REPORTED INCIDENTS – October 15-16, 2014

Press release
VEHICULAR ACCIDENT  in Pqagadian City 
On or about 11:20 in the morning of October 15, 2014, Pagadian City Police Station received a radio call from PInsp HARRY RATUNIL VELEZ informing that a vehicular accident transpired in front of Camp Abelon Elementary School, Lumbia District, Pagadian City. Immediately, PNP traffic personnel of Pagadian City Police Station led by PInsp Harry Ratunil Velez under the direction PSupt Glenn Macario Dulawan proceeded to the said area to conduct ocular investigation. investigation disclosed that at about 11:15 in the morning of same date, two students of the above-mentioned place  identified as Daryl Perio-Perio Y Lumacang, 7 years old, grade two pupil and a resident of Purok Bayabas, Lumbia District, Pagadian City and Alberto Fiel Y Apog, 7 years old, grade two pupil and a resident of Pulmones Compound, Purok Malagkit Tiguma, Pagadian City were accidentally hit by a Rural Bus bearing bus number 9162 with plate number JVH-298, driven by Ariel Cabato Lador, 46 years old, a resident of Ramos St., Molave Zamboanga Del Sur. further investigation disclosed that the said victims were coming out from their school and while attempting to cross  FS Fajares Avenue through the pedestrian lane in front of the main gate of the said school they were hit by the said bus. The said bus was negotiating from Ozamis City going to Pagadian City. Victims were rushed to Pagadian City Metro Doctors Hospital for immediate treatment. Victim Daryl Perio-Perio was pronounced dead on arrival by his attending physician while the other victim is in critical condition and at about 1:20 in the afternoon of same date was transferred to Pagadian City Medical Center, Dao, Pagadian City. The said driver is now under the custody of Pagadian City Police Station while appropriate case is being prepared for immediate filing in court.

Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur

On or about 10:35 in the evening of October 15, 2014 former Barangay Kagawad Danillo Suganob reported to Tigbao Police Station thru cellphone call informing that on or about 10:30 in the evening of October 15, 2014, a passenger rural bus has fell down at along the national highway of Barangay Maragang, Tigbao, Zamboanga Del Sur. PNP elements of Tigbao Police Station led by PSInsp Norbert F Velonza COP, responded/proceeded to the aforementioned barangay to conduct an investigation. Upon arrival thereat, the responding PNP personnel discovered/ found out that a Rural Air Condition Bus with body  nr 970, bearing with plate no JVH 435, registered under the name of Rural Transit In Mindanao Inc., driven by Macario D Omac, 46 years old, equipped with official driver’s license no j03-92-013790 and a resident of Barangay Santo Niño, Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur was already in a slope creek more or less five (5)  to ten (10) meters away from the road. during the conduct of investigation, the driver Macario D Omac and one (1) female passenger identified as Baharan Aurea Maulod of legal age, OIC Provincial Officer of NCIP Basilan City died on the spot and seventeen (17) other passengers sustained injuries and brought to  Zamboanga Del Sur Medical Center for treatment identified as:  one (1) Rolando Sanico Simbahon, 30 years old, resident of Barangay Kalasan Pagadian City,  a bus conductor; two (2) Rosally Ploya Curaza, 32 years old, married, resident of Barangay Segapod Maigo Lanao Del Norte; three (3) Robert Alvin Baylon Balahim, 26 years old, married, resident of Barangay Sinunuc Zamboanga City; four (4) Rodeza Flomarie Tolete Ferrer, 22 years old, single, resident of Limon Drive, Tripplet Canelar, Zamboanga City; five (5) Rodolfo Fernando Alfaro Jr., 33 years old, resident of Shanty Luyahan Zamboanga City; six (6)  Gregorio Robin Salazar, 26 years old, single, resident of Barangay Bolong Zamboanga City; seven (7) Engr. George Tangkapah Jocutan, 38 years old, married, resident of Newslane Drive, Baliwasan Zamboanga City; eight (8) Retired Master Sgt Alberto Tomoy Soria, 64 years old, married, resident of zone 8 Bagong Silang, Iligan City; nine (9) Leokin Lim Kalbi, 65 years old, widow, resident of Bongao Tawi Tawi, a teacher; ten (10) Saida Mohamad Lapasaran, 35 years old, married, resident of Barangay Tiguma Pagadian City; eleven (11) Jose Tan, 25 years old, married, resident of Zamboanga City; twelve (12) Efraim Mecines, 25 years old, single, resident of North Cotabato;  thirteen (13) Luis C Dogoc, 51 years old, married, resident Of Purok Piña Bangus St., Makugihon, Molave, Zamboanga Del Sur; fourteen (14) Lizabel Caoile, 50 years old, married, resident of zamboanga city; fifteen (15) Leizyl V Divinagracia, 28 years old, single resident of Gutalac Zamboanga Del Norte; sixteen (16) Rey C Bentoy, 41 years old, married, resident of Veterans Drive Lamitan City, Basilan and seventeen (17)  Yury Fajardo Gagarin, 34 years old, single, resident of Makati City. The vehicle incurred heavy damaged and some of the personal belongings of the passengers were left behind at the bus and were already damaged. investigation further disclosed that the bus was travelling from Zamboanga City going to Pagadian City and upon reaching at the curve road of the  abovementioned place, the driver lost control of the steering wheel  and the bus was already running outside the lane and bumped into a concrete house and finally fell down to the very slope creek. Tigbao Police Station is now conducting follow-up investigation and already coordinated with the manager of the Rural Transit Bus for any assistance to the victims. The bus is still in area and subject to be towed by the bus company.

