POLICE ROUNDUP

Brothers stabbed; one dead, another wounded  

BUGUIAS, Benguet – Police are trying to identify suspects who attacked two brothers which resulted to the death of one and wounding of another. 

A police report said at about 11:30 p.m. of May 20, Domingo Penetrante, 63,farmer of Abangkawan, Bangao, Buguias, Benguet, reported to police that his son, Jayson Penetrante arrived home with multiple stab wounds and that his other son Nelson was left at the place of incident.

Investigation revealed victims were attacked by unidentified suspects.

Jayson was able to evade their assailant and went home. He was rushed to the Abatan Emergency Hospital and later transferred to Baguio General Hospital. and Medical Center, Baguio City.

His brother Nelson was brought to Lutheran Hospital by Buguias police but was declared dead on arrival by a physician due to multiple stab wounds.

The incident happened at around 10:30 p.m. of May 20 at Moling, Bangao, Buguias, Benguet

2 rebels surrender to Ilocos Sur police

STA LUCIA, Ilcos Sur -- Two members of the New People’s Army, one of them a woman, surrendered to police here May 19.

Chief Insp. Benedicto Cardenas, town police chief, said Reynaldo Haban, chairman of Barangay Palali, facilitated the surrender of his relative, Angelito Haban, 37, of Morong in Bataan, and Ann Asido, of Masinloc, Zambales.

No additional details were released regarding the surrender of the two, who are believed lovers, pending assessment by the military.     

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Man arrested for robbing cell phone in Nissan Patrol

BAGUIO CITY -- A Nissan Patrol vehicle bearing plate no. XPP-357 owned by Jaime Laduan, 37, of Tiptop, Ambuclao Road here, was allegedly robbed by Charlie Aboy, 27, here of  Scout Barrio around 2 p.m. on May 20, a police report said.

His companion, a certain Lupin, eluded arrest. The incident took place at Club Paradise, Km. 4, Marcos Highway, Bakakeng Central in this city.

Police probe revealed the suspects opened the vehicle with the use of pick-lock.

They took away one cell phone worth P1,000.00. The security guard of said club,  a certain Jerry Vansuela and Madeline Umipig, reported the incident to the police who acted swiftly and arrested Aboy.

The case is ready for inquest proceedings while investigation is on to identify and arrest the other suspect.

Taxi driver robbed of P1K by 3 unidentified men

BAGUIO CITY – A taxi driver was robbed of his earnings for the day worth P1,000 at about 11:30 p.m. on May 20 here along General Lim Road.

A police report said Alexander Zarzua, 24, of San Carlos Heights here by still unidentified three male men.

Investigation disclosed that the victim was flagged down by perpetrators and ordered him to ferry them to Dr. Cariño Street, when suddenly one of the suspects held his neck, while the other pointed an ice-pick at him, then they took away his money.

Responding personnel of police Station 5 together with the complainant later scoured the place and patrolled nearby areas but suspects were nowhere in sight.

Three finger prints of the suspects were taken at the  passenger window. Fingerprints were submitted to the crime laboratory for examination.

Isabela village chief, 3 tanods survive ambush

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Police have yet to identify men who ambushed a village chief and three of his tanods (barangay watchmen) which the victims survived unhurt.

The victims were shot after attending a wedding reception in San Pablo, Isabela night of May 18, police said.

Barangay chairman Bricsio Gummaru and his tanods were cruising Sitio Flaviano, Barangay Dalena in San Pablo on board an Isuzu truck when they were waylaid.

Amid the gunfire, Gummaru and his men managed to jump off the truck and run for their safety.

Supt. Narciso Paragas, spokesman of the Isabela police, said the ambush was the first violent incident reported after the generally peaceful elections in the province.

Police were investigating if the attack was politically motivated. 

Man jailed in Abra for gun ban violation  

BANGUED, Abra – A certain Marc Dan Acosta was locked in jail here May 20 for violation of the Commission on Elections gun ban.          

A case was filed against Acosta at the Municipal Trial court, and Regional Trial Court, Bangued, Abra.

The suspect was incarcerated at the provincial jail on order of Corpus B Alzate, executive judge of the Regional Trial Court.

  

Man nabbed for homicide, damage to property

KABUGAO, Apayao – Local police arrested May 20 a certain Renie Ablingan, 39, farmer, resident of Barangay Luttuacan here for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide and damage to property.  

Maita Grace A. Deray Israel, presiding judge of MTCC Second Judicial Region, Branch 3 Tuguegarao, Cagayan, recommended bail of P30, 000 for Ablingan’s temporary liberty.

