Sagada laborer hacked to
death, assailant charged with murder
SAGADA, Mountain Province -- A laborer in the
southern barangay of this town was hacked to death by a co-laborer in Sitio Mabisil
Suyo leading to murder charges filed against the accused.
Police reports said a
certain Marcelo Langagan, 33,went to a construction camp
at Mabisil to have a drinking spree with co-laborers
around 7:30 pm on July 13.
Around 9 p.m.
that night, fellow laborer Erwin Copa,35, joined the group of Langagan.
Copa and Langagan were
left outside the camp by 12 midnight while others went to sleep.
After an hour,
co-laborer Rommel Tindowen heard commotion outside and saw Langagan
hacking Copa lying on the ground.
Said incident was
brought to the attention of localpolice.
Police officer Johnny
Paleyan received a phone call of the hacking incidentthat
transpired around midnight of July 13 at Mabisil which led
police to proceed to the site.
Police found the body
of Copa lying on the ground with hack wounds on the head, face, arms and
body.
The body was brought
to St. Theodore’s Hospital.
For fear of being
harmed by the relatives of his victim, suspect surrendered to Sagada police
station accompanied by Winston Latawan.
The accused Langagan
is now detained at the Bureau of Jail Management andPenology and
charges of murder were filed against him at the Provincial Prosecutor’s
Office by the Sagada Police led by chief of police Benedict Gangaoen. --
Gina Dizon
Abra councilor,
houseboy, face raps for illegal guns
PENARUBIA, Abra-- A municipal councilor here and his houseboy
are now in jail following issuance of warrant for their arrest by Judge Raphiel
F Alzate, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 1, in Bangued,
Abra for violation of Republic Act 10591 or the “Comprehensive Firearms and
Ammunition Regulation Act.”
Peñarubia police and
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group elements led by Senior Inspectors
Geron Padong Managtag and Angelito Mendoza Dangli Jr. arrested Valeriano Valera
Damasen Jr., 52 owner of the house and his houseboy Michael Fontanilla Bagno,
53, both residence of said place.
Confiscated from them
was a shotgun loaded with four bullets and magazine for M16 rifle loaded with
13 bullets.
The search was done in
the presence of barangay chairwoman Eufrecina D. Soriaga and kagawad Zenaida
A. Manilao.
Drunk man hacks uncle,
wife; lands in jail
KABUGAO, Apayao -- An intoxicated man was
arrested for hacking his uncle and aunt who was trying to pacify the suspect who
was quarrelling with his father here in Barangay Luttuacan night of July 13.
The suspect identified
as Terenz Udlao Tayaman, 28, surrendered to punong barangay Paterno Amid
in Barangay Badduat in the town after knowing police was hunting
him.
His victims, Duque
Tayaman and Clara Bidoc Tayaman were brought to Apayao Provincial District
Hospital, Kabugao where Clara was pronounced dead on arrival.
Kabugao Police Station
recovered the two bolos used in the crime.
Driver seized for trying
to stab brod-in-law
BAGUIO CITY -- A driver was also seized for
beating and trying to stab his brother-in-law along M-Roxas St., Imelda Village
Barangay here morning of July 12.
The victim, Felizardo PranillosSamaniego,
62, confided that they had been pacified from an earlier argument but the
suspect, Julius Abraham Marzan Serrano, 50, driver, a resident of
Ambiong, La Trinidad, Benguet, chased him.
Patrolling policemen
of Police Station-3 quickly disarmed and arrested Serrano.
DPWH guard threatens to
kill mechanic; nabbed
BAGUIO CITY -- Police arrested a security
guard named Angelo Austero De Castro, 22,
for punching and threatening to kill with a knife a certain Bonifacio Binoya
Ganaba, 56, driver/mechanic.
Both are Department of
Public Works and Highways workers and billeted at DPWH Cottage, Upper Engineers
Hill here.
The victim allegedly
spread a negative rumor about the suspect which angered the latter.
Miners forcibly enter
Baguio bar; take coins
BAGUIO CITY -- Two miners were arrested
inside the Apsulan Bar, Baguio Garden, Dagohoy St. Baguio City Monday morning
for forcibly entering the bar and taking the bag of coins amounting to P390
which was later recovered hidden inside the comfort room.
Responding
policemen apprehended the suspects who
were named as Daniel Bua-eg Domingo a.k.a Domingo Bua-eg Ayengan,
21, and Fred Yap-ingew Olban, 20, both natives of Bauko,
Mountain Province residing in Antamok, Itogon, Benguet.
Woman who took cell
phone located through call
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- A woman identified
as Myrna KitmaPayas, 46, resident of Barangay Pacdal, Baguio was also
nabbed for taking the cell phone of the cashier inside the Wellness Center at
the 2nd floor of Herbcely Building, Km 4, Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet Monday
morning.
Accordingly, the
victim Nora YucmosWakit had been ringing her phone since it was lost until the
suspect answered her call.
The arrest was made
possible through an entrapment operation conducted by La Trinidad police.
Recovered from
possession of the suspect were only the SIM and cell phone memory gadget.
Toothpaste lands man in
jail
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police
arrested ConradoDela Cruz Austria, 49, vegetable porter, native of Sta.
Maria, Pangasinan and a resident of Brookside, Aurora Hill, Baguio City.
Gina Mae Dao-ey,
cashier of JKA Convenience Store, at Km 4, Balili here called police early
morning of July 12 after she recognized the suspect as the one who earlier got
items from the establishment.
She called police
after she asked the security guard to frisk Austria,.
