapatawag daw ni mayor yung mga pulis tungkol sa mga sunod-sunod na nakawan sa Baler.

Anonymous said...

Kayang-kaya iyan ng mga lespu. I think matatapos din ang sunod-sunod na nakawan sa Aurora.

Anonymous said...

pinasok din bahay nila dating board member Ka Zeny Querijero nun july 3 marami na kawatan ngaun. nakuha cel ,mga alahas at pati un pang blood pressure. (Rey D.)

Anonymous said...

!sa tindhan din ermat q ninkwan.cgurdo q mga grupong kbataan yan.ksi kinuha sa stor ermat q mga yosi,mga alak,mga beer,dvd player t pti png blood pressure ni ina di pinatwad.at mtindi pa prang lgi dw tambay dun ksi killa dw yta nung aso sa haws ksi di dw tumahol aso.isa sa suspect mlki ang paa..mga 2nd week ng july nangyari iyun...(Romulo Guerrero)

Anonymous said...

After nung sa Aurelco ay may nangyaring nakawan uli sa Gloria St., sa tabi nila Adonis Store. Mga damit ang ninakaw. Mga 2:30 to 3 ng madaling araw? Bakit kaya paborito ng magnanakaw ang Gloria St., Ang dami ng kaso ng ninanakawan dun. (Tad-doy)

Anonymous said...

Naalala ko fiesta sa amin sa Suklayin (July 16, 2011) ng nakawan ang mag-asawang Carlo at Mean hernandez. Grabe talaga....sunod-sunod nakawan. Sana matigil na at mahuli. (Babes)

Anonymous said...

Sir sa amin pu sa Suklayin sa papuntang San luis may mga nakahelmet po sa gabi na nanghihipo ng suso ng mga babae taz...tatakbu ng matulin yung motor pu. Sana mahuli pu.

Anonymous said...

Ang mga sindikato sa Aurora ayun s aking bubwit, ung una po ay ang matagal ng hindi mahuli-huli ng pulis na igorot tribal group-na ang madalas na gawain ay mangholdap sa mga dumadaan na sasakyan sa DICADI Aurora,May Navarros group na nagpapanggap na mga NPA sa Maria Aurora-may sinampal pa ngang brgy. capt. sa Ramada, grupo ni Marlito Angara na sangkot daw kala Hernandez at ibp mga kabataan na sinasakyan ang pangyayari ng sunod-sunod na nakawan.

Anonymous said...

Tabatsoy isang bala ka lang. Itigil mo na ang pagsusulat sa mga sindikato.

Anonymous said...

Wala lang kayong magagawang tulong sa pulis. Itigil na ninyo iyan.

Anonymous said...

Anu mgagwa ng mga iyan. Mga takot-tan mga iyan.

Guardians Battalion said...

Ang anumang hakbang upang makatulong sa seguridad at kapayapaan ng ating bayan sana ay suportahan ng lahat. Ang 48IB ay handang makiisa sa layuning ito. Pagtibayin natin at isulong ang pakikialam ng lahat ng tulad ng isinusulong ng 48IB ang "Bayanihan".

Anonymous said...

Ay malaking patamaan iyan ng bala walang daplis. Kaya iyang si tabatsoy ay ninanakawan. Kasi mahina tumakbo. Hindi aabutan mga magnanakaw ay ang lakas daw maghilik nung July 22 ng madaling araw sa gloria st. kaya hindi namalayan yung nakapasok sa tindahan niya. Ay-iyunnn hindi naramdaman magnanakaw. yak yak yak yak yak.

Anonymous said...

Let us wait and see who will be the looser. Is it the police or the thieves.

Anonymous said...

Sir Jason may ninakawan po kanina 7:30 ng gabi ng Baja motor. Ang MTOP number po ay 1124. Sa Pingit po nangyari. Pakipamonitor po....

Anonymous said...

Kanina po August 31, 2011 ng mangyari po. salamat.

Anonymous said...

Kaninang madaling araw din po ng August 31 ninakawan din anak ni Mrs. Jenny Sacramento sa Sitio Kabiran malapit din lang po sa Gloria St. (Dante)

Anonymous said...

Sir paki-check po may na-carnapped na motor ulit kanina Sept. 1, 2011 malapit sa simbahan ng Baler. Babae yung may-ari ng motor. Bumili lang sandali. Pag-balik niya wala na yung motor niya.

Anonymous said...

May natangayan po ng pera 200 thousand daw po saka tricycle kasama na ang O.R. at C.R. sa Virrey, Pingit, Baler, Aurora. paki-tsek po.

Anonymous said...

Anu ba yannn.....ninakawan na naman sa Virrey dun sa Olaydes....nitu lang September 6 ng madaling araw taz' nitung September 7 may nanlaban sa mga hodaper si Hiwalayan San LUis na-ospital yung taga-Zarah!!Nakatakas na naman ng libre kawatan!!Syet!!!

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