23 apprehended in Cordillera for crimes

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet --- A total of 23 wanted persons were arrested in the Cordillera last week.
Records of the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division May 1 to 7 bared Baguio City Police Office had the highest number of arrests with 14 followed by Benguet Provincial Police Office with four; Kalinga, two and  Abra Mt. Province and Ifugao PPOs with one arrest each.
    Emanuel Mijares was arrested for theft, Ferdinand Pely for child abuse and rape, Robert Tecson for illegal recruitment and Jeffrey Mangsat for carnapping.
    Meanwhile, Richard Castillo was nabbed for robbery, Joer De Leon for illegal detention and Lalaine Cancino and Sarah Capa for robbery and theft.
 

Girl, 12, hit by stray bullet in Pangasinan

Eva Visperas 

ANDA, Pangasinan — A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was hit by a stray bullet in this town on May 8, a day before the elections.

    The victim, whose name was not immediately available, was dancing with her friends in a forested area in Barangay Poblacion when they heard gunshots.

    They were planning to upload their performance on social media.

    The girl complained that her left ear was painful and felt blood oozing from her nape.

    The victim was brought to the Bolinao Community Hospital for treatment.

    She was transferred to the Western Pangasinan District Hospital in Alaminos City, where surgery was performed to remove a bullet from her nape.

    Probers have yet to identify the gunman.

Raps filed vs Nueva Ecija mayoral bets’ aides over shootout

By Ric Sapnu

GENERAL TINIO, Nueva Ecija -- Charges have been filed against supporters of rival candidates for mayor here who figured in a shootout on night of May 6, two days before the elections.
    Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay, Central Luzon police director, said charges for violation of the election gun ban and five counts of frustrated murder were filed against 19 security personnel of Mayor Isidro Pajarillaga, who sought reelection.
    Five supporters of Pajarillaga’s opponent Virgilio Bote were charged with violation of the gun ban and illegal possession of firearms.
    Baccay said the conduct of elections in Central Luzon was generally peaceful despite the “isolated” shooting incident.
    Commission on Elections Central Luzon assistant director Elmo Duque said elections went smoothly despite minor glitches.
    He said 26 vote counting machines and SD cards were found defective in several polling precincts in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, Aurora, Pampanga and Tarlac.
    “Aside from the usual problems of difficulty in finding  names of registered voters, the conduct of voting in the region has so far gone smoothly,” Duque said.