The Philippine National Police said the crime volume in Negros Oriental went up by 3.83 percent in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period last year, a government press release said. Senior Supt. Mariano Natuel Jr., director of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said crimes recorded from January to March 2015 totaled 5,495, with 2,491 taken from police blotters, 2,430 from barangay blotters, and 574 from other law enforcement agencies, the press release also said. Continue reading... Interesting that there were over 1000 arrests for "illegal gambling". I'm curious what all the anti-gambling law covers? Surely it can't all be illegal cock fights.
