Baguio Prosecutor's Office files 839 criminal cases in 6 months

By Gaby B. Keith

BAGUIO CITY: A total of 839 criminal cases were filed in court by the City Prosecutor's Office for the first half of this year (January to June) after the conduct of preliminary investigations.
    During the flag-raising rites at City Hall on Monday, August 8, prosecutor Bernard Allan Angeles said 265 inquest cases were also filed during the same period with no pending complaints for resolution upon the close of June this year.
    "It means we have acted upon the cases and no pending ones," he said.
    Angeles said filed cases included 11 murder and homicide cases; 13 robberies; 48 rape; 32 VAWC (Violence    Against Women and Children); and 22 cases pertaining to child protection laws.
    During the same period, he said, 188 inquest cases were referred to the City Prosecutor's Office and that 100 of these cases involved illegal drugs.
    Angeles said that most of those involved in illegal drugs are now in jail.
    Mayor Benjamin Magalong commended the City Prosecutor's Office led by chief prosecutor Conrado Catral for a "job well done."