POLICE ROUNDUP

Carpenter killed trying to put out house fire 

KIANGAN, Ifugao – A carpenter was killed while trying to put out fire which razed a house here to the ground Tuesday around 930 a.m. at Sitio Ayuyu, Upper Poblacion.  The 23-yer-old victim was named as Jayson Duyapat Dulnuan.

The bungalow was owned by Felisa Namillid Paay, 65, married, farmer. 

Police investigation disclosed while Paay was washing clothes outside their house leaving her 3-year old grandson Alf Christoff Namillid Paay playing inside their house, she noticed their house was on fire that prompted her to call for help. 

Dulnuan and Florentino Kindipan Taguiling, 51 carpenteres both working at a Church construction near the house helped in putting out the fire. However, Dulnuan accidentally held a live wire and was electrocuted.  Dulnuan was rushed to the Kiangan municipal health clinic for medical attention but later he was declared dead by Dr. Cherry Guyguyon Namujhe.

The cadaver of the victim was brought to their house by his immediate relatives.

 Further investigation disclosed the said grandson of Paay took a match box in the kitchen and went to their bedroom and lighted their mosquito net making the fire spread out.

Kitchen equipment and utensils and cash amounting to P21,000 were burned. Police pegged damage at P300,000. A dog was also burned in the fire. 

British national gets unruly in Baguio girlie bar; mauled

BAGUIO CITY – The manager of Star City Disco Bar here filed charges for malicious mischief against a British national for creating trouble in the establishment making an employee to maul him.

A police report said the incident happened Tuesday around 3:30 a.m. at the girlie bar here along Lower Magsaysay Road. Charged was Robert John Bailey, 48, married, financial consultant and a resident of Lucao, Dagupan, Pangasinan who was mauled by John Loyd Langawin Zabala, 20, waiter.

Investigation disclosed Bailey and his companion John Andrew Davis went inside the bar and created trouble wherein Bailey threw a bottle of beer on the glass wall causing it to be broken. The management of the bar tried to pacify them but Bailey became more unruly. Zabala hit the head of Bailey with a bottle of beer wounding him. 

Responding cops arrested both parties and brought them to polide station. Alberto Torres Ong, manager of the bar filed a case for malicious mischief against Bailey.

Drunk farmer stabs 2 men in Villavicios store 

VILLAVICIOSA, Abra – Police reported a stabbing incident here Tuesday around 9 p.m. at Barangay Ap-apaya wherein victims were identified as Nelson Lopez Mendoza,  42, farmer and Jay-ar Bondoy Mendoza 19. The suspect was named as Rey Mariano Salvador, 40, farmer of Sabnangan, Luba town.

Investigation disclosed while the victims were buying liquor  at Medy’s Store the suspect arrived and a heated argument ensued between Mendoza and the latter. At the height of their argument, the suspect stabbed the victims with a broken bottle  of liquor.

Jay-ar  was wounded on his right chest while Nelson was stabbed on his left chest. Both victims were rushed by concerned citizen to Villaviciosa Community Medicare Hospital for treatment. Nelson was transfered to Abra Provincial Hospital where he was confined.

 The suspect was arrested by cops to police station where charges were prepared against him. Motive was misunderstanding due to drunkenness.

Farmer shot inside residence in Dolores

DOLORES, Abra – A young man was allegedly shot and hurt in his house here at Barangay Bayaan Dec 20. around 9:30 p.m.

Police responded at the residence of Eric Tubadeza Espiritu  but he was not around. His common law wife said her husband left their residence at about 5 p.m.that day.  

Investigation disclosed the gunfire emanated from the residence of the Espiritus. At about 11:20 p.m. same date, investigator of Dolores police received a cellphone call from provincial police office informing them that a victim of shooting incident was undergoing medical treatment at Abra Provincial Hospital in Bangued.

The investigator immediately proceeded at the said hospital and identified the victim as Eric Tubadeza Espiritu, 26, farmer.

The victim was shot on his right buttock. Motive is yet to be determined as investigation is still going on. 