           

Crime syndicate leader nabbed

CAMP GEN. FLORENDO, La Union — Chief Supt. Ricardo C. Marquez, Police Regional Office 1, announced last week the arrest of an alleged leader of a crime syndicate known in Ilocandia as the “Espada Group.”

Marquez said joint police operatives arrested Loreto Y. Aquino, 33, at a checkpoint in Barangay Say-oan, Bacnotan, La Union.

It was learned that Aquino was the subject of three warrants of arrest issued by courts in La Union and Benguet.

He was arrested along with Rey S. Carino, 27, for alleged violation of the election gun ban after yielding a .30-caliber Carbine rifle. -- Mar T. Supnad

Boy helps father mine for gold, falls to his death  

ITOGON, Benguet – A 15-year-old boy fell down a ravine here which resulted to his death around 11 a.m. on May 19.

Police identified the victim as Junel Siasa of Goldfield, Poblacion here and native of Guinyangan, Quezon, Province.

Police investigation disclosed morning of May 19, the victim went with his stepfather Jil Bigo Dela Torre, inside the tunnel to extract gold ores.

While Torre was busy extracting gold ores, he did not notice that his son went about 25 meters away from his working place and accidentally fell into the ravine about 15 meters deep.

The father immediately sought help from other miners and they were able to retrieve his son who died due to wounds.

Itogon municipal health officer Oliver C Guadaña, said the cause of death was due to severe blood loss due to injuries.

Father commits suicide after argument with son 

PIDIGAN, Abra – A heated argument between a father and his son resulted to the death of the former.

Police said around 1 p.m. of May 20, they received information that an alleged suicide victim was taken to Abra Provincial Hospital in the capital town of Bangued.

The victim was identified as Ernesto Llanosa Bargas, 51,farmer, resident of Barangay Pangtud, Pidigan.  

Police probe revealed prior to the incident, the victim and his son, Rickson Bargas, had a heated argument regarding the victim’s drinking habits prompting them to leave their father and take refuge at the house of their relatives.

At around 3 a.m. of May 20, the victim’s sister in law, Josie Bargas, discovered the body of the victim hanging inside a hut in front of their house with a nylon cord looped around his neck with its end tied to a wooden beam. 

The body of the victim was later taken to Saint Peter Funeral Homes. The family refused autopsy of the body.

Beneco vehicle falls down Tuba ravine; crew unhurt

TUBA, Benguet -- An Izuzo elf vehicle owned by the Benguet Elelctric Coop fell down a ravine here along Marcos Highway in Barangay Badiwan around 11 a.m.  on May 20. 

A police report said the vehicle was being driven by Bernardo Camilo, 32, Beneco lineman, when it fell down the  ravine of about 15 feet.

Investigation disclosed while the vehicle was negotiating and descending the said road towards Pangasinan, the driver felt that the brake was not functioning prompting him to swerve to the right side of the road.

As a result, said vehicle fell into the ravine. The driver and his crew were brought to Baguio General Hospital, Baguio City for medical treatment where the attending physician declared them unhurt.

Man sits on bench, dies clutching chest    

BAGUIO CITY -- A man sitting alone on a bench here died May 20 but cause of death was not determined.

A police report said at about 4:45 p.m. on May 20, personnel of Police Station 5 went to  General Lim St., Burnham Legarda, acting on a report regarding a dead body of a male person identified as Francisco Gregorio, 65, resident of said place. 

Interview conducted on a certain Reggie Rosario,  29, married, driver of Holy Water Delivery revealed he saw  Gregorio sitting alone on a bench and holding his left abdomen.

He suddenly fell down the pavement. Rosario and other neighbors responded but Gregorio laid motionless prompting them to call for assistance.

Responding emergency medical personnel found Gregorio had no pulse and had stopped breathing.

The victim was later brought to the La Paz Funeral Homes.

Grenade lobbers of town mayor’s house unidentified

URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – The men who hurled a grenade at the house here of Mayor Amadeo G.E. Perez IV morning of May 12 have yet to be identified, police said.

The grenade did not explode and investigators are puzzled on motive of the attack since Perez, who ran for re-election under the Nationalist People’s Coalition, was unopposed.

One of Perez’ security personnel said he heard a loud sound at the main gate, but did not check it, thinking that it was only a vehicular accident outside the compound.

When Perez’ house helper went out at around 6:30 a.m., she saw a metal object in front of the main door and called the attention of the security personnel.

Responding policemen recovered parts of the hand grenade, including the safety pin and safety lever.

The grenade was recovered at around 9:20 a.m. and defused.

Estafa complaint filed against contractor

 BAGUIO CITY – A certain Flora Belalama Quiambao, 28, resident of Magsaysay Avenue here lodged a complaint for estafa against Richard Delos Santos, resident of Engineers Hill, Baguio City.

