Balik Eskwela 2026: Cebu City police sound warning

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has suggested the general public to stay vigilant in opposition to potential petty crimes and put together for heavier site visitors as lessons resume throughout town.

In an interview, Police Col. Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy metropolis director for administration of the CCPO, mentioned authorities are intently monitoring as incidents generally come up through the Balik Eskwela season.

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Be conscious of bringing devices

Oriol suggested college students and fogeys alike to keep away from bringing devices and different helpful objects to highschool to reduce the chance of petty crimes similar to theft and theft.

He significantly urged dad and mom to not enable their kids to carry costly objects, together with mobile telephones, jewellery, and different valuables, until crucial.

According to Oriol, such precautions would assist forestall such incidents.

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“Atong pahimangno lang sa atoang mga kabatan-onan, ilikay nato ang kanang magdala og lainlaing mga bag, gadgets, ilahang mga cellphones. Ato usab hangyoon atong mga ginikanan nga dili sa nato padad-on gyud naturally atong mga bata og mga cellphones, mga valuable jewelry or anything ngadto sa ilahang skwelahan kay paglikay na lang pod na sa mga petty crimes nga dili gyud nato pa pugngan,” he mentioned.

(A reminder to our college students, keep away from bringing completely different luggage with devices like telephones. We are calling on dad and mom to not let your kids carry cellphones, helpful jewellery, or something to highschool to avoid petty crimes that we can’t foresee.) 

Heavier site visitors anticipated

Aside from monitoring crimes, Oriol additionally suggested motorists to anticipate heavier site visitors with the reopening of lessons, noting that the rise within the variety of automobiles on the highway goes with the varsity season. 

He appealed to motorists to look at site visitors guidelines and train persistence whereas driving, whether or not utilizing bikes or four-wheeled automobiles.

“Expected gyud nga kun magsugod ang klase, moapil pod diha ang kahuot sa atong trapiko. Mao nga among ginahangyo ang tanang motorista sa pagtuman lang sa mga lagda sa trapiko ug ipabilin nato ang pasensya kay mouban gyud na sa pag-abli sa klase ang pagdaghan sa mga sakyanan sa kadalanan,” Oriol mentioned.

(It is anticipated that after lessons start, site visitors congestion may even worsen. That is why we’re interesting to all motorists to obey site visitors guidelines and stay affected person as a result of the rise within the variety of automobiles on the roads comes with the opening of lessons.)

As lessons begin, police urged the general public to stay vigilant and cooperate with authorities to make sure a protected and orderly faculty season.

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