April 23-25, 2019 Reported Incident in the municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur

1 person killed in Shooting Incident

TABINA, Zamboanga del Sur (April. 25, 2019) – One person was killed in Shooting incident transpired at Barangay Lumbia, Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur at about 9:30 PM of April 23, 2019.

The victim was identified as Jacer Jacalan y Baltazar, 49 years old, married, farmer, Chief Tanod of aforesaid Barangay and resident of District Cabuso, Lumbia, Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur.

Initial investigation disclosed that the Barangay Tanod’s of aforesaid barangay were performing their night duty at Lumbia Multi-Purpose Hall adjacent to its Barangay Hall when two unidentified pick-up trucks arrived, suddenly unidentified masked men with firearms dismounted from the aforesaid vehicles and went towards the location of Barangay Tanod’s. However, some Barangay Tanods manage to flee from the area and sought refuge from the neighboring houses.

The victim identified as Jacer Jacalan y Baltazar and Rolando Melca y Mercado, 50 years old, farmer, a tanod member and resident of District Canaway, Lumbia, Tabina were left at the Multi-Purpose Hall.

At that juncture, the said masked men demanded them to drop at the ground and even kicked them.

When the masked men were about to leave the area,

Jacer Jacalan y Baltazar and

Rolando Melca y Mercado run towards their barangay hall, but gun shots were fired by the masked men, unfortunately, Jacer Jacalan y Baltazar was hit.

He sustained one (1) gunshot-wound at the right butt that resulted to his untimely death.

The unidentified suspects immediately fled towards the direction of Barangay Mabuhay, Tabina on board the same vehicles.

Motive of the incident are yet to be determined. Victim dead body was already at the care of his immediate family.

Recovered from the crime scene were four (4) empty shells of caliber 5.56mm.

Stabbing Incident

SAN PABLO, Zamboanga del Sur (April 25, 2019) - Stabbing incident transpired at Purok San Juan, Barangay Sagasan, San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur at about 12:00 midnight of April 23, 2019.

The victim was a 33 years old housewife named Marisan, a resident of Purok Makiangayon, Barangay Poblacion, San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur.

He was  by her husband identified as Reynaldo “Baldo” Maghuyop Amodia, 33 years old, male, Filipino, married, farmer, also a resident of the above mentioned place using a bolo.

The victim was hit at her left shoulder. Suspect was believed to be under the influence liquor. Victim was brought to Municipal Health Center of San Pablo for medication.

PNP personnel of san Pablo MPS responded and arrested the suspect. He is now detained in San Pablo MPs locked-up cell for proper disposition.

Recovery of Cadaver

DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur (April 25, 2019) - Dead body was reportedly found at Purok 1, Barangay Kauswagan, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur at about 8:30 PM of April 23, 2019.

The cadaver was identified as Samuel Portabes Buagas, 49 years old, married, farmer and a resident of Purok 2, Barangay San Vicente Dumingag Zamboanga del Sur.

He has stab wounds of his body and accordingly he was already three (3) days dead.

Investigation conducted disclosed that at about 1:00 PM of April 21, 2019 the deceased person last seen having a drinking spree with his friends at Barangay San Vicente, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.

Accordingly, at about 4:00 PM of same date, he allegedly went home riding his horse alone. After that moment he did not returned home.

Retired Government Employee Held for the crime of Acts Of Lasciviousness

PAGADIAN CITY (April 25, 2019) - Police personnel of Pagadian City Police Station conducted operation at Zone 1, Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur at about 9:10 AM of April 23, 2019.

The operation was resulted to the arrest of Edris Mama Y Mitumug, 62 years old (January 14, 1958) male, married, retired government employee (DepEd), Filipino and a resident of Zone 1, Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City.

He was arrested by virtue of Warrant of Arrest docketed under Criminal Case number 18134 issued on April 4, 2019 by Presiding Judge, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, 9th Judicial Region, Branch 1, Pagadian City for the crime of Acts of Lasciviousness with bail bond fixed at Thirty-Six Thousand Pesos (Php36, 000.00) for his temporary liberty.

Accused is now temporarily detained at Pagadian City Police Station for proper disposition.

Shooting Incident

MABUHAY, Zamboanga del Sur (April 25, 2019) - Shooting Incident transpired at Barangay Bagong Silang, Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay at about 10:00 PM of April 24, 2019.

Police Brigadier Gen. Emmanuel Luis D Licup, PRO9 Director identified as victim as a 15 years old boy named Jori, Grade-6 student of Bagong Silang Elementary School, a resident of said place, who was shot by the un-identified suspect.

Initial investigation conducted disclosed that at about 8:00 PM of same date, the victim and his companion identified as Marvin Gataw allegedly threw stones at the coconut kiln owned by Luciana Labado purposely to intimidate the unidentified occupant to leave because the victim together with his companion are planning to steal the coconut kernel (copra) at the kiln.

However, the unidentified occupant shot the victim using unknown caliber hitting at the upper right shoulder of the victim.

The responding PNP elements of Mabuhay MPS brought the victim to Olutanga Municipal Hospital for medication.

The Regional Director ordered the Mabuhay Municipal Police Station under Police Lieutenant Ronald M. Lozada to conduct investigation and operation to possibly identify and arrest the fleeing suspect.

Shooting Incident

AURORA, Zamboanga del Sur (April 26, 2019) - Shooting incident occurred at Brgy. Campo 1, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur.

Initial investigation conducted disclosed that at about 12:10 in the morning of April 26, 2019, two (2) male persons were found bloody lying beside of their single motorcycles along the old National Highway at Purok Sta Maria, Brgy. Campo 1 Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur.

The male person lay beside the single motorcycle skygo, color red, without plate number was identified as Castor Cabusas y Branzuela, 38 years old, married and a resident Purok Lajoma, Brgy. San Jose, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur was immediately transported by the ambulance of the Aurora Rural Health Unit going to Mharsgen Hospital, Ozamis City for medication while the other male person laid beside the single motorcycle XRM, color blue, with plate number JP 9099 was identified as Ranulfo Rato y Cabusas sustained gunshot wound on his armpit, face and head that resulted to his untimely death.

During the processing of the crime scene the team able recovered three (3) empty shells of caliber 45 and to be turned-over to Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Laboratory for Ballistic Examination.

Aurora Municipal Police Station is still conducting thorough investigation for possible identification of the suspect and to determine the motive of the incident.