Recovered from the
arrested suspect’s possession were assorted colgate in the suspect’s jacket.
Farmer provokes trouble with shotguns; nabbed
TAYUM, Abra –A farmer identified as Rolando
Tubaña Siobal, 54, was arrested in his residence at Barangay Cabaroan here July
11 for provoking trouble using his gun.
SPO4 Ferdinand B.
Astudillo and his men confiscated two shotguns placed in a sack which the
suspect tried to hide upon arrival of the police.
Siobal and the firearm
were now under the custody of the police while a case for illegal guns was
filed against him.
Bocap turns over grenade
to cops
PIDIGAN, Abra -- Barangay captain Excel
Sanidad turned in a hand grenade as witnessed by his wife,
sangunniangbayan member Pinky Sanidad July 13 at their residence here in
Barangay Alinaya during a visit by police.
Gambling materials, cash
confiscated
BAGUIO CITY -- Gambling paraphernalia for
“drop ball” game and P370 cash were confiscated by cops in an e establishment
here along Hilltop Road night of July 12 by elements of the Intelligence Unit
and Police Station-7.
No bettors were seen
during the raid including the owner known only as “Nardo”.
Farmer arrested for
keeping illegal drugs
SALLAPADAN, Abra -- Police Chief Insp. Lou
Salvador A. Claro led Intelligence personnel of the Abra and Regional Office,
Provincial Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Group, Provincial Public
Safety Company and members of the Sallapadan Police Station in arresting Joel
Reyes Blanzaa.k.a “Pittong” in his residence here in Salideng, Sacaang
afternoon of July 10 for possession of prohibited drugs.
Judge Raphiel F.
Alzate of the Regional Trial Court Branch 58, in Bucay, Abra, issued the search
warrant while barangay officials headed by barangay captain Kathryn Grace
Cardenas and a media representative witnessed the
search. Confiscated were five sachets containing shabu.
4 men caught
transporting lumber in Luna, Apayao
LUNA, Apayao -- Four men transporting
lumber in Sitio Bayugao, here were arrested night of July 8.
Through test message
of concerned citizen, police of the Apayao Provincial Public Safety Company
intercepted a private vehicle loaded with 30 pieces of tanguile lumber.
The vehicle was driven
by Allan BaroñaUmayam, a resident of Barangay San Isidro Sur here with three
passengers identified as Joel Marcos, 37, kagawad of Barangay Turod; Dencio
Jacinto, 25, farmer; and Arnold Gardote, 33, widow, farmer, and all residents
of Turod.
The occupants failed
to present documents for transport of lumber that led to their arrest and the
seizure of the vehicle and the lumber which were turned over to town
Environment officers for disposition.
Carnapped motorcycle recovered
in Buguias
BUGUIAS, Benguet – Local police recovered a
carnapped Honda motorcycle of Aram Tabacla Awisan, 20, a resident of Barangay
Bangao, Buguias here July 9 at around 9 a.m. along the road toward Mount Data
Hotel, Barangay Sinto.
Cops trace ‘thief’s’
footprints; construction materials recovered
LUBUAGAN, Kalinga -- A farmer identified as Randy
Dangangao, 23, was arrested here for stealing allegedly stealing materials at
construction site here in Sitio Callagdao, Purok 6 early morning of July 9.
Construction workers
reportedly left the site leaving construction materials unattended and discovered
the following day some were missing.
Police tracked down
foot prints of the suspect which led to the construction house in the Employees
Village,inPurok 6, Bulanao, where they
discovered the stolen 27 pieces of steel bars; 5 pieces sawn lumber; iron nails
placed in plastic bag, 2 cooking pots and one kettle.
Woman nabbed for theft
of jewelry
BAGUIO CITY -- A woman named Marilyn De
Guzman, 54 of Lingayen, Pangasinan and resident at No. 48 Cypress Irisan here
was apprehended for allegedly stealing jewelry inside the General Merchandize
Accessories/School Supplies, at Damoco Building, Lower Magsaysay Avenue here
morning of July 9.
Reports said De Guzman
was confronted by the saleslady of the store who found eight necklaces and
three fancy bracelet jewelry worth P1,190 inside the suspect’s bag.
Responding policemen
of Station 7 arrested the suspect.
Illegal logs confiscated
in Cordillera PNP drives
CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Illegal
lumber worth P82,000 were recently confiscated by police in different provinces of the region.
In Benguet, P24, 630
worth of lumber was found by personnel of the 3rd Maneuver Company of the
Regional Public Safety Battalion abandoned along a mountainside while pine
lumber worth P10,602 was found at the boundary
of Bacarri, Paracelis, Mt. Province and Calaccad, Tabuk City, Kalinga.
In Mankayan, Benguet,
cops recovered pine lumber worth P14,028 piled along the road in Bayoyo, Tabio
of the town after this was reported by a concerned citizen.
In Apayao, provincial police headed by Senior
Supt. Robert Gallardo scored against illegal logging operations following
the confiscation of P58,000 worth of lumber.
Flora town police and
Department of Environment and Natural Resources personnel recovered tangili lumber
worth P5,852 at Dacao, Lower Atok.Personnel of Flora MPS and 77th IB of the
Philippine Army also confiscated assorted lumber of tanguile, red lawan, and
mayapis worth 52,150 pesos in Marimay, Mallig, Flora.
Following these,
regional police director Isagani Nerez said,
“incidents of illegal logging in Cordillera region are steadily going
down owing it to the intensive police and military campaign which prompt timber
poacher and smugglers to pause and think twice of their illegal activities”.