Mindanaotoday.com | Klarex not opposing additional cops for security
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – While saying he won’t oppose additional police security for local officials, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy said he prefers not to be surrounded by so much security detail since it would constrict his interactions with his constituents.
Uy said this in the wake of the March 4 assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo at the governor’s home in Pamplona, Negros Oriental.
The mayor’s son Roland Sherwin Uy was murdered on Nov. 11, 2021 by a gunman later identified as Edgardo Gaabucayan, who was arrested by police in Lanao del Norte province on July 30, 2022.
Uy has also called on the public for vigilance and cooperation with the city police in keeping the city safe from criminal elements.
Meanwhile, the police regional office-10 said no local chief executives and other political figures are under threat in Northern Mindanao in the wake of the Feb. 17 ambush of Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. of Lanao del Sur and Degamo’s assassination.
“So far, we have not received reports, just the same they are included in our assessment. We are in the process of conducting threat assessment,” said Brig. Gen. Lawrence Coop, PRO-10 director in an interview recently. (Stephen Capillas | CIO with reports from Jigger Jerusalem | MT)
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