CIDG releases March 2025 crime report

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00:00A free, fine, and fair Monday afternoon to all, yours truly Denise Osorio here for PTV

00:09News Now.

00:10And tops on today's set of stories, we dwell on a priority in the President's working

00:14agenda, peace and security, law and order.

00:18The month of March was when the nation began to feel the heat, literally temperatures surged

00:22and the mercury soared.

00:24At the same time, the men and women of the Philippine National Police also stepped up

00:28to put the heat on the agents of crime and elements of lawlessness on the street, in

00:32cyberspace and elsewhere.

00:34Earlier today, the PNP put out an official report on its anti-crime operations and activities

00:39for the month of March.

00:41The numbers on the CIDG's official reckoning show 1,629 arrests, yielded as a result of

00:47close to 1,100 anti-crime operations last month.

00:51Even better, 84% of those nabbed belonged to the wanted list, with 7 among the country's

00:55most wanted felons as determined by the NBI and law enforcement.

01:00Also taken into custody, a total of 231.

01:03Meanwhile, rape was accused of rape, sexual abuse, incest, parasite, human trafficking,

01:10harassment and violence against women.

01:13In addition, 27 nationals were taken into custody for, among others, cybercrimes and

01:18either expired, spurious or outright fraudulent claims.

01:22Additionally, 27 foreign nationals were also caught for engaging in criminal activities

01:27such as cybercrimes and abuse of internet gaming licenses online.

01:32All told, the PNP gathered over Php 895 million worth of evidence, 96 loose firearms, four

01:39explosive devices, a variety of magazines, and nearly 3,400 rounds of ammo.

01:47President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. just wouldn't let the issue slide unless full release

01:52was granted.

01:53Yes, the 17 OFWs who were rounded up and detained last week in Qatar for illegal assembly in

01:59their protest actions against the Philippine government and in support of ex-President

02:03Rodrigo Duterte detained at the Hague are now free, thanks to the relentless efforts

02:08and intervention by the President in his talks with the Qatari envoy to the Philippines.

02:13Palace Press Officer PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed the good news this morning

02:18after the President met with Qatari Ambassador Ahmed Saad Nasir Abdullah Al-Homidi in Malacanang.

02:24All charges apparently have been dropped or dismissed against the 12 male and 5 female

02:28OFWs taken by Qatari authorities over a week ago.

02:34Prides of Lions in Malawi's Majiti or Majete Wildlife Reserve are under birth control tests

02:40by animal experts to keep the lion population in check and ensure enough antelope and other

02:46prey species continue to thrive.

02:48VOA's Lameg Masina reports.

02:51The lions scramble for food but evidently they are getting enough as wildlife experts

02:59say the lion population here has grown to over 100.

03:04The experts say the population boom will likely lead to a decline in smaller species the lions

03:11prey on.

03:12We haven't seen any significant impacts on prey populations yet however based on learnings

03:16and other reserves all across the continent we know that those impacts will come so in

03:21order to avoid those impacts from happening we want to make sure that we reduce our lion

03:24population to a reasonable size.

03:26The target is to reduce the lion population at least by half.

03:31The Majete Wildlife Reserve is home to various animal species.

03:37Experts say animals at risk of depletion include rare species of antelopes, elans and

03:43heartbeats.

03:44Every now and then we see something out of the ordinary such as a sable but in general

03:49it definitely seems to be waterbuck, buffalo and warthog being taken the most.

03:54Greg says so far 13 other males and 15 other female lions have received contraception.

04:02We first requested in 2022 to have contraception of females.

04:05It was a Desmerellin implant that went in between the shoulder blades.

04:09Then vasectomizing the male lions started in about May last year.

04:13Some animal welfare campaigners fear the contraception methods may harm the animals health and they

04:20say moving the lions would be a better option.

04:24Conservation experts say they haven't seen any side effects from the contraception and

04:30say that in Malawi there aren't enough fenced-in reserves to safely put the lions.

04:36So it would be irresponsible to move lions to reserves that don't have fences.

04:41Now the only reserves in Malawi that have actually got fences right around the reserve

04:45are the AP Parks one reserve and the other one that we've got in Malawi is Luwande National

04:51Park.

04:52But Luwande's got its own number of lions and their numbers have also increased.

04:56In the meantime, authorities say with such safety concerns, contraception remains a better

05:02option to manage the booming lion population in Malawi.

05:07Lamek Masina, VOA News, Chikwawa District, Malawi.

05:16So we've come to the end of the show.

05:17Join us when you later on for our evening breaking stories at the hour.

05:21And make it a habit to always stay connected by catching the news right here.

05:25Denise Osorio and thank you for watching PTV News Now.

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