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The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas suspended punong barangay Roberto Niño Jr. of Calumpang, Molo district for one month for simple misconduct.
Niño’s suspension stemmed from appointing Geraldine Blanco as barangay secretary despite her being supposedly not officially a resident of Calumpang at the time she was appointed. Such was a violation of Republic Act 7610, or the Local Government Code, according to the Ombudsman.
In his defense, Niño denied the charges. While admitting that he indeed appointed Blanco as barangay secretary, he asserted that the latter was residing in Ciudad de Iloilo Subdivision, Zone 8 of their barangay, and this was known to him prior to appointing her as such.
Niño further raised the fact that the barangay council concurred with his appointment of Blanco.
However, according to the Ombudsman, Blanco may now be actually residing in Calumpang and her residency therein may very well have started on Jan. 20, 2018 prior to her appointment as barangay secretary on July 1, 2018, albeit her candidacy for barangay captain of Barangay West Timawa (Molo) in the May 2018 elections rendered even this point doubtful as such candidacy would have required her to be an actual resident of West Timawa for at least one year immediately preceding election day; otherwise she would have been disqualified.
The Ombudsman added that granting, that Blanco had actually started residing in Calumpang on Jan. 20, 2018, she still should not have been appointed as barangay secretary on July 1, 2018.
The anti-graft body said Blanco just fell a little short of the total period of residency required for the appointment to said position.
The Ombudsman said Niño should accordingly be held administratively liable only for simple misconduct with a penalty of one month suspension.
Anti-narcotics agents in Maguindanao arrested on Friday two suspected drug peddlers, one of them a village councilman in Lanao del Sur, and seized P3.4 million worth of crystal meth.
Anthony Naive of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency(PDEA) in Maguindanao identified the suspects as Alinor Orac, 40, and Ibra Farhan, 43.
Farhan is an incumbent councilman in Guinaopan village of Tamparan town, Lanao del Sur, Naive said.
Naive said that PDEA agents were tipped about the suspects’ selling drugs inside their vehicle, prompting the buy-bust operation.
The suspects agreed to sell meth to an undercover agent along the national highway in the village of Tambo in Sultan Mastura town, Maguindanao at 4 p.m. on Friday.
Seized from the suspects were 500 grams of meth with an estimated market value of P3.4 million.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1466927/gunmen-kill-traffic-enforcer-facing-homicide-rap-in-bulacan |
A traffic enforcer facing homicide charges was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in Barangay Caypombo this town on Thursday (July 29), police said.Col. Esmael Conde Gauna, Sta. Maria police chief, said the fatality, identified as Mario Domingo, was sitting in front of a laundry shop at about 3:30 p.m. while taking a break from his post when the gunmen approached and shot him
Several empty shells for a .45-caliber pistol were recovered by the police from the crime scene.
Gauna told the Inquirer that Domingo was out on bail since July 13. The traffic enforcer was previously charged with homicide after a vendor he handcuffed and tried arresting on July 4 died of a heart attack.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1148864 |
A policewoman assigned at the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) headquarters here was among the six charged before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office after they were linked to an illegal gambling operation in Hinigaran town.
In a virtual press briefing on Friday, Col. Romy Palgue, police provincial director, said Master Sgt. Bebzie Nicor is charged with the violation of Presidential Decree 1602, which provides stiffer penalties for illegal gambling.
Nicor is the designated secretary at Palgue’s office at the NOCPPO headquarters, a position she held even during the terms of the previous provincial directors.
“I do not tolerate (this) so effective immediately while being investigated, I relieved her from my office for the conduct of an impartial investigation,” Palgue said.
He said Nicor was among the individuals rounded up by authorities during an operation against an illegal cards game in Barangay Quiwi on July 25.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1467309/high-value-target-village-watchman-fall-in-batangas-drug-busts |
Police arrested a “high-value” target and a village watchman (barangay tanod) in separate buy-bust operations in Lobo town in Batangas province early Sunday, police said.
