The chairman of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management expressed concern over the series of robberies and thefts involving alleged commercial sex workers at the city public plaza.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran said repeated incidents of thefts inside the plaza is alarming, and that he wants to raise the issue in the scheduled Peace and Order Council meeting. Familiaran said the crime incidents are a huge concern, especially to the image of the public plaza, which is a place for the family, culture and wholesome activities. The councilor said the General Services Office has assigned personnel to help in maintaining peace and order at the plaza and augment policemen from Police Precinct 1. He also explained that with the transfer of the Casino from the Goldenfields Commercial Complex to Lacson Street, a good number of commercial sex workers also transferred their “base of operations.” Familiaran said because sex workers are being subjected to a crackdown by the police, they are staying along dimly-lit areas at Gatuslao, Locsin and other streets surrounding the public plaza. The continued incidents will have a negative impact on both local and foreign tourists visiting the city, especially if sex workers will victimize foreign nationals, the councilor said./WDJ By Ranie S. Azue Watchmen Daily Journal
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