POLICE ROUNDUP

Cop hurt as motorcycle-driving man rams him

BANGUED, Abra – A motorcycle-riding man was injured including a cop he rammed his vehicle onto here around 10:15 p.m. Monday.

A police report said police were manning a checkpoint along Rizal St., Zone 7, Bangued when a speeding Honda XRM 125 motorcycle with plate number 7091 AR driven by Jordan D. Trinidad approached.

Police signaled Trinidad to stop but he rammed second Cpl. Gener B Virgo and the checkpoint sign.

As a result, Trinidad was injured on his head and rushed to Abra Provincial Hospital for medical treatment while Cpl Virgo had injuries on his head and was rushed to Seares Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Man nabbed in Baguio for physical injuries

BAGUIO CITY – A man was nabbed here Monday for physical inuries. Nabbed at No. 16 Outlook Drive was Tyler Bien L. Sabado after Judge Ivan Kim B. Morales of RTC Branch 59, Baguio City issued warrant against him with bail set at P6,000.

 Ammunition, guns seized in Tabuk 

TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- Ammunition and drug paraphernalia were confiscated by police here Nov. 2 from a certain “Shelo.”

Police served search warrant against the suspect for violation of Republic 9165, known as Comprehensive Drugs Act in his residence in Sitio Matocnang, Ipil that afternoon. 

Man held for physical injuries

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Cops apprehended a man here Monday along km 4, Balili for physical injuries. The suspect named as Jerdon J. Mencion was the object of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Melita Amylesha D. Macaraeg of MTC, La Trinidad, Benguet who set bail at P30,000.

P72-K bail set for man in attempted rape

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Cops arrested a certain Jimmy A. Claridad here Monday at Purok 6, Bulanao for attempted rape.

Nabbed was Jimmy A. Caridad after Judge Jerson E. Angog of RTC Branch 25, Bulanao, Tabuk City issued warrant against him with bail set at P72,000.

Female cop bumps dog with motorbike; hurt

SAN ISIDRO, Abra – A female cop driving a motorcycle accidentally hit a dog here around 12:30 p.m., Monday at Barangay Dalimag.

The motorcycle driven by Tayum town policewoman Loida B. Aben, 39 fell down after it hit the dog. Aben suffered injuries and was brought to San Isidro rural health unit for treatment.

 Man shot dead in Abra town

DANGLAS, Abra – A man was shot dead here Tuesday around 10 p.m. at Dumig-ay, Caupasan. The victim identified as Florendo Pataray was shot by still unidentified persons.

Investigation disclosed the victim and his friends were having drinking spree when shot. The victim was rushed to Abra Provincial Hospital by Danglas police but declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

Violation of anti-fencing law lands man in jail

TANUDAN, Kalinga – A certain Joaquin Addawe Daliyong was arrested by police here Tuesday at Ammaboy, Lay-asan for violation of Anti Fencing Law. This, after warrant was issued against him by Pablo L. Villanueva, judge of MTC Bulanao, Tabuk City.

The judge set bail of P3, 000 for Daliyong’s temporary liberty.

Man nabbed for violence

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Police arrested here Tuesday at Barangay Tuliao a certain  Benny M. Batulay after warrant was issued against him by by Judge Jerson A Angog of RTC, Branch 25, Bulanao, Tabuk City for violation of Republic Act 9262 (violence against women and children) with bail set at P36,000.

Judge issues warrant vs man in violence  case

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Cops arrested a man here Tuesday at Barangay Pico for violation of Republic Act 7610 (violence against women and children). Nabbed by virtue of an arrest warranmt was Julius Q. Elarde after Judge Marrieta S. Brawner-Cualing of RTC Branch 9, Family Court, La Trinidad, Benguet issued warrant against him.

The judge set bail of P120, 000 for Elarde’s temporary liberty.

Man wanted for theft in Iloilo nabbed in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY – A man wanted for theft in Iloilo City was arrested here Tuesday at No. 103 Crystal Cave. Nabbed was Lanz Jaonder Babas Nider after Judge Ma. Theresa N. Enriquez-Gaspar of RTC, Branch 33, Iloilo City issued warrant against him with bail set at P24, 000.

Vizcaya judge orders woman’s arrest for theft

BAGUIO CITY – A certain Jessiefe Arquiza Cuiso was nabbed here Tuesday at Lower Pinget after warrant was issued by against him by Judge Lesli D. Cotales of MTC, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya for reckless imprudence resulting to serious physical injuries under Criminal Case No.8376 with bail set at

P36, 000.

