MALASIQUI–Joint elements of the Malasiqui Police led by Superintendent Policarpio Cayabyab, chief of police, with personnel from the Police Provincial Office and other agencies arrested one Ramon Malibunas, alias Monching, 58, in a drug buy-bust operation. Confiscated from the suspect’s possession were four pieces of heat sealed transparent small plastic…
MALASIQUI—A tricycle driver from Barangay Palong here was apprehended by the police for carrying an unlicensed Noringco Caliber 45 pistol, with one magazine and six live ammunition. The suspect, Rogelio de Luna Jr., alias “Oming”, 38, was apprehended by a police mobile patrol at about 11 p.m. of January 2…
Trike driver carrying pistol nabbed after chase
POZORRUBIO—A market guard and formerly a barangay chairman was shot dead along Rizal Street here at about 3:00 a.m. of December 26. Senior Inspector Satur Ediong, town police chief, identified the victim as Teofilo Tempra, 56, of Barangay Laoac, Pozorrubio who was shot by a lone unidentified assailant.
Market guard shot dead in Pozorrubio
URDANETA CITY—A motorcycle driver died when his vehicle collided head-on with a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) along the national highway in Barangay Anonas here at 10:45 p.m. on Christmas day. The fatality was identified as Michael Tarape, 26, of Barangay Balangobong in Binalonan, who was driving a Honda motorcycle and…
Motorcyclist sans helmet dies in collision
MANGALDAN–Three minors were tagged as suspects in a robbery that took place in a restaurant in Barangay Poblacion here at past midnight of December 26. The suspects, who are now being hunted by the police, was identified by Arnold Caluza, the restaurant owner, through the shop’s closed-circuit television camera as…
Three minors suspected in restaurant heist
MANGATAREM—The chairman of Barangay Quezon here, Ricardo Torres, was killed at a carnival station at the town plaza at around 5:30 p.m. on December 24. The police had formed Special Investigation Task Group Torres to focus on the case and arrest the still unidentified suspect.
Kapitan in Mangatarem shot dead
LINGAYEN—Two suspected illegal drug pushers were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in San Carlos City and Mangaldan last December 17. Nabbed in Barangay Padilla-Gomez, San Carlos City was Arman Moratalla, 32, a tricycle driver. Police found in his possession eight transparent sachets of shabu, P300 cash and assorted drug paraphernalia.
Police arrest 2 drug pushers
ALAMINOS CITY—A businessman was shot and wounded by a still unidentified suspect at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 18 at Vereciano Street here. The victim was identified as Wilson Fidel, 43, of Barangay San Roque who was shot by a lone man wearing a bonnet. Investigation conducted by the police under…
Trader wounded in Alaminos shooting
MANGATAREM–Six persons, four of them farmers, were arrested here for illegal logging on the night of December 19. Police identified the suspects as June Lucero, 35, Brando Baohar, 27, Roberto Callo, 43, all farmers from Barangay Tococ Barikir, Mangatarem; Donato Bautista, 40, Joseph Unay, 25, and Angelo Unay, 25, all…
Six arrested for illegal logging
BAYAMBANG–Elements of the Police Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) based in Tayug and the Bayambang Police arrested a security guard in a raid at his house in the early morning of December 19 for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The raid at the house of Sulpicio Castillo was covered…




