PRESS RELEASE - May 20, 2018

Dinas Top Most Wanted Arrested

On May 19, 2018 at about 9:30 AM, PNP personnel of Dinas MPS and Regional Special Operation Group of Police Regional Office 9 conducted police operation (Service of Arrest Warrant) at Purok Gana-gana, Barangay Ludiong, Dinas, Zamboanga Del Sur.

The operation resulted to the arrest of Eddie Embodo Guerra (Top Most Wanted Person – Municipal Level), 49 years old, married, farmer, and resident of Purok Gana-gana, Ludiong, Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur.

The accused was arrested by virtue of two (2) Warrant of Arrest, to wit:  Frustrated Murder issued by Hon. Felix B. Rodriguez, Presiding Judge, Branch 29, San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur docketed under Criminal Case No. 15-004, dated 12 February 2015 with bail bond recommended of two hundred thousand pesos (Php 200,000.00).

The second warrant of arrest is Murder issued by Hon. Romeo T. Descallar, Presiding Judge, Branch 19, 9th Judicial Region, Pagadian City docketed under Criminal Case No. 14-030, dated 26 March 2018, with no bail bond recommended.

Subject person is now temporary detained at Dinas Municipal Detention Center awaiting court disposition.

Shooting and Hacking Incident in San Miguel

On May 20, 2018 at about 7:00 AM, a dead body was found along the barangay road of Purok 1, Barangay Langilan, San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur.

Upon receipt of said report, PNP elements of San Miguel MPS responded to the place on incident.

Upon arrival thereat, responding team saw that several residents of said place were already at the crime scene. The team found a dead body lying along of the abovementioned place. 

Initial investigation conducted disclosed that, victim was identified as Warren Deringan Y Sumadia, 26 years old, single, jobless and a resident of Purok Quirino, Barangay Balongating, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.

Further investigation revealed that, at around 1:00 o’clock in the morning of same date, while said victim armed with a bolo was on his way walking going to the house of certain Rosendo Suela located at same barangay.

Upon reaching at the place of incident, unidentified suspects waylaid him at the side of the road and shot him many times using a caliber .45, Cal .30 carbine and a shotgun based on the fired cartridge cases recovered at the crime scene.

One of the suspects was not yet contented instead he stabbed and hacked the victim using his own bolo which resulted to his untimely death.

Motive of the incident is still to be determined.

Evidences recovered at the crime scene were the following:

Two (2) fired cartridge cases of caliber .45,

Four (4) fired cartridge cases of caliber .30 carbine, 

one (1) slug of caliber .45,

one (1) fired cartridge case of 12 gauge shotgun and

one (1) sharp bolo measuring 62 cm with wooden handle and scabbard.

San Miguel MPS investigator is PO3 Rammel M Gansad with contact no. 09101651735 is now conducting thorough investigation for the possible identification and apprehension of the suspects.

Murder Suspect Arrested in Midsalip

On May 20, 2018 at about 6:00 PM, Combined elements of Police Regional Office 9 Special Operation Group-Regional Intelligence Division 9, 902nd Mobile Company of Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9, Midsalip MPS and Bayog MPS executed the service of Arrest Warrant.

The operation against the suspect of Frustrated Murder docketed under cc#13346-2K17 dated February20, 2017, issued by Hon. Romeo T. Descallar, Presiding Judge, 9th RTC, Br 19, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur.

The suspect identified as David Alagon @ "Kepig" at Purok 3, Brgy. Pisompongan, Midsalip, Zamboanga Del Sur.

The subject has reportedly transferred residence from Bayog Municipality to Midsalip Muncipality after having committed crime in Bayog some few years back.

He is presently detained at Midsalip MPS . Formal report will follow