 Judge denies bail to woman in syndicated estafa, falsification

FLORA, Apayao – A judge denied bail to a woman who was arrested here Tuesday at Barangay Poblacion West for syndicated estafa through falsification of commercial document.

Arrested was Waybelyn Villanueva Ibus after warrant was issued against her by Judge Nicanor S. Pascual Jr. of  RTC, 2nd Judicial Region Branch 12, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan. The accused was incarcerated at the Flora municipal jail.

P20-K bail set for man in attempted robbery case

BAGUIO CITY – Cops captured a certain Eric Guigue Madamba here Tuesday at No. 70 Upper San Carlos Heights, Irisan for attempted robbery with force upon things.

This, after warrant was issued against him by Judge Leody M. Opolinto of MTCC Branch 3, Baguio City.

Opolinto set bail of P20, 000 for Guiague’s temporary liberty.

 Man held for physical injuries

BAGUIO CITY – A man was arrested here Tuesday for physical injuries. Nabbed at Guisad Valley was Christian Jay Gangan Loreto after warrant was issued against him by Judge Ivan Kim B. Morales of RTC Branch 59, Baguio City who set bail of P6, 000 for Gangan’s temporary liberty.

2 bunkhouses, greenhouse burned in Tuba

TUBA, Benguet – Two bunkhouses and agreenhouse were razed here Nov. 3 around 6:30 p.m. at Bua, Poblacion.

A certain Analie Pabloc Tocmo was residing in one bunkhouse while Lito Racho Hangad was a resident of the other.

The greenhouse was owned by Louie Puyat. Investigation showed that the fire came from the bunkhouse of Tocmo.

 Equipment establishment burned in Bangued

BANGUED, Abra – The Alcoben Heavy Equipment Parts and Supply estabslishment was burned here around 2:25 p.m. of Oct. 31 at Barangay Ubbog- Lipcan.

Investigation disclosed the cause of fire was a cigarette butt thrown at the stockroom. The fire was declared fire out around 2:35 p.m. by firemen.

No one was reported injured in said incident.  Estimated cost of damages was P800,000.

House burned in Sabangan

SABANGAN, Mountain Province – Fire razed a house here around 4:30 p.m. Oct. 31 in Barangay Namatec.

A police report said the the house was owned by Rita Mamanteo Malamion. Firewas declared out around 5:30 p.m. with estimated cost of damages at P1,200,000. The grandson of the owner reportedly lit a plastic bag and threw it in a garbage bin that started the fire. No person injured.

Truck hits cop officer’s pickup

BAGUIO CITY – Two pickup trucks collided here around 6:45 p.m. Oct. 31 along Ferguzon Road.

The Mitsubishi pick-up, bearing plate number XDC 524 was driven by Homer Dipas Cuilan while the Toyota Hi-lux, bearing plate number NGQ 127 was driven by Lt. Roy Lamian Bunos of city police intelligence unit.

Investigation disclosed the Mitsubishi pick-up was ascending the road, encroached the opposite lane and collided with the Toyota Hilux.

Both vehicles were damaged. Responding police confiscated driver's licenses of both drivers and brought them to Baguio General Hospital for alcohol breath test.

PNP cracks down on overloaded vehicles in Cordi after fatal crash

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet-- Police operatives in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will intensify their checkpoint operations to flag down overloaded motor vehicles, an official said on Tuesday.

“The order is to intensify checkpoint operation giving emphasis on the checking of overloaded vehicles,” said Brig. Gen. Israel Ephraim Dickson, Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) regional director.

The order came following the death of 19 people who figured in a vehicular accident the late afternoon of October 31 in Conner, Apayao province.

Based on a report, an Elf truck, carrying sacks of rice and corn planting materials and 43 people from Rizal, Cagayan, was traversing the ascending portion of the road along Barangay Gassud in Conner when the engine malfunctioned, causing it to slide back and eventually fell into a 20-meter ravine.

The road crash also left 22 others hurt.

 Dickson said based on the initial investigation, the vehicle malfunctioned due to overloading.

                Dickson said Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa, immediately instructed all the regional directors to intensify its operations against overloaded motor vehicles.

"In the advent of the holidays, let us do our part in apprehending and cautioning overloading trucks especially private vehicles. During the previous vehicular accident in Cotabato that also claimed lives, PRRD [President Rodrigo Roa Duterte] also gave instruction to DOTr [Department of Transportation] and its attached agencies to prevent this from happening. On our end, what we can immediately do is to stop overloaded vehicles. Convert this to a memo for nationwide checkpoint operations,” Gamboa said in his text message to his underlings.

