Suspect in shooting
not CIDG asset: police

The Bacolod police yesterday filed frustrated homicide charges before the City Prosecutor's Office against an alleged CIDG asset who reportedly shot a 30-year-old man in front of the Bistro at Burgos Street in Bacolod City at about 10 p.m. Saturday.

Insp. Levy Pangue, Precinct 2 commander, yesterday said they filed charges against Henry Pormenter Saldejeno, 54, of Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City for allegedly shooting Rey Lagantol Bacani of Purok Pag-asa, Fortune Towne, Brgy. Estefania.

Pangue said their investigation showed that Saldejeno was not connected with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group as an asset as he claimed. Saldejeno also refused to undergo a paraffin test, he added.

Pangue said they failed to recover the firearm reportedly used by Saldejeno in shooting Bacani who is still confined at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.

Initial reports said that the shooting started when Bacani and his two companions reportedly slammed with their hