Cattle rustler
arrested
By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
January
17, 2012
CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON,
Palo, Leyte – PSSupt Elizar Patano Egloso, Chief, RPCRD states that,
anybody found to have violated the “Anti-cattle Rustling” law will be
punished in accordance with Presidential Decree 533. It adversely
affects food production for self-sufficiency in rice, corn and other
staple crops, as well as in fresh meat and prejudicing the livelihood
of our agricultural workers.
PNP PRO8, in its
effort to decrease, if not to eliminate theft of livestock has
strengthened police operations on cattle rustling.
At about 10:00 AM on
January 13, 2012, at Borongan Public Market, elements of Borongan
Police received information from a concerned citizen that a
suspiciously stolen Carabao was being sold by a certain malefactor.
Upon receipt of the information, investigation was immediately
conducted led by PSupt Mario Cristino Alpez Lucero, chief of police,
and was able to arrest the suspect identified as Jojo Año Badiola, 29
years old, married and a resident of Barangay San Jose, Borongan,
Eastern Samar who was still at the vicinity.
Initial investigation
disclosed that, said Carabao is actually owned by Mariles Dilao, of
legal age, single, and resides at Barangay Songco, Borongan but it is
under the custody of Silvestre Costuna of Barangay San Jose.
Subject person was
brought to Borongan Police Station for documentation and proper
disposition while the cattle was turned-over to the owner after proper
authentication. Appropriate charges have been filed against the
suspect.
Egloso reiterated
that there is an urgent need to protect cattle owners/raisers from the
nefarious activities of lawless elements in order to encourage
increased source of meat and dairy products as well as in agricultural
production.