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| https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/1/barangay-captain-shot-dead-in-zamboanga-city |
A barangay captain here was shot dead on Friday, December 1.
Police identified the fatality as Serbelyo “Beyong” Molina, 55, captain of Barangay Cawit.
Investigation said the victim was driving his motorcycle on the barangay road towards the barangay hall at around 7 a.m. when gunmen onboard a motorcycle appeared and fired at the victim.
Molina died on the spot from multiple bullet wounds.
Zamboanga City police chief Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo said Molina was threatened over his candidacy in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
Mayor John Dalipe has ordered Lorenzo to conduct a deep, thorough, and swift probe to identify and arrest the suspects.
A barnagay captain has been assassianted.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1869279/village-chief-shot-dead-in-ilocos-norte |
A village chief in Marcos town in Ilocos Norte province was shot and killed on Friday while on her way home, police said in a report Saturday, Dec. 2.
Helen Abrigado, the re-elected chief of Ferdinand village, was killed by two unidentified suspects riding-in-tandem on a motorcycle while she was aboard a Mitsubishi L300 FB truck owned by her village and driven by councilor Carlo Bagaoisan, the police report said.
In an initial investigation, Abrigado’s vehicle was traversing Barangay Tabucbuc in Marcos when she was attacked at 9:50 p.m. Abrigado was on a convoy with barangay health workers and other village officials during the incident after they reportedly attended the Christmas season kick-off in their town at the municipal hall on Friday night.
Abrigado officially assumed her duties as village chief on Friday after she won the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
The suspects followed Abrigado and Bagaoisan’s vehicle then overtook them and fired at least four times at the passenger side where the victim was seated, according to investigators.
Abrigado suffered multiple gunshots on the right portion of her body. She was taken to a nearby hospital but died on the way.
There were other people sitting at the back portion of the multi-cab where Abrigado was boarded but they were not hurt.
Abrigado’s driver, Bagaoisan, was also unhurt, the police said.
The police said they had launched a hot pursuit operation to capture the suspects.
Another village chief has been assassinated.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/1/outgoing-sk-chair-from-san-juan-city-nabbed-in-batangas |
An outgoing Sangguniang Kabataan chairman from San Juan City was arrested for allegedly molesting a newly elected SK councilor in a resort here on Thursday morning, November 30.
Police said the victim, Joyce, was inside her room looking for a car key, when the suspect, Jovher, entered and locked the door.
The suspect hugged and kissed her and tried to undress her but the victim resisted and was able to get out of the room.
She reported the incident to her colleagues who assisted her in filing a complaint with the police.
Police arrested the suspect who is facing appropriate charges.
The victim and the suspect had just concluded a three-day mandatory training for SK officials when the incident happened.
An outgoing SK chairman has been arrested for molesting a colleague.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1869314/village-chief-in-zamboanga-del-sur-critically-injured-in-shooting |
A village chief was critically wounded in a shooting incident on Saturday in the Zamboanga Peninsula region, according to police reports.
Jerry Olaier, the village chief of Barangay Poblacion in Guipos town, Zamboanga del Sur, was shot by two individuals on a motorcycle around 11:55 a.m.
Olaier was immediately transported to a hospital in Pagadian City, where he remains in critical condition.
Guipos Mayor Vicente Cajeta said that Olaier and his companions were waiting by the roadside to catch a passenger vehicle when the assailants attacked.
Capt. Roger Apdua, the Guipos police chief, said that Olaier’s companions engaged with the gunmen, resulting in the arrest of one assailant and the death of the other.
Apdua said the gunman was killed with his own firearm, but it is still unclear who fired the fatal shot.
He said they are still investigating the details of the incident.
Another village chief has been assassinated.
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| https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/12/03/2316072/pnp-ias-chief-gets-six-month-suspension-sexual-harassment |
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month suspension without pay of lawyer Alfegar Triambulo, inspector general of Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) in connection with a sexual harassment complaint filed by his subordinate, a certain Genevieve Lipura.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo confirmed to reporters the receipt of the ombudsman’s suspension order Friday night.
The 23-page suspension order, signed by Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Nov. 21, was in connection with the complaint of violation of the sexual harassment and safe spaces laws filed by Lipura in September 2022.
In its order, the ombudsman found Triambulo guilty of the administrative offenses of grave misconduct and gross incompetence but dismissed the criminal aspect of the complaint, including the falsification of public documents.
The PNP-IAS Chief has been suspended for six months for misconduct and incompetence over a sexual misconduct complaint.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/1/sandigan-affirms-malversation-conviction-of-laguna-town-treasurer |
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of the assistant municipal treasurer of Pagsanjan town in Laguna for malversation of public funds involving P483,529.31 in 2005.
Affirmed was the Dec. 16, 2021 decision of the Sta. Cruz, Laguna regional trial court (RTC) which sentenced Elizalde G. Gabaleño to imprisonment ranging from four to 11 years with perpetual disqualification to hold public office. He was also ordered to pay a fine of P483,529.31.
