Angeles City wants ban on wearing of crash helmets

ANGELES CITY, Philippines - The fight against criminality here has prompted the city government to propose an ordinance banning the wearing of “crash helmets" within its boundaries. Mayor Francis “Blueboy" Nepomuceno said the move was in respond to the clamor of the business community in the light of numerous robberies perpetrated by motorcycle-riding men wearing crash helmets. The head gears make it impossible for witnesses to identify the perpetrators. The mayor said the “No Helmet Zone" around the city ordinance will ensure that motorcycle-related crimes will be lessened. Nepomuceno asked Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting to look into the possibility of passing the ordinance. In a recent meeting, local officials reviewed the peace and order situation in the city. The meeting was held during the first day in office of the new officer-in-charge of the Angeles City Police Office, Senior Superintendent Pierre R. Bucsit, who presided the presentation on the crime situation. Bucsit said crime distribution for index-crime showed physical injury as the highest with 33 percent and rape cases as the lowest with 2 percent. – Ashley Manabat, GMANews.TV