Manila, Feb. 16 -- Police authorities in North Cotabato have reported a high number of accomplishments in law enforcement on February 11-15, a police official said Saturday.

"The North Cotabato police had been working so hard to eliminate all forms of criminality in the province," Senior Supt. Maximo Layugan, North Cotabato police director, said in a statement.

Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen) director, Chief Supt. Eliseo Tam Rasco, lauded the North Cotabato police for the accomplishment and urged its personnel to double the efforts to ensure civilian protection from harm.

Layugan said on February 11-15, the provincial police office recorded a total of 27 persons arrested for various crimes in North Cotabato's 16 towns and one ci...