ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has run out of “Clean Rider” stickers just weeks after launching the campaign that aims to curb if not totally eliminate crimes perpetrated by motorcycle-riding gunmen.
The drive entails the registration of motorcycles at police stations so they could be issued with stickers.
Fresh supply of stickers may be delivered next month yet, according to Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao, regional police director.
“The producer in Manila promised us they will release another 2,000 stickers on Sept. 1,” said Bulalacao.
In Western Visayas alone, the PRO-6 targets to issue stickers to some 230,000 motorcycles.
“Clean Rider” is a nationwide campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It is meant “to ensure the safety and security of motorcycle riders, to impound stolen motorcycles and to prevent crimes perpetrated by motorcycle-riding suspects,” read part of Memorandum Circular 2018-028 dated July 6, 2018 issued by Director General Oscar Albayalde.
“The distribution (of stickers) is all over the country. Perhaps the producer has not anticipated the sticker requirement in the whole country,” said Bulalacao.
To register at police stations, a motorist must fill up a registration form with a 2×2 picture and submit for recording the make, engine number, chassis number, plate number, year model, and the complete owner’s name, occupation, certificate of registration, official receipt, and driver’s license.
During the launching of “Campaign Plan: Clean Rider” on Aug. 1 an initial 5,000 stickers were released to municipal police stations across Western Visayas.
The stickers were distributed on a “first come, first served” basis, said Bulalacao.
“If the motorcycle is used in the commission of a crime, it could be easily tracked because we have a centralized data system in the region and the national headquarters,” said Superintendent Joem Malong, PRO-6 spokesperson.
A matching sticker would be attached to the driver’s license of the owner for easy identification.
No fee would be collected.
PNP data showed that from October 11, 2017 to June 4 , 2018, there were 933 shooting incidents committed by motorcycle-riding suspects. Of this number, 862 were murders and 71 were homicide cases. (With a report from the Philippine News Agency/PN)
