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The Philippine National Police has assured the safety of residents in Negros Oriental and Central Visayas in the wake of the recent travel advisory issued by the U.S. Embassy warning its citizens of kidnapping and terror threats in southern Cebu.

Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, police regional director, said Negros Oriental, including the world-renowned dive destination Apo Island, is safe from any terror threat groups.

Apo Island, off the coast of the town of Dauin about 16 kilometers south of Dumaguete, is guarded by police, Army, and Coast Guard elements round the clock.

“Central Visayas is a safe and secure place to live, work, and do business in,” Talino told MetroPost.

News of the travel advisory issued by the US Embassy caused alarm to the foreign community and residents of Negros Oriental, Cebu and Siquijor.

The US advisory specifically mentioned “the areas around Dalaguete and Santander (to include Sumilon Island), which are located on the side of Cebu Island facing Negros Oriental, telling their nationals to “avoid travelling to these areas”.

While the US Embassy’s warning did not mention Negros Oriental, law enforcement agencies here are also taking the necessary measures to prevent any untoward incident. Two Navy patrol boats have been deployed to guard the seas between Negros and Mindanao.

Sr. Supt. Henry Biñas, the acting PNP provincial director of Negros Oriental, revealed that the government’s security agencies and assets have been alerted on this most recent intelligence report and all necessary steps are taken to secure Apo Island and other potential risk areas like Dumaguete, Sibulan, Bacong, Dauin and Zamboanguita towns.

He disclosed he has ordered the police chiefs of these areas to step up security and impose safety nets such as monitoring the arrival of suspicious persons.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard in Dumaguete City is also actively taking security measures at the Dumaguete port as well as in other ports following the recently reported security threat.

Coast Guard Dumaguete Commander, Lt. JG Donna Liza Duran Ramacho, disclosed that she has deployed three K-9 teams to the ports of Dumaguete, Sibulan and Amlan.

Two of these dogs are trained on bomb sniffing while another one is trained to sniff and track down narcotics substances, she said.

For his part, Lt. Col. Roderick Garcia, 79th Infantry Battalion commander, has disclosed that they are also getting involved in securing Apo Island and Negros Oriental from the latest security threat.

The police and military are continuously coordinating even as the PRO-7 chief has dislosed that at present “there is no direct threat sighted or monitored threat groups in the region”.

Law enforcement authorities are appealing to the public to help monitoring the presence of suspicious-looking persons and report them immediately to the nearest police station. (PNA)

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