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Two civilian informers get rewards from cops

CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- Cordillera police handed out last week cash rewards to two civilian informers who helped in the recent arrest of two suspects in rape and murder cases.

Chief Supt. Orlando Pestano, Cordillera police director, gave a reward of P200,000 to the informant who helped in the arrest of Carlito Bolislis, who is facing five counts of rape before the Benguet regional trial court.

The other informer got P90,000 reward for tipping off the police on the whereabouts of murder suspect Noli Gubiangan.

“The cooperation of the two informants is a manifestation of the close working relationship of the police with the community on peace and order in the Cordillera region,” said Pestano, as he urged other residents to emulate their example.

Senior Supt. Alex Pumecha, Cordillera police intelligence chief, said the giving of rewards to informants is in line with the Letter of Instructions Manhunt Bravo of the Philippine National Police.

Pumecha said the reward money came from the program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

Records show that Bolislis was accused of raping the twin daughters of his sister-in-law at knifepoint in September 2002. He was arrested in Proper Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet last Feb. 15.

Gubiangan and his brothers were tagged in the fatal shooting of Vincent Adol, 19, a student of the University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City, on April 12, 2006. He was arrested in Pico, La Trinidad, also in Benguet.


Wanted drug dealer arrested in Baguio

CAMP BADO DANGWA, Benguet -- Elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera arrested a wanted drug dealer last week.

Chief Insp. Edgar Apalla, identified the suspect as Ronald Allan Rutty, 45,married, and a resident of Baguio City.

He was arrested April 27t around 10 a.m. at his residence at Lower P. Burgos, Baguio City

Rutty y Yarcia alias “Ronnie,” has a standing arrest warrant for illegal drugs issued Dec. 9, 2003 by Judge Antonio C. Reyes of Branch 61, 1st Judicial Region, Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, under Criminal Case Number 22261-R.

On Nov. 17, 2003, Baguio police conducted a drug buy-bust operation, along Lower P. Burgos where Rutty allegedly sold a sachet of shabu to a policeman acting as buyer, but he was able to break away from custody of arresting officers until his arrest Monday. -- Larry Madarang and Emely Fama