Police investigation disclosed the suspect allegedly took an advance payment of P14,000.00 from the complainant on March 21 to buy construction materials for the renovation of the Deliza Store owned by the brother of the complainant located here along Naguilian Road, Lourdes Extension Subdivision.

The respondent again reportedly took P9,000,00 on April 16, 2013 but since then,  did not continue the construction.

Complainant brought the matter before the Katarungang Pambarangay but the respondent reportedly never appeared during three scheduled hearings, hence, the complaint before the police.  

Teacher shot dead in her home buried

SAN GUILLERMA, Isabela  – A female public school teacher was buried here last week after she was shot in her home by ski mask-wearing man night before election day.

Senior Supt. Sotero Ramos Jr., Isabela police director, said probers were eyeing land dispute and personal grudge as possible motives behind the killing of May Aquinde, 36.

Ramos said the gunman, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver, first accosted Aquinde’s husband Elmer who was playing billiard near their house in Barangay Guam, and their 13-year-old son and told them to go inside their house.

Upon seeing Aquinde, the man shot her in the right temple, killing her on the spot.

Senior Insp. Richard Babaran, San Guillermo police chief, said they were not concluding that the Aquinde slay was election-elected as other angles were being pursued.

Elsewhere in Isabela, seven men wearing ski masks waylaid a certain Angel Cauan, 53, while on his way home on his motorcycle in Jones town night of May 12.

Police said Cauan was able to flee his attackers and brought himself to a hospital for his bullet wounds.

Two incidents of indiscriminate firing, meanwhile, were reported in Gamu and Palanan towns.

In Gamu, a certain Orlino Salvador, said to be a supporter of Mayor Fernando Cumigad, was held after he fired his gun night of May 12.

In Palanan, unidentified men fired shots in Marikit village and left threatening notes with M-14 bullets attached.        

Resort owner found dead in Isabela

SAN ISIDRO, Isabela – An 87-year-old widow was found dead in her resort here in Barangay Rizal East May 19.

The body of Felomina Alla, owner of Malla Resort, was found by her granddaughter beside the swimming pool at around 6 p.m.

Supt. Narciso Paragas, spokesman for the Isabela police, said the victim might have slipped and hit her head on the floor.

Police have yet to determine if there was foul play involved in her death.

Ilocos Norte vice mayor, councilor make peace

LAOAG CITY,  – The vice mayor and a councilor of Burgos, Ilocos Norte who were reported to have figured in a fistfight at the town’s police station have patched up their differences.

Re-electionist Vice Mayor Rey Espejo and councilor Joseph Ramirez made peace upon the intervention of Burgos Mayor Cresente Garcia.

Ramirez’s brother Jojie, a barangay chairman, is pitted against Espejo in the town’s vice mayoral race. – Teddy Molina

Suspect in shooting of old lady nabbed

VINTAR, Ilocos Norte   — One of the suspects in the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old woman in Barangay 1, San Roque here on May 10 was arrested last week, police said.

Chief Insp. Jaime Quiocho, Vintar chief of police, said probers are still interrogating Odilon Pindao, a native from San Isidro Sur, Luna, Apayao and resident of Laoag City, on motive in the killing of local senior citizen, Pacita Foronda.

Quiocho said the hunt for the triggerman is ongoing. -- Freddie G. Lazaro

Men in slay of bocap, injury of another hunted

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police are still looking for two motorcycle-riding men  who shot dead a barangay chairman and wounded another in San Miguel, Bulacan dawn May 4.

Ronnie Roura, 40, died on the spot, while tricycle driver Emmanuel Manabat sustained a gunshot wound in the body.

Senior Supt. Joel Ordona, Bulacan police provincial director, said Roura and his wife, Lotus, were on Manabat’s tricycle when the suspects fired at them in Barangay Poblacion.

Lotus survived the attack. The couple was on the way home when the incident happened.

Investigators recovered six shells for a caliber .45 revolver at the crime site.

They have yet to determine whether  the killing was election-related.

Police created task force Roura to dig deeper into the incident. 

Man punches drinking partner 

BAUKO, Mountain Province – Barangay officials here are set to hear complaint against a man who punched his drinking partner during heated argument while they were drinking.

A police report said at about 2:30 a.m. of May 20 here in Barangay  Mayag, victim Rudy Langbayan Siagan, 53, native of Salapadan, Abra  was punched twice on his face by the suspect identified as Rafael Bulasoy, 35, married and a resident of Leseb, Bauko.

Bulasoy immediately left the place. Case was endorsed to the Barangay Lupon of Mayag, Bauko for action.