It's your weekly compendium of foolishness and corruption in the Philippine government.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1549814/sorsogon-city-councilor-bet-nabbed-for-alleged-election-gun-ban-violation |
A candidate for councilor in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon province was arrested for allegedly violating the election gun ban early Friday.
Lt. Col. Virgil Bibat, chief of Sorsogon City police, said in a report that Angeles Laroga Apin, 49, was traveling aboard his motorcycle when he was flagged down at a police checkpoint at Barangay (village) Bulabog in the West District of the said city at 3:10 a.m.
Police said they recovered a Smith & Wesson 9mm with a magazine loaded with 11 bullets and a black sling bag containing 10 live bullets for the same gun from Apin.
A political candidate has been arrested for violating the gun ban.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/423725/romblon-town-mayor-200-others-arrested-for-attending-illegal-cockfight |
Police on Sunday morning arrested a town chief executive and around 200 individuals while inside a cockpit arena in Ferrol town in Romblon province.
Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) police said the arrested suspects included Jovencio Li Mayor Jr., mayor of Ferrol town.
The report said Criminal Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) – Romblon Provincial Field Unit (CIDG-PFU) received information that cockfighting was ongoing at Tubigon Square Garden in Barangay Tubigon despite Romblon province being under Alert Level 3 to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.
Mayor, in a text message to Inquirer Monday, admitted that he allowed the conduct of the cockfight after constituents requested permission from him.
“Ferrol has attained her immunity, the only municipality in the province of Romblon, i.e., more than 70 percent of the total population have been fully vaccinated [against COVID-19]. Our COVID-19 case transmission rate, healthcare utilization rate and bed utilization rate are very low, thus, our municipality is considered a low risk municipality and in accord with the IATF resolution, should be classified as alert level 2. This is the reason why I allowed the request of my constituents as it is the only recreation of our farmers, fishers, and construction workers during Sundays with strict observance of minimum health protocols,” Mayor said.
Three men were shot dead in a remote village of Santa Margarita town in Samar at past 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6.
The victims were identified as Pedie Deborbon, Junjun Deborbon, and Ernesto Doinog — all residents of Barangay Roxas which is more than two kilometers away from the town proper.
The three victims were on their way to attend a cockfight when the suspects appeared and suddenly shot them to death, said Patrolwoman Maria Margiline Caandoy.
“Our investigators are still conducting a probe on this incident. We have yet to determine the identities of the suspects and their motive,” she said in a phone interview.
But in a post on his social media, retired Colonel Emil Zosa, who is running for mayor of the town, claimed that the victims were his political supporters.
He said one of those killed had met and informed him that his tarpaulin was destroyed.
Three men were shot dead on the way to a cockfight and a candidate for Mayor claims they were his supporters and that the killing was thus politically motivated.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/821285/cop-shot-navy-vehicle-hurting-two-personnel-in-palawan-pnp/story/ |
The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said that a cop allegedly shot a vehicle and injured two personnel of the Philippine Navy in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on February 7.
In a statement, the PNP identified the cop as Corporal John Vincent Ugalde.
Ugalde aboard his Black Toyota Wigo vehicle was traversing the North National Highway when a Philippine Navy-owned multicab pulled ahead of him, the PNP said.
Christian Bustillo, a seaman apprentice who was driving the multicab, claimed that he heard continuous blowing of horn from Ugalde. Then, he heard a gunshot that hit the right rear wheel of the multicab.
The Navy vehicle ran out of control and flipped over, hurting the two personnel who sustained minor injuries.
Ugalde surrendered to Police Station 2 of Puerto Princesa Police Office (PPCPO) and turned over his issued firearm, a-9mm Glock 17 with ammunition, according to the PNP.
It appears that a cop shot a car that bypassed him in a fit of road rage. The car then flipped over causing undisclosed injuries to the men inside the vehicle.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1552545/ex-bohol-exec-pleads-guilty-to-killing-wife |
A former provincial board member of Bohol has pleaded guilty to killing his wife who remains missing after her body was thrown into the sea off Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu province in June 2017.
Niño Rey Boniel made the admission during a hearing at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 70 in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday.
Niño Rey, 42, who was initially charged with parricide, agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of homicide through a plea bargaining agreement, five years after he was arrested for killing his wife, Gisela Bendong-Boniel.
Gisela, 40, was the mayor of Bien Unido town, Bohol at the time of her disappearance and death.
Niño Rey’s co-accused — Allan de los Reyes Jr., Wilfredo Hoylar, and Restituto Magoncia Jr. — also pleaded guilty to homicide.
RTC Judge Christine Muga-Abad sentenced them to eight to 14 years of imprisonment. Had they been convicted of parricide and murder without a plea bargain, Niño Rey and his coaccused would have been meted a penalty of reclusion perpetua, or 20 to 40 years in prison.
Niño Rey and the other accused are still facing separate cases of serious illegal detention and kidnapping which were filed by Gisela’s friend, Angela Leyson.
A former politician has pleaded guilty to killing his wife. He still faces kidnapping charges.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1551811/sk-councilor-shot-dead-in-samar |
A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor from Calbayog City in Samar province was shot dead by a still unidentified assailant at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Gerald Casaljay, 25, and a resident of P-6 Barangay Migara, suffered gunshot wounds on his lower left chest and right cheek.
His companion, Brandel Yrigon, managed to escape.
Based on the initial report from the Calbayog City police, the victim was on his way home after attending the fiesta celebration in Barangay Osmeña when the lone assailant approached and shot him.
A councilor was assassinated by unknown men for unknown reasons as he was on his way home from a fiesta.
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