PNP PRO 8 sustains anti-crime campaign

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
August 29, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  The Police Regional Office 8 sustains its intensified campaign against all forms of illegal activities in the region with the arrest of several law violators the past days.

“This is in response to President Aquino’s policy that his administration will not tolerate any form of illegal activity”, PCSUPT Elmer Ragadio Soria, PRO8 Regional Director said. Police commanders who fail to arrest/seize law violators will be relieved from their post, he added.

Just recently, at about 2:00 PM on August 27, 2012, elements of Hindang Police Station led by PSInsp Anecito Garciano Martinez, Chief of Police, recovered ninety two (92) pieces lumbers of assorted dimensions of Narra and Molave species and 26 pieces round timber of Molave specie with estimated volume of 800 board feet and estimated market value of P48,000.00. Said lumber was allegedly owned by a certain Gerry Bantillan, of legal age, married and a resident of Barangay Pa-a, Hilongos, Leyte. Same were properly turned-over to Foresters Noel Lopez and Romeo Mazo of CENRO, Baybay, Leyte.

On the next day, at the sea waters of Cabucgayan, Biliran, elements of Cabucgayan Police Station led by PSInsp Vicentito Placiente Ontuca, Chief of Police, conducted a seaborne patrol which resulted to the interception of one small–scale fishing boat while in the act of engaging illegal fishing activity locally known as “hulbot-hulbot” at the vicinity of Barangay Bunga, Cabucgayan, Biliran seawaters.

Subject fishing boat and paraphernalia has an estimated value of P100,000.00 and is owned and skippered by a certain Ryan Ragasa Napoles, 30 years old, married, fisherman and a resident of Barangay Atipolo, Capoocan, Leyte together with his two (2) crew members identified as Leonard Nideria Sumayan, 19 years old, single and Alfred Pable Mateo, 19 years old and both residents of Barangay Daraupay, Capoocan, Leyte.

Subject persons and the fishing boat were subsequently turned-over to the Department of Agriculture for proper disposition.

On August 27, 2012 at Barangay Candag-on, Burauen, Leyte, a joint operation was conducted by the elements of RSOG 8, Sta. Fe Police Station, 8RPSB and Burauen Police Station led by PCInsp Santi Noel G Matira resulted to the arrest of one Marcelito Adonis, of legal age and a resident of said place.

Adonis was arrested by virtue of Warrant of Arrest for the crime of Rape issued by Honorable Salvador Apurillo, Presiding Judge RTC 8, Branch 8, Tacloban City. He ranked number 6 in the list of Most Wanted Persons in the municipality of Sta. Fe, Leyte and is now temporarily detained at Sta. Fe Police Station for proper disposition prior turn-over to the court of origin.