POLICE ROUNDUP

Man wounded in second ambush by trike-riding men

TABUK CITY – A certain Aldrin Patti, 32, was wounded when motorcycle-riding men strafed the house of his cousin, Agustin Mendoza here on Dangwa St. last week.

The attack was reportedly a follow-up to an ambush April 6 that left Mendoza wounded.

The gunmen were reportedly irked upon learning that Mendoza survived the attack, said Senior Supt. Victor Wanchakan, Kalinga police director.

Patti was rushed to the hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound while Mendoza was recuperating from a gunshot to the chest as of press time. Investigators have yet to determine the motive for the twin attacks.

2 nabbed for illegal guns in Abra checkpoint

BANGUED, Abra -- Members of the Abra Provincial Public Safety Company arrested two individuals caught in possession of firearms and ammunition without documents at a checkpoint here along Barangay Bangbangar Monday night.

Senior Supt. Benjamin M. Lusad, Abra provincial police director, identified the suspects as  Alejandro Rabang Aquino Jr. and Leonard Soliven Rosario who were intercepted 30 minutes apart at the same checkpoint.  

The former, driving his tricycle was carrying a Cal. 22 handgun with a magazine loaded with seven bullets while the latter, driving a motorcycle was found in possession of a Cal.38 pistol loaded with six bullets.

Both are now under the custody of police while cases for illegal guns are being prepared against them.

Abra bocaps surrender firearms to police

LAGAYAN, Abra – Two barangay chiefs of this town and nearby Langiden respectively surrendered firearms to local police last week.

Pulot, Lagayan  barangay chief Leonard Jimenez Donato  surrendered an MK2 grenade to Senior Insp. Apdilon Chiday Galong here Monday morning.

This, while barangay captain Feliciano Bueno of Quillat, Langiden, Abra, turned in a shotgun without ammunition to Senior Inspector Alberto Alones Carame, Jr. afternoon of April 6.

Both grenade and firearm are now under  custody of Lagayan and Langiden police.

Drug trader cornered in Baguio hotel pot session

BAGUIO CITY – A 31-year-old suspected illegal drug trader and user was arrested after a concerned citizen reported that a pot session was ongoing here at a hotel near the city boundary to La Trinidad, Benguet about 12:30 p.m. April 6.

Chief Supt. Isagani R. Nerez, regional police director identified the suspect as Christian Sadeek Del Prado Alvar, 31, here of Quezon Hill.

Members of city police, Anti-Illegal Drug Operations Special Task Group, Intelligence Unit and Public Safety Company confiscated from the suspect shabu weighing 1 gram valued at P6,000, plastic sachet with shabu residue and drug paraphernalia.

P800,000 marijuana burned in Kapangan

 KAPANGAN, Benguet -- More than P840,000 worth of marijuana plants were uprooted by police here in Sitio Sayangan, Pudong April 3.

Police burned 4,200 pieces of fully grown marijuana  plants planted on a public lot.

Samples were taken by police as evidence.

No cultivator was arrested during the raid.

Four jai alai players arrested in Tublay

TUBLAY, Benguet -- Four men were arrested for illegal gambling here  at Sitio Acop, Barangay Caponga April 4.

Senior Supt. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., Benguet police director said gamblers were caught that morning by police.

He identified the gambling suspects as Rocky Dumaci Basquial, 44; Alberto Tomita Demgas, 65; Elpidio Dumaci Basquial, 52, all unemployed; and store keeper, Esther Boyay Langbayan, 44, all residents  who were nabbed playing balls (Jai Alai) in Acop.

The arresting team of the Regional Intelligence Division, Benguet Police Provincial Office  andTublay Municipal Police Station confiscated  gambling paraphernalia and cash bets amounting to P110,838.

The “gamblers” were jailed while charges for illegal gambling were prepared against them.

Two men caught cutting trees in Atok

ATOK, Benguet -- Two men were arrested after while cutting pine logs here in Barangay Topdak morning of April 4.

Suspects were identified as Julius Tobias Aokip, 20 and Romel Dilag Sayud, 19 both residents of Km 24, Salidet, Atok.

A team of Benguet Police Provincial Public Safety Company and Atok police including environment personnel confiscated a chainsaw including sawn pine logs from them.

Arrested suspects were jailed while charges of illegal logging were prepared against them.

PRO-COR commended by Advisory Council

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – The Police Regional Office Cordillera headed by Chief Supt. Isagani R. Nerez  was “highly recommended and appreciated” by the Regional Advisory Council led by RAC chairman Gov, Nestor Fongwan, during a meeting here Monday afternoon. 

PROCOR was cited for achievement in passing initiation stage of  Performance Governance System (PGS) certification process garnering highest score of 97.7%,  highest among PNP units.

The Golden Eagle Award was bestowed on PROCOR as a result of this evaluation rating in recognition of its various strategic initiatives for its implementation and institutionalization of PATROL Plan 2030.

 Recently, Baguio City Police Office and Benguet Police Provincial Office also underwent PGS certification process for initiation stage which will be followed by five police provincial offices the coming months.

Supt. Porfiro Calagan, chief of Regional Police Strategy Management Unit presented to RAC members scorecard 2013 year end report wherein PROCOR surpassed 36 measures and 52 sub-measures except 12 measures as recorded in scorecard.

On PROCOR scorecard targets for 2014, targets had been set. However, there was a drastic reduction in measures because in 2013 scorecard, these were 100% complied with which required same commitment for succeeding years.

As a way of monitoring targets, PRO-COR will observe outlook system wherein all concerned offices will report accomplishments to attain or surpass targets for 2014.