Lobo police reported that anti-narcotics agents collared Efren Cerezo Jr., 41, after he sold P500 worth of shabu (crystal meth) to an undercover cop in Barangay Fabrica around 1:30 a.m.
Authorities seized two plastic sachets of shabu from the suspect, who was tagged as a “high value individual” in the report.
Later, police also busted Arnel Aldover, 46, village watchman in Barangay Masaguitsit, in another sting operation at the town center around 3 a.m.
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A barangay councilor and another man were arrested after seizing more than P3 million worth of suspected shabu in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao, authorities said Sunday.
According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro region, a barangay official from Lanao del Sur was one of the two suspects caught in the operation in Barangay Tambo on Friday.
7 sachets of shabu worth P3.4 million were allegedly confiscated from the suspects.
The suspects are set to be charged with violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
In Davao del Sur, a government employee was arrested in a buy-bust operation last Saturday in Sta. Cruz.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1467911/former-party-list-coordinator-in-sorsogon-nabbed-for-illegal-firearms |
A former coordinator of a party-list was arrested for possession of illegal firearms in a search operation on Monday morning in Sorsogon province.
Police Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said the police served a search warrant against Revor Jesoro, former provincial coordinator of Magsasaka Party-list, at his residence in Barangay Salog in Sorsogon City at around 7 a.m.
Confiscated during the operation were a hand grenade and three caliber. 45 pistols with several live bullets.
Judge Refober Gerona of the Regional Trial Court Branch 53 in Sorsogon City issued the warrant against Jesoro for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
No drugs, however, were found in his home.
Meanwhile, Magsasaka Rep. Argel Cabatbat said in a statement following Jesoro’s arrest that the suspect resigned from his position last May 21 “because of certain differences in views and in the execution of certain programs in Sorsogon.”
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149038 |
For bribing a policeman in exchange for the dropping of cases against two suspects in a frustrated murder case, a deputy City Prosecutor and a lawyer will spend the next six to 10 years behind bars.
In a decision promulgated on July 29 and recently made available online, Sandiganbayan's Sixth Division found Zamboanga City Deputy City Prosecutor Roselyn Murillo-Mamon and defense counsel Pherhram Surian Saiddi guilty of violating Republic Act 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
Mamon is also perpetually disqualified from public office.
The charges arose after the two offered PHP200,000 to Police Officer 3 Flavio Enriquez Jr. in 2013 in exchange for the dropping of frustrated murder cases against Phon Mohammad and Dadoh Mansul filed before the Zamboanga City Regional Trial Court Branch 14.
An entrapment operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Western Mindanao Regional Office, headed by lawyer Peter Chan Lugay on Aug. 16, 2013, subsequently led to Mamon and Saiddi's arrest.
Saiddi, Enriquez said, directly handed him the brown envelope containing the money.
In their defense, the two claimed they offered Enriquez "blood money" for the settlement of the case.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1468378/5-nueva-ecija-cops-linked-to-kidnap-slay-of-online-seller |
Five Nueva Ecija police officers and two civilians were linked to the kidnapping and murder of an online seller whose body was later found charred, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday.
PNP chief Guillermo Eleazar said PSSg Benedict Matias Reyes, PSSg June Malillin, PCpl Julius Alcantara, PMsg. Rowen Martin, and PSSg Drextemir Esmundo, along with Franklin Macapagal and Dario Robarios, were linked to the kidnapping and murder of online seller Nadia Casar, according to PNP’s Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG).
(These criminal-minded people who are wicked to the bone deserve to rot in prison.)
Initial investigation by the AKG revealed that Casar and a Grab driver were kidnapped by at least five men last July 20, Tuesday afternoon, in Barangay Tagpos in Sta. Rosa town in Nueva Ecija.
The Grab driver was robbed of his cellphone along with P4,500 in cash but was released the day after.
Casar’s body, however, was only found on Sunday at Sitio Pinagpala, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija, where it was buried by the suspects, according to the AKG.