Shooting in Ramon Magsaysay

Shooting incident transpired at Barangay Pasingkalan, Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 2:15 PM October 16, 2014. The victim was identified as Alias Jun Tulba Y Raganas, 31, married, jobless of Bongbong, Ozamis City. He was shot to death by unidentified suspect. initial investigation conducted disclosed that the victim was living temporarily at the house of his uncle identified as Rodelio Tulba and while the victim was taking his bath in the faucet along the roadside, suddenly four (4) unidentified suspects wearing jackets and helmet riding two single Honda XRM color black shot the victim at close range with the used of .45 cal pistol. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds at the different parts of his body resulting to his instantaneous death. The suspects fled towards unknown direction riding the same motorcycle heading towards the direction of Molave, Zamboanga Del Sur. Recovered from the crime scene were  six pieces empty shells of caliber .45 and four (4) pcs  slugs of same caliber. The PNP of Ramon Magsaysay Police is now conducting follow up investigation for possible identification of the suspects. The motive of the incident is believed to be personal grudge.

Shooting in Ramon Magsaysay

Shooting incident transpired at Barangay Esperanza, Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 12:30 PM October 16, 2014. The victim was identified as Dominico Concordas Y Lorijo, 35, married, driver of a Rural Bus Transit. He was shot to death by unidentified. Initial investigation conducted by Ramon Magsaysay MPS disclosed that the victim was driving a rural transit with bus no. 9102 bearing plate no. JVH 339 registered in the name of Rural Transit Mindanao Inc, coming from Pagadian City going to Ozamis City and upon reaching at the national highway of Barangay Switch, Ramon Magsaysay, unidentified passenger wearing maong pants and white t-shirt who was seated on the third set at the right portion behind requested the driver to stop. At that juncture, suspect suddenly shot the driver several times using caliber .45 pistol. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds on the different parts of his body and died on the spot. The unidentified suspect fled towards unknown direction after the incident. Recovered from the crime scene were three (3) empty shells of caliber .45 while the PNP elements of Ramon Magsaysay MPS is now conducting hot pursuit operation to trace the whereabouts and for possible identification of the suspect with the motive of the incident believed to be personal.