Dickson said all provincial directors have been ordered to intensify the enforcement of overloading and check all vehicles at checkpoints which are transporting goods and people so that they do not go beyond their weight capacity, otherwise, apprehend them for violation of the transportation laws on overloading.

“It is a violation and it should be strictly implemented. Vehicles have a standard and it must be complied with,” Dickson said, referring to measures governing overloaded vehicles.

He said also the chief of the regional Highway Patrol Group (HPG), the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the PROCOR have gone to the road crash site for an ocular inspection.

Police Lt. Col. Laureano Alexis Mariñas, chief of the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) of the PROCOR who went to the site with the HPG and the LTO, there is an ongoing construction of a retaining wall which will widen the area and will prevent road crashes.

He said the area is accident-prone that is why the local government requested the construction of a retaining wall. (PNA)

 Buguias cops nab 14 for illegal gambling

BUGUIAS, Benguet – Fourteen persons including a minor were arrested here at Lito Bucanog Building in Sitio Mansoyosoy, Catlubong, night of Nov. 2 for illegal gambling.

The arrested persons were playing “Monte” even as a firearm.

Arrested persons were identified as: Raul Vicente Nagayos, 41; Marcelo Colinio Bay-an, 35; Randy Damilo Alvares, 30, all farmers and residents of Barangay Bot-oan; Dimson, Atolba Tostos, 54; Manday Saadang Bawas, 39;Rolian Alipio Palangyos, 20;Melchor Dulagan Piligman, 21;Junilson Nginsayan Ulban, 24;Estado Lubiki Carino, 30;Jemer Alicnas Polasen, 31; Rey Domingo Lingbanan, 22; and Andrew Camti Labosnog, 44, all farmers and residents of Barangay Catlobong;  Iyson Tiblac Bayas, 21, student and a 16 year old lad, both of Catlobong. 

During the operation, confiscated were bet money of P24,740 and two sets of playing cards.

Bus hits motorbike in N. Ecija; 3 dead

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — Three persons died when their motorcycle collided with a passenger bus along the highway in Barangay Baloc, Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija on Tuesday night.

Police said a Baliwag Transit bus (ABF 7419) was overtaking a truck when it hit the motorcycle driven by Michael Limos, 38, in the opposite lane. 

Limos and his son Mike, 18, and a certain Nestor de Leon died at the scene. 

The bus driver identified as Agusto Sacdal, 48, escaped, but later surrendered to police officers. –Raymund Catindig beneficiaries,” he said.

 2 slain in Bulacan town drug sting

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan -- Two drug suspects were killed in a drug bust here on Tuesday. 

Col. Chito Bersaluna, Bulacan police chief, identified the fatalities as Mark Panganoron and Mark Anthony Mallares.

Police said the slain suspects shot it out with police officers who posed as buyers of shabu in Barangay Gaya-gaya. 

Sixteen sachets of shabu, two .38-caliber revolvers, a knife, a digital weighing scale and marked money were recovered from the fatalities. 

Bersaluna said 10 other drug suspects were arrested in Balagtas, Baliwag and Meycauayan City. – Ramon Efren Lazaro 

Seaman-driver hurt as stone hits wagon in Tuba

TUBA, Benguet – A seaman was injured in a freak accident when a large stone from a mountainside here hit the windshield of the vehicle he was driving Tuesday at Poyopoy, Taloy Sur, Marcos Highway around 3:30 p.m.

Police said the Toyota BB wagon, with plate number BEU 881 was driven by Rosper Val Infante Castro, 24, of Irisan, Baguio City.

Investigation disclosed the vehicle was proceeding to Baguio City when the accident happened. Castro suffered injuries on his head and was rushed by concerned motorist to Baguio General Hospital for treatment.

 Sagada house totally burned

SAGADA, Mountain Province – Fire razed to the ground a 2-storey house here Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. at Sitio Lamagan, Barangay Patay.

Town police and firemen tried to extinguish the fire at the house owned by Edward Nanam Ayban, 66, farmer, resident of Barangay Dagdag.

Investigation disclosed fire started from burning wooden wood left unattended while food was being cooked at the dirty kitchen.

The totally burned house was made of light materials with an estimated cost of P550, 000.

Fire personnel declared the fire out around 12 noon with no injured person reported.