The five police officers and the two civilians were identified by a witness, according to the AKG.
The police said Reyes, Malillin, Alcantara, and Robarios are now in custody while Martin, Esmundo, and Macapagal remain at large.
The PNP chief also sent his condolences to Casar’s family as he vowed to give swift justice for her death.
(I will personally look into this case and will make sure that these rotten eggs will face justice in court and be accountable for their crimes.)
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1468800/police-captain-dies-in-gun-accident-in-batangas |
Another PNP officer killed by his own gun.A junior police official was killed after his gun accidentally went off in San Pascual town in Batangas province on Tuesday, a report said Wednesday.
San Pascual police reported that Police Captain Rjoval Lopez, 36, assigned at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City, died after his service pistol, a 9mm Glock, accidentally went off inside his parked car in Barangay Del Pilar at around 11:30 a.m.
The report said the victim’s sister, Marshel Gauang saw her brother at the driver’s seat while checking his service firearm for safety before entering the house.
Gauang said the pistol suddenly went off, the bullet hitting his brother’s head. The police officer died on the spot, the report said.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/392394/cops-admit-facing-a-blank-wall-in-the-killing-of-radioman-cortes |
Admitting that they are still facing a blank wall regarding the killing of radio blocktimer Reynante Cortes, Cebu City cops say they are now reconstructing the crime scene and completing their association matrix to help uncover the broadcaster’s attackers.
Crime reconstruction is a crucial step in analyzing how Cortes was killed last July 22 in Barangay Mambaling, basing upon the information and evidence they gathered from their investigation, says Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO).
Parilla said that previously, they were baffled by the autopsy results of Cortes showing that there were two entry wounds found in the body of the victim yet only one bullet was recovered.
However, the ballistician has explained that the firearm used, a 5.56 high-powered long firearm has a bullet designed to break when fired.
(With regards to the firearms used, it was confirmed by the ballistician that it was a 5.56. There is only one bullet shot but it split when it hit Cortes’ arm and reentered (to the chest), resulting in two trajectories. It was confirmed by the ballistician that there was only one bullet shot.)
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A farmer died while his colleague was injured after their barangay chairman allegedly shot them in Pastrana town in Leyte Wednesday morning.
Jamesbert Abanes, 35, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital, while Arnulfo Abanes, 68, continued to be treated.
Police identified the suspect as Lanauan Barangay Chairman Rogelio Empillo.
Personal grudge is viewed by authorities as a motive for the crime. Based on the initial investigation, the victims and suspects previously had an argument.
According to police, a resident informed them about the hunt. They found the victims lying on the farm and immediately took them to the hospital in Palo town.
Prior to the incident, Jamesbert was working on the irrigation of his farm near the suspect’s farm.
The barangay chairman allegedly got angry with Jamesbert and shot him several times. When Arnulfo arrived, the suspect also shot him.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149350 |
A police officer assigned in Central Luzon was arrested for alleged involvement in gunrunning activities in Metro Manila, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Wednesday.
CIDG chief, Maj. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro identified the suspect as Lt. Roy Bravo, 46, assigned at the Bocaue Municipal Police Station (MPS), who was arrested by CIDG members after offering to sell a caliber 9mm submachine gun worth PHP75,000 to an undercover agent in a buy-bust operation at a gasoline station along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) corner Danlig St, Makati City at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Seized from the suspect were one Intratec caliber 9mm submachine gun, assembly magazine; suppressor/silencer, one Pietro Beretta caliber 9mm pistol, assembly magazine for caliber 9mm Pietro Beretta pistol, 14 rounds of caliber 9mm ammunition, a PNP ID, a pair of PNP field service uniform and his vehicle with plate number NDK 6153.
Bravo entered the service in September 1998 and was promoted to police lieutenant via lateral commission in March 2019. He was assigned to various PNP units particularly in Maritime Group, Highway Patrol Group, PRO 3 Regional Headquarters, Bataan Police Provincial Office (PPO), and Bulacan PPO.
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