Burglary Incident in Pagadian

Burglary incident occurred at about 9:00 AM October 16, 2014, wherein one Hostea Poligrates Y Sebial, 23, branch head of CDR king located at c3 mall 3rd floor, of Lion Kilat, San Pedro, Pagadian City, when she was about to open the above mentioned establishment, she noticed/discovered that the main entrance door of the said establishment was broken. Investigation revealed that it’s not only the abovementioned store was illegally entered and plundered by the unidentified suspects but also the adjacent hero store. further investigation conducted disclosed that the two (2) tenant stores (CDR king and Hero store) of c3 mall was entered by unidentified suspects and plundered the merchandise and cash money of the said stores pd suspect/s gained entry at the CDR king by breaking/destroying the glass main entrance door using a piece of wood measuring 2x2x12 inches and successfully took away one (1) unit CDR king cell phone that cost three thousand five hundred eighty pesos (P3,580.00) and cash money amounting to thirty thousand pesos (P30,000.00) while at the adjacent hero store, the suspects gained entry by destroying the lock of the main door and took away one (1) unit galaxy v cellphone that cost four thousand nine hundred ninety pesos (P4,990.00) and a cash amounting to ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00). The Pagadian City Police investigation section and the provincial crime laboratory is now conducting an in depth investigation to possibly identified the perpetrators and to determine how they were able to gained entry at the premises of C3 mall considering that the mall has been fully secured by security guards and was thoroughly checked by the same before they closes all the entrance and exits of the said establishment after the mall/store hours.

Alleged Arson with Suicide

An alleged arson with suicide occurred at about 9:00 AM of October 16, 2014 in Barangay Rizal, Sominot, Zamboanga Del Sur. wherein the house own by spouses Nemesio, 68 and Verginia Albaira Y Bungales, 57, was razed by fire. Investigation conducted by Sominot MPS revealed that Verginia Albaira left their house and went to Poblacion, Sominot to withdraw the money from four p’s leaving along her husband who was presently suffering from nervous breakdown/insanity. further investigation disclosed that prior to the incident, the victim allegedly stated that he will commit suicide and he want his wife to leave to refrain injury and not be involve to his evil plan. The victim sustained burn of almost half of his body resulting to his instantaneous death. The estimated damage were more or less twenty thousand pesos (P20, 000.00)

Conflagration in Lakewood

Conflagration incident occurred at about 8:50 AM October 16, 2014 at Barangay Biswangan, Lakewood, Zamboanga Del Sur, wherein thirteen (13) residential houses were totally razed by fire. The owners were identified as Jay-Ar Bambalan, Joel Bambalan, Elvie Gonzaga, Dodong Catigum, Sonny Ampong, Nene Umbos, Joel Ungang, Larry Acosta, Bebing Manalo, Ronaldo Ceño, Noel Lastimado and Arnel Dara. PNP elements of Lakewood MPS conducted security at said place to prevent from looters that may take advantage of the situation. Investigation conducted by the BFP disclosed that said incident originated from the boarding house of certain Ronaldo Ceño @ Podin. The estimated caused of damaged amounting to one million five hundred pesos (P1,000,000.00). The cause of incident is still to be deterred by the BFP. No reported loss of life/lives and only one civilian identified as Noel Lastimado sustained minor skin burned.

OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS

2 Wanted Persons Nabbed; High-powered Firearms Seized

Two wanted persons were arrested while several high-powered firearms and ammunitions were seized from them by the composite PNP team of Zamboanga Del Sur Police Provincial Office, Western Mindanao Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, Provincial Public Safety Company, Provincial Anti-illegal drugs Special Operation Task Force, EOD team from Regional Public Safety Battalion and PDEA personnel during the service of search warrant against them in Barangay Poblacion and Barangay Binoatan, Dinas, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 3:00 AM October 16, 2014.  Arrested were Abdulmaola Cagas Cosain, 35, resident of Barangay Binoatan, Dinas and Manalao Abu Butito aka Nalao, 70, resident of Purok Pasayan, Dinas.  The two were arrested based on the search warrant numbers 169-180 for violation of illegal possession of firearms, ammunitions and illegal drugs issued by Hon Joel G Vercide, Presiding Judge of MTCC, 9th Judicial Region Branch 1, Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur dated 14 October 2014. Seized from their possession were one unit 5pd56mm rifle with serial number rp192185; one unit caliber .45 pistol without make with serial no. 1011659; one unit caliber .38 revolver pistol smith & Wesson without serial; one unit 22 rifle with serial number 457201; one (1) h & r arms corp. 7.62 mm m14 rifle smcln two hundred sixty five (265) live ammos of 5.56 mm; twenty four (24) live ammos of caliber .45 pistol; nineteen (19) pieces live ammos for 7.62 mm; three (3) live ammos for caliber .38 revolver pistol; black box containing rolled aluminum; two (2) disposable lighters; assorted military uniforms; four (4) long magazine of caliber .45 pistol; two (2) pieces m14 magazine; two (2) outside holster; two (2) inside holster; one (1) set combat boots; one (1) side arm holster; one (1) gun case; one (1) m16 bandolier; one (1) sling bag for caliber .45 pistol and one (1) unit tablet with charger (Samsung). The two arrested persons are now under the custody of the said police office while necessary documents are now being prepared for immediate filing of cases in court against them.  