Man knifes victim; flees

BAGUIO CITY – A drunk man challenged another to a fistfight, slashed the latter with a knife, ran away and is now the object of a manhunt.

A police report said the incident happened Dec. 18 around 6 a.m. here at Block 4, Hilltop. The victim was identified as Julius Tumayoc Balusdan, who was knifed reportedly by Remigio Jamandre, both residents of the area. The drunk Jamandre  challenged Balusdan to a fight but the latter ignored him and went to the basement to buy a cigarette. After buying, he went back at the place of incident and was chatting with his friend Speedy Picoy when Jamandre without warning, brought out a bladed weapon and attacked the complainant. Balusdan parried the attack but his left elbow was cut. Picoy pacified them and shouted at the complainant to run. Balusdan sought police assistance but when they returned to the area, the suspect was nowhere to be found.

Young mother, child mauled by man in Tublay

TUBLAY, Benguet – A man is now at large after mauling a yo0ung mother and her son without any reason here Monday around 12 noon. Police said the incident happened at Sitio Pasanan, km 19, Ambassador. Victims were named as  Nida Calasiao Sabado, 28, married, and her son Sky, 3 natives of Kibungan town but at present residing  at Lower Gayase, Wangal, La Trinidad.

The suspect was identified as Fernan Magastino Calinis, Pasanan resident.

Investigation disclosed that Nida and the suspect were having conversation and later the victim went inside their shanty to fix her things before going home. Without any reason, the suspect suddenly entered the shanty and mauled the Nida several times with a piece of wood. When the victim weakened and down on the on the floor, the suspect mauled the victim’s son. When the suspect pulled the minor out of the shanty, Nida escaped and asked for help from nearby residents but the suspect escaped. Victims were treated at Benguet General Hospital. Cops are now looking for Calinis.

Drowned farmer found floating at Apayao River

STA. MARCELA, Apayao – The body of a farmer was found floating here along Apayao River at Basrangay Imelda Dec. 19 around 2:30 p.m. The victim was identified as Amando Tacula Amguid, 53, of Barangay Musimot, Kabugao town.

The incident was reported to police by village chief Rey Gorospe of Barangay Imelda. Police and responders found the drowned body wearing black T-shirt, no lower garments with scars of stitches on his right arm. The cadaver was brought to Sta. Marcela Municipal hall where the victim’s daughter Jenel Tacdag Amguid, 23, accompanied by Kabugao police identified the cadaver as that of Amando Amguid.

Bontoc land dispute set to be heard

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- A land dispute is set to set to be heard by Alab barangay officials here after Perlas Banwa Mayion, 68, widow, resident of Dantay, Alab with her nephew Harrison Afali Banwa, 43, complained to Bontoc police against Rosemarie B. Madadsec, 55; Francis D. Bragado, 51 and Christopher D. Bragado, 48, both government employees.

Initial investigation disclosed the suspects claimed ownership over a portion of the said lot wherein fences were installed over the area declared under Camilo L. Maiyon, late husband of Perlas Maiyon.

Baguio drug suspects arrested 

BAGUIO CITY -- Ronald Magbag, 34, and Jason Oliver 32, were nabbed for allegedly selling shabu worth P50,000 during a sting in Barangay Andres Bonifacio here  Dec. 16. 


Juvenal Azurin, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Cordillera, said suspects are members of a drug ring operating in the cities of Baguio and Olongapo.

PNP superintendent bumps, hurts kid

BAGUIO CITY – A police superintendent was booked after he allegedly bumped and injured a female kid here Dec. 19 around 3 p.m. along Navy Base road.

The victim was identified as Jhen Ashley Baptista, 7, grade one pupil at Ilocos Sur Elementary School and staying at Purok 7 Navy Base.

A police report said the Honda Civic with plate no. ZJA-780 was driven by Supt.  Petronilo Guidangen, 44, assigned at national headquarters-IAS in Manila and a resident of Navy Base.

 Investigation disclosed that the latter came from their parking area then turned left heading down towards the wide space of the road  and while heading towards of Leonard Wood Road he accidentally hit the victim who was injured and brought by the same driver to Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center  for treatment.

Responding traffic investigators took the driver’s license and OR/CR of the vehicle and requested medico-legal for alcoholic breath test.

5 hurt in Tabuk vehicular accident

TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- Five persons were hurt here Dec. 19 when a motorcycle and a tricycle collided along the provincial road at Barangay Laya.

Investigation disclosed that the Honda motorcycle driven by Peter Siblagan, 44, was going south to Dagupan while the tricycle driven by Julius Carag, 29, was on the opposite direction. Siblagan encroached lane of tricycle after overtaking vehicles. As a result, the tricycle bumped the motorcycle causing it to tumble. Siblagan was hurt on his forehead and brought to St. Paul Hospital, Tuguegarao City for medication while Carag and his passengers Angelica Dacanay, 15; Rio Christian Segoma, 18; Marcial Merin, 21 and Jolibee Merin 26, all residents of Pantar Laya East were injured on different parts of their body and brought to Kalinga Provincial Hospital for treatment. . Both vehicles were taken to police station.

Drinking spree leads to stabbing

TAYUM, Abra – A drinking spree here led to stabbing of an unemployed man Monday around 2 a.m. at Barangay Patucannay,. The victim was identified as Herminio Nangilaya Tarinay, 35. He was reportedly stabbed by Predo Penida of Lingtan, Bangued.  

Police said both were having a drinking spree inside the house of Mark Francis “Macmac” Arzadon when a heated argument ensued between them. The victim went home and while he was on his way, the suspect followed him and stabbed the victim once on his back using a kitchen knife. The suspect fled while the victim was brought by his sister to Abra Provincial Hospital for treatment where he was confined.

Bocag hurt in fight

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A barangay kagawad was hurt when he was hit with a hard object  while trying the stop a fight here Dec. 18, around 11:30 p.m. at Alapang Junction. The victim was identified as Gregorio Paran Gosgos, 62, barangay kagawad of Alapang while the suspect was named as Ronel De Guzman Guzman, farmer, of Makiboy, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.

 Investigation disclosed that the victim with village watchmen received information that there was an ongoing fight at the junction. When the victim approached the suspect together with his companion and identified himself as barangay kagawad to pacify the group, the suspect hit the head of victim with a hard object. Gosgos was brought to Benguet General Hospital for treatment by his son and the barangay ranods of Alapang. The suspect was released and the case was referred to barangay officials.

Lamit mauling leads to another mauling

LAMUT, Ifugao – A man who mauled another was mauled by the latter’s companions here Dec. 18 around 6:4o p.m. at  Poblacion West Lamut. A police report said , the incident started in front of Bahingawan’s residence near the waiting shed, when victim was identified as Geofrey Dulnuan Dulnuan, 46, widower, was punched on his face by  suspect Shallen Quintero Dimmic, 25, farmer of Barangay Umilag.

Investigation disclosed the victim and suspect were arguing at the said place when suddenly the victim allegedly tried to attack the suspect but suspect raising his two hands pleaded not to fight with him two times.

Dimmic allegedly got irked and punched Dulnuan hitting his mouth. Dulnuan fell on the ground and his head slammed on the cement pavement. After the incident, Dimmic ran towards Tulac’s residence but was followed by Dulnuan’s  companions Robert In-uyay y Tapo, 27 and Marcelo Rosal y Dacuso, 19 and mauled him. Dulnuan who had mouth and head injuries was brought by a concerned citizen to Doctor Dela Cruz Clinic for treatment while Dimmic was brought by the responding policemen to Panopdopan District Hospital and subsequently brought to Lamut police station.

Call center agent mauler challenges cops to fistfight

BAGUIO CITY – A call center agent was mauled here by a vehicle painter Dec. 18, around 8:40 p.m. at Badihoy St., Guisad Surong.

The victim was identified as Prester Abeya Caluza, 22, who was reportedly mauled by Daimler Silvano Ligutan, 22, stay in worker at Big Shot Auto Trade, Badihoy St., Guisad Surong.

A police report said the victim was also threatened with a kitchen knife by Gribert Ducusin Baniqued, 19.

Investigation disclosed the victim and his companion were walking when they met the suspects who were under the influence of liquor. Ligutan allegedly bumped the victim and suddenly delivered fist blows on his head. When the victim turned his back, Baniqued allegedly drew a kitchen knife then chased the victim prompting him to seek assistance from bystanders at the area who then chased and mauled the suspects.

Police arrested the suspects even as Baniqued resisted and uttered unsavory words against arresting officers. Both suspects were brought to police station. Baniqued continued resisting while being brought out from the mobile car and became more unruly, shouting to police officers at the top of his voice “Putang ina nyong mga pulis kayo” and even challenged SPO2 Thomas Marcelo to a fist fight.

Cases for illegal possession of deadly weapon) and resistance and disobedience to persons in authority were filed against Baniqued on complaint of SPO4 Frederick Marcelino and Marcelo. Cases were set for inquest.

Young man mauled by visitors in wedding

LAMUT, Ifugao – A certain Glen Mark Calimlim Fernandez, 20, resident of Subdivision, Poblacion West here made police complaint that on Dec. 17,  at about 4 p.m., he was allegedly mauled by Kelvin Jake Lalan, Arcel Tib-ong, Kenneth Pulido and other unidentified suspects, all residents of Kiangan town.

A police report said Fernandez and his friend were drinking liquor while they were attending wedding celebration at Yakengon’s residence.

The suspects who were also visitors at the occasion manifested annoyance at the victim who decided to go home to avoid confrontation. However, when the victim was already at their backyard, the suspects followed and mauled him causing several injuries on his head and body. The victim managed to escape and sought assistance from his relatives who brought him to Panodpodan District Hospital for treatment. The report didn’t say if the maulers were arrested.   

62-year-old farmer threatens to kill Lagayan folks   

LAGAYAN, Abra – A complaint was filed against a farmer for threatening to kill people after he hacked a store here Dec. 18 around 6 a.m. A police report said they received a cellphone call from barangay chairman Rexor Jay Molina of Barangay Collago that a commotion was reported to him by a concerned citizen in Collago.

Initial investigation disclosed around 4:30 p.m. that day, the suspect, identified as Andres Martinez Sales, 62, went to the house of the complainant, Myrna Talingdan, 30, to buy a cellphone load wherein the latter alleged that the suspect seemed to be under the influence of liquor.

While the two were talking, the suspect was apparently irked by other bystanders and left the said place. After a few minutes, the suspect came back armed with a bolo and threatened the complainant. Because of fear, the complainant went inside her house and locked the door. The suspect then hacked the GI sheet roof of the house of the complainant.

After the suspect left the house, he went to the house of kagawad Warlita Guzman, 54, and also threatened her with the bolo and shouted “Patayen kayo amin (I will kill all of you.)”

Guzman went inside their house and called Molina for assistance. When responding personnel arrived at the said place, they found Sales at his residence. The suspect with complainants and Molina were all invited to Lagayan  police station for investigation. At the station, the complainants insisted that the said incident be referred first to the barangay for possible settlement and refused to file formal charges against suspect. The case was then referred to the office of the barangay chairman of Collago.

Carpenter arrested for threatening to kill family

BAGUIO CITY – A carpenter was arrested after threatening to kill his wife and children here at barangay Guisad Surong.

A police report said the incident happened Dec. 18 around 8:45 p.m. inside their residence wherein Rico Galumbino Picart, 41, reportedly threatened his wife.

Investigation disclosed the suspect arrived home under the influence of liquor coming from his sibling’s house. The victim had just finished doing the laundry and wrapping the gift of their child when the suspect started to utter unsavory words against her.

Then he threatened her by repeatedly saying “Patayen ka, patayek sikayo nga agiina, agpapamilya (I will kill you all, the whole family.)” The victim told him to stop because she was tired but he tried to punch her while uttering threatening words making her terrified. She went to their neighbor and used the landline to ask for police assistance.

Responding police arrest the suspect and both parties were brought to police station. Case was set for inquest