Philippines: Additional Tourist Police to Prevent Crime Around Country

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | October 20th, 2010 | Trackback

Authorities plan to increase the number of police officers in special tourist protection units across the country to address concerns raised by the August hostage debacle in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in a rescue operation. The additional police will operate in major tourist destinations including Bacalzo, Baguio, Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Davao, Palawan and Tagaytay. The focus will be on crime prevention rather than coming to the aid of crime victims.

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