Gabaleño appealed the RTC’s decision before the Sandiganbayan. He claimed that the Commission on Audit (COA) merely stated in its reports that there was a cash shortage of P483,529.31 but there was no explanation as to whether the money was indeed funds of the municipality.
He also alleged that since there was no proof that the funds were indeed public in character, it follows that there was no proof he received the amount.
But the Sandiganbayan denied his allegations. "Evidence on records show... that the shortage on the accountabilities of accused Gabaleño was based on official receipts which were recorded in the cash book and his remittances in the Land Bank were verified," the court said.
"After a thorough review of the records of this case, the evidence presented in the court a quo, and the arguments put forth by the parties in their respective briefs in accordance with the well-settled rule that the appeal confers the appellate court full jurisdiction over the case and renders such court competent to examine records... the Court resolves to affirm the RTC's judgment of conviction of accused-appellant beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of malversation of public funds," it ruled.
The conviction of a municipal treasurer for malversation has been upheld by the Sandiganbayan.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1869327/2-village-watchmen-slain-in-gun-attack-in-basilan |
Two village watchmen in Basilan province were killed in an ambush on Saturday morning in Ungkaya Pukan town.
Former Ungkaya Pukan mayor Joel Maturan said the village watchmen of Barangay Bohe Suyak were ambushed in Sitio Dekdep as they were on their way to attend the wedding of a family member.
Maturan added that those killed were associated with the newly-elected village chief of Bohe Suyak.
Brigadier General Alvin Luzon, commander of the Army’s 101st Infantry Brigade, said that it was not an ambush but a confirmed shooting at 8:50 a.m. that left two dead.
Citing the accounts of locals, Luzon said three armed men attacked Saddam Immuh, 35, and Muhal Palluh, 29, who were riding a black motorcycle.
Immuh and Palluh sustained multiple gunshot wounds, resulting in their immediate deaths, Luzon said.
“The victims were going to Barangay Tongbato to attend a wedding celebration of the Mottoh family. According to the statement of Amil Palluh, a witness to the incident, a certain Akbar Asalim together with two unidentified perpetrators fired towards the victims using an M16 rifle,” Luzon said, citing reports from their ground unit.
The shooting is believed to be rooted in an unresolved rido or clan feud.
Two watchmen associated with the newly elected village chief have been assassinated.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/6/nbi-employee-arrested-for-shooting-neighbor-in-tondo |
The Manila Police District (MPD) reported on Wednesday, Dec. 6, that it arrested an employee of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after shooting his neighbor to death in Tondo, Manila on Dec. 3.
The MPD identified the suspect as Rigor Almodovar, 55, a resident of Dagupan Extension in Tondo.
According to the police report, the victim, Elmer Resurreccion, went outside their house in Barangay 161 in Tondo at around 9:45 p.m. for his regular night walk.
Authorities said that based on the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, the victim was seen walking towards the suspect, who was talking to another man.
They added that the victim was also seen putting his arms around the suspect's shoulder and having a conversation.
After a few minutes the two suddenly engaged into a fist fight.
Several bystanders tried to pacify them but the suspect pulled out an unknown firearm from his waist.
Police said that the victim ran to the suspect and scuffled with him over the gun.
The suspect was able to pull the trigger, hitting the victim several times in the different parts of his body.
The victim was rushed to Ospital ng Tondo but was announced dead at 10:10 p.m.
The suspect is now under police custody and will face charges for murder.
An NBI employee has been arrested for killing his neighbor.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/6/sandigan-affirms-conviction-of-barangay-chair-for-graft-malversation-in-sale-of-dump-truck-in-2006 |
The Sandiganbayan stood pat on its decision that affirmed the conviction for graft and malversation of a former barangay chairman in Kapalong, Davao del Norte in the sale of a dump truck owned by his village in 2006.
Affirmed was the conviction of Arthur B. Lontoc, chairman of barangay Pag-asa in Kapalong town. He had been convicted by the Tagum City regional trial court (RTC). He appealed his case to the Sandiganbayan which affirmed the RTC’s ruling last Sept. 19. He filed a motion for reconsideration.
The criminal charge against Lontoc stated that he sold the barangay’s dump truck to a certain Felix Sibonga for P77,000. However, prosecutors said he used the proceeds of the sale for his personal use.
In his motion for reconsideration, Lontoc reiterated that he secured the consent of the former municipal officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the disposal of the dump truck through negotiated sale.
He also said that he sent a letter to the Commission on Audit (COA) on the negotiated sale but he did not get a reply. Thus, he claimed, there was no ill motive or bad faith in the sale.
In denying Lontoc’s motion, the Sandiganbayan said: "In sum, this court is not persuaded by accused-appellant's arguments in its motion for reconsideration. All arguments therein have already been thoroughly discussed in the assailed decision, hence, we do not see any compelling reason to modify or reverse our decision dated Sept. 19, 2023.”
The conviction of a brandy chairman for graft and malversation has been upheld by the Sandiganbayan.
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