2 Hurt in Stabbing in Dumingag

Stabbing incident took place at about 10:00 PM October 16, 2014 at Barangay Danlugan, Dumingag, Zamboanga Del. The victim was identified as Francisco Rizaga, 57, married, farmer and a resident of said place. He was stabbed by a suspect identified as Henry Arapon Y Lubitaña of legal age, also farmer and a resident of said place. Investigation conducted disclosed that the aforesaid victim were having a birthday party at his residence and having a little drinking session together with his family and visitors, however, he proceeded to the Barangay hall together with his visitors for videoke session. Minute later, the suspect arrived and joined them. After the drinking session they decided to go home, however, for that instance, the other victim identified as Renerio Calante without knowing that his father-in-law Francisco Rizaga was already stabbed by the suspect as he sustained stabbed wound on the body, he approached and told the said suspect to go home but he was suddenly stabbed by the suspect. He sustained stabbed wounds on the different parts of his body. The suspect fled to unknown direction after the incident. The two (2) victims were brought to the emergency hospital in Ozamis City for medical treatment.

PROGRESS REPORT ON STABBING INCIDENT 
This pertains to the Stabbing Incident transpired on or about 11:00 in the evening of October 16, 2014 at Danlugan, Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur wherein victims identified as Francisco Rizaga and Renerio Calante were both stabbed by Henry Arapon Y Lubitaña. Request be informed that Dumingag Police Station filed two (2) cases against the accused Henry Arapon for the crimes of Attempted Homicide under c.c.# 2014-10-2892 and  Frustrated Homicide under c.c.# 2014-10-2893 by inquest proceedings at RTC Br 23, Molave, Zamboanga Del Sur thru Prosecutors Sub-Office at Molave, Zamboanga Del Sur of Hannibal R Morales 4th Assistant Provincial Prosecutor both cases have bail recommendation amounting to 12,000.00 and 24,000.00 pesos, respectively. The said accused voluntarily surrendered to barangay tanod member of Barangay Danlugan, Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur. Further, the two (2) victims Francisco Rizaga and Renerio Calante were still at Mhars Hospital Ozamis City for further medical treatment while the said accused was still detained at lock-up cell of Dumingag Police Station awaiting commitment order to be issued from the court.

6 Minors Rescued In Pitogo

Six (6) potential victims of Human Trafficking were rescued by the operatives of Provincial intelligence Branch, Zamboanga Sibugay Police Office, Siay MPS, Pitogo MPS and MSWDO-Pitogo, at the video - k house of Gloria Pacatang a.k.a. Nining and Sita Mandano situated at Barangay Poblacion, Pitogo, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 7:30 PM October 16, 2014. The rescued minors were identified as Julebe Paster Y Medellin , 16, resident of Mahayahay, Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay;  Marelyn Balberde Y Dela Peña, 17, resident of Barangay Poblacion , Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay ; Jhazel Mendoza, 18, resident of Alta Tierra, Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City; Mara Cabrera, 18, a resident of Barangay Balintawak , Pagadian City; King Ferraren, 20, a resident of Barangay Balangasan, Pagadian City; and Renalyn Bacaron, 16, a resident of Barangay Ligwak, Pitogo, Zamboanga Del Sur. The joint operation was conducted after the parents of the potential tip victims identified as Vevencio Paster and Nilo Balberde both residents of Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay reportedly seek assistance to Siay MPS and Provincial intelligence Branch, Zamboanga Sibugay Police Office, about their daughters who were recruited without consent. The rescued minors are presently under the custody of Pitogo MPS for further counseling by MSWDO prior turn-over to their respective family.