CIDG Cordi chief bares arrests; support of folks

By March Fianza

BAGUIO CITY –Col. Reynaldo L. Lizardo, newly installed regional director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – Cordillera (CIDG-CAR) recognized last week unsolicited efforts of people who support and cooperate with the agency which makes their work easier.
    In many cases, especially in the implementation of warrants issued by the courts, the assistance of the community led to the arrest of wanted criminals.
    The information the police agency received from members of the community helped track fugitives, the CIDG chief admitted.
    On April 25, 2023 at Gobgob, Tabuk City; operatives of the CIDG in Kalinga led by Major Eric Constantino arrested suspect Jerome Magadang Bello by virtue of a warrant of arrest for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.
    The case stemmed from the complaint of a van driver of a person who attempted to send a small bottle of marijuana oil through a terminal for passenger vans bound for Baguio. This was reported to the police station that led to the filing of charges in court.
    Last May 8, Maj. John Lee W. Balao-as of the CIDG Benguet PFU and his men arrested suspects Erwin Bayacsan Lictao, Morfred Serma Orden and Frederick Tamang Carantes at Lamut-Shilan Road, La Trinidad for violation of Intellectual Property Code (RA8293) and BP 33.

The three were caught in the act of replacing genuine valve seals of LPG cylinder tanks.

Earlier on April 26, Major Balao-as led his men in arresting Raye Anne Marie Coloma Perez in Dasmariñas, Cavite by virtue of a WoA for 109 counts of qualified theft.

Proper intelligence work and community cooperation led to the suspect’s location.

On another front on the same day, Major James Dogao and his men were busy conducting a buy-bust operation against suspect Monroe Asingan Callejo who was arrested at Calaba, Bangued, Abra after selling to a poseur-buyer an unlicensed 9mm cal. Daewoo pistol in violation of RA 10591.

Even a 22-year old WoA has to be served. On April 27, 2023 in Ifugao, Major Bob Stephen Paguirigan and his men arrested suspect Reymualdo Fernandez a.k.a. Fernandez Pinkihan Uloan Jr. for carnapping by virtue of an Alias WoA that was issued on October 1, 2001.

On the same day in Baguio, CIDG operatives led by Major Jayrol D. Oribillo arrested suspect Mildred Estacio Cabanlig by virtue of a WoA for Illegal Recruitment Committed in Large Scale while Capt. Mal-in Dacay and his men in Apayao nabbed suspect Armando Tamporing Gaspar by virtue of a WoA for Frustrated Homicide. 

On May 9, Major Rodney D. Godio, chief of the intelligence section of CIDG RFU14 and his men nabbed suspect Romulo Leones Acosta a.k.a. Pedro at Dalupirip, Itogon by virtue of a WoA for murder.

All the while, Acosta has been wanted in Binalonan, Pangasinan.

Most cases, according to Lizardo, were solved due to the cooperation they get from communities where they operate.