Police: Use kungkung versus cattle rustlers
SAN CARLOS CITY– Kungkung has been proven to be an effective tool to ward off cattle rustlers and the provincial police have taken notice.
It was officially endorsed for use in the “pasa bilis” (fast relay) program.
The kungkung is an indigenous gadget made of cut bamboo with a small hole that produces a loud sound when hit by another thick bamboo stick.
Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez, police provincial director, said the endorsement is part of the police effort to tap all possible means to totally eradicate cattle rustling, particularly in one barangay in this city that has earned notoriety as a haven for cattle thieves.
“All they have to do is bang their kungkung and neighbors can be expected to respond until the sound becomes alarming,” Nerez said.
He added that kungkungs are easy to make and are readily available in San Carlos, known as the bamboo capital of Pangasinan.
The residents of one barangay in nearby Bayambang town have since adopted the kungkung after one incident where suspects hurriedly abandoned seven stolen cows and carabaos on hearing the kungkung across the barangay.
Nerez said he will arrange a meeting with residents in the barangay here which has earned notoriety as the lair of cattle rustlers and to warn them that the police force is set to stop the criminal activities in their community.
He said a sudden decline of cattle rustling activities in the past two weeks was noted following the killing of one suspect whom the police caught in the act of stealing a cow in one barangay here.
Meanwhile, cattle rustlers in eastern and western parts of Pangasinan have reportedly become more sophisticated in their operations by using refrigerated vans. The rustlers slaughter the stolen cattle in the middle of rice fields for easier transport undetected.—EVA
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