POLICE ROUNDUP

2 bet collectors nabbed in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested two jueteng collectors last week.  

They were identified as Pablo Diego Mandapat aka “Pabling,” 53, a resident here of Upper Crystal Cave, and Manny Diego Lazaro aka “Pepe”, 34, of Turning Point Crystal Cave.

Both were caught collecting bet money at Lake Drive, Burnham Park here May 10 at about 11:35 p.m.

Joint operatives of the City Intelligence Unit and police Station 7, seized from arrested bet collectors P690.00 cash bets, Meridien bet papers  with written number combinations and two ball pens.

Bakun native nabbed for shabu

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Local police here arrested Samuel Guadna, Guinyawan, 20, of Gambang, Bakun, now residing at Barangay Puguis here for possessing six sachets of shabu weighing around1.8 grams and a motorcycle without plate number May 11 at around 12:30 a.m. at Sitio Buhaw, Pico.

Senior Supt. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., Benguet provincial police director, said the suspect was initially seen with his black Rusi motor cycle without plate number and when accosted he failed to show pertinent documents, he was brought to the station where the drug was discovered in his coin purse.

The suspect is now under police custody while charges are being filed in court against him.

Lawmen confiscate P46,000 lumber in Itogon, Paracelis

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Police and members of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office and  Philippine Army confiscated P46, 400 worth of lumber during separate anti-illegal logging operations in Itogon, Benguet and Paracelis, Mountain Province.

Confiscated were 41 pieces of pine lumber worth P12,600 in  Petican, Labilab, Loacan, Itogon, Benguet afternoon of May 11.

Meanwhile, narra and ipil lumber valued at P 33,800.00 were seized at SitioCauayan, Buringal, Paracelis, Mountain Province May 9.

All recovered lumbers are now under the custody of the concerned DENR Offices for proper disposition while no person was arrested during the operations.

2 nabbed for failed slay try on ex-Army officer

BANGUED, Abra-- Two suspects are now in jail after they failed to assassinate a retired Philippine Army officer here  evening of May 9.

Senior Supt. Benjamin M. Lusad, Abra police director  identified the suspects as Mamerto Adame, 34 and Warren Adame, 24, construction worker, both relatives and a residents here of Barangay Sta Rosa.

The victim was identified as Arturo Angelada, 50 resident of Santiago St, Zone 3, Bangued.

Police said Angelada was fixing his children’s swimming gear in front of their house when two men on board a motorcycle suddenly fired at him for still unknown reasons. 

The victim hid and took his firearm inside the house and fire back at the suspects who made a U-turn causing the motorcycle to crash but the suspects were able to run away.

In a follow-up operation, elements of Bangued police and Provincial Public Safety Company traced Mamerto at the house of a certain Babila who was shot on his thigh and immediately brought to the Abra Provincial Hospital where Warren was found receiving treatment due to gunshot wounds on his left knee.

Police recovered 11 empty shells and three fired bullets of Cal. 45 handgun in crime site including red Yamaha RXT 135 motorcyle.

Also confiscated were a firearm holster and a bonnet.

Meanwhile, police are validating papers of the Cal. 45 firearm used by Angelada to determine its legality.

Thief shoots salesman, runs away with P10,000

BAGUIO CITY -- An unidentified thief shot a salesman at Batong’s Store here at Block 2, Middle Quirino Hill May 10  at about 12:15 midnight.

Probers identified the victim as Gerald Limliman De Guzman, 21, of Barangay Irisan here who was then delivering Red Horse Beer together with his companions when the suspect suddenly snatched his sling bag containing around P10,000.00 collection and a Myphone cellphone worth P2,500.

Police revealed that the suspect shot the victim when the latter grappled for his sling bag.

The suspect escaped with the loot towards lower Quirino Hill,  while the victim was brought by his companions to the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center for treatment.

Responding police recovered fired cartridge case of Cal. 9mm at crime scene. 

Police are now conducting investigation to determine identity of the suspect.

Authorities urged the public to report information on the matter so the perpetrator would be arrested.

Gov’t forces confiscate illegal logs in Ifugao

AGUINALDO ,Ifugao -- Forces of 54th Infantry Battalion, Aguinaldo police and Community Environment and Natural Resources Office of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao  confiscated around 3,000 board feet of illegally cut lumber at Barangay Monggayang here May 5.

The joint operation was triggered by complaint of concerned citizen of the barangay who alleged proceeds from rampant illegal logging occurring in the tri-boundaries of the towns of Aguinaldo and Mayoyao both of Ifugao and Natonin of Mt Province of communist rebels operating in the area.

Presence of illegally cut lumbers was relayed to Aguinaldo police who informed the CENRO and personnel of 54IB.

The residents of Monggayang denied ownership of the illegally cut lumbers and the alleged owner to evade arrest.

According to Valeriano N Banggolay, CENRO Officer of Alfonso Lista, the forested part of the towns of Aguinaldo, Mayoyao and Natonin is one of the remaining few and important forest reserves which directly affects life and future not only of the people of Ifugao, Mt Province and Isabela.

This area provides steady supply of water to Magat Dam.” MrBanggolay said.

Lt. Col. Eddie M Pilapil, commander of 54th IB said illegal logging must be stopped.