PRO-COR will devise and implement other projects and activities along with implementation of PNP PATROL plan 2030 within the region.

The office also aims to lead other police regional offices in attaining the compliance stage of the performance governance system.

P1.7 narra seized, 4 men held; charges set vs six ‘operators’

BAAY-LICUAN, Abra -- More than 1.7 million worth of lumber was confiscated while four persons were arrested here last week, even as five suspected illegal logging operators would be charged in court.   

A police report said the Abra Police Provincial Office received information from a concerned citizen about a group of persons hauling and loading narra lumber in two dump trucks here in Sitio Baquero, Barangay Nalbuan, afternoon of April 5.

Insp. Julius Basinga, town police chief set up a checkpoint as a result along the Abra-Kalinga Road and flagged down the two dump trucks owned by the Golden Summit Corp. bearing plate numbers WIW 361 and UQA 269.

According to Basinga, occupants of the two dump trucks loaded with narra lumber presented a permit but when police verified with personnel of the Provincial Department of Environment and Natural Resources Abra, office, it was found out papers were invalid that resulted to arrest of suspects Monday afternoon.

Senior Supt. Benjamin M. Lusad, Abra police director, identified arrested as: Hector Busto Pulido, 31, of Barangay Bobonot, Dasul; Melven Valdez Balisalisa, 32, of Barangay, Malimpin, Dasul, Jhonathan Bacurin Mina, 40, of  Magsaysay, Alaminos and Prince Rivera Pobletin, 38, of Bacuit, Mabini, all drivers from Pangasinan.

Lusad said other individuals who will be included in the charges for violation of Presidential Decree 705 or the Forestry Code of the Philippines who claimed ownership of the lumber are; Edgardo Sanchez Burdeos, of No. 8505 Sandoval Ave., Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City; Fredolin Gapuz Vallangca, of Caanawan, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Jenny Granado, of Ubbog, Bangued, Abra; and Kwok Leung Lau, 58, of No. 546 Evangelista St., Quiapo, Manila.

Lusad said narra lumber had a total volume of 11,969.52 board feet with an estimated value of P1,795,428.00.

A case for violation of illegal logging would be filed against arrested persons along with the “owners” before the Abra provincial prosecutor’s office.

Chief Supt. Isagani Nerez, Cordillera police director cited police in the operation and appealed to the public for support to police under his leadership in its fight against criminal activities in the region and protect forests from further destruction.

Man caught cutting pine logs; 2 intercepted along Halsema

CAMP DANGWA, Benguet--  Three men were arrested in Bokod and Tublay towns in  Benguet for illegal logging last week.

Rey Mayong Menis Tilcag, 19, of Barangay Nawal, Bokod, Benguet was caught cutting pine logs by members of the Benguet Provincial Public Safety Company, Atok and Bokod town police, Regional Intelligence Division (R2) and environment officials at Nawal March 31.

A chainsaw and sawn pine lumber were confiscated from him.

The following day on April 1, two men were arrested  transporting lumber at km 13, Halsema Highway.

Tublay police received information a white Isuzu jeep with plate no. EBN 569 loaded with pine lumber was traversing Halsema  towards Baguio City.

They established checkpoint along the highway and flagged down said vehicle.

The driver identified as William Camangi Sad-ang, 33, of Balenben, Irisan Baguio City and his companion Steve Bayeng Bat-il, 19 of Poblacion, La Trinidad, Benguet were arrested after they failed to present documents.

 Police recorded 165 pieces of lumber worth P26,322.

The three arrested individuals together with the items confiscated are now under the custody of the concerned police stations while cases for illegal logging were prepared against them.

Minor rapist falls, 7 other wanted persons arrested

CAMP BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet  – Police arrested a minor for rape and seven other wanted persons in Cordillera on April 1.

Senior Supt. Rodolfo Azurin, Benguet police director disclosed  Benguet’s No. 2 top most wanted person was a minor residing in Daclan, Amlimay, Buguias, Benguet who raped his 4-year-old cousin in December 2013.

Buguias police led by Senior Insp. Benson Macli-ing, officer-in-charge, arrested the suspect in Abatan, Buguias  around 12:10 nooon that day. 

Judge Agapito K. Laoagan, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 64 issued his arrest warrant for rape with no bail recommended.

This, as seven other wanted persons were arrested on the same day by virtue of warrants of arrest issued by various courts.

Wilson Prillana Casubat a.k.a. Lino, 30, farmer, of Mangga, Aringay, La Union was arrested in Poblacion, La Trinidad, Benguet, for child abuse with bail et at P180,000.00 while Venancio Lambayon Balaybay, 64, retired PNP member and  resident of Purok 7, Upper Pinget, Baguio was arrested at the lobby of the City Prosecutor's Office, Justice Hall, Baguio City, for theft with a recommended bail of P150,00.

Five other wanted individuals were consecutively arrested in their respective residences: RedentoIlayat Calumpit aka “Reden,” 27, government employee of Apayao provincial capitol, and resident of Alem, Pudtol, Apayao, was arrested for violence against women and children with a recommended bail of P30,000.00.

Others were  Butch Melchor Natividad Mejia, 36, driver, of Magsaysay, Tabuk City, Kalinga was nabbed for theft with bail of P10,000; Epifanio Wadingan, 35, of Saclit, Sadanga; Fe Palasi Cholping, 56, native of Bila, Bauko, both government employees and Jannete Pumig-as Wadingan, 32, of Fedlisan, Bontoc, all residents of Caluttit, Bontoc, Mt. Province who were arrested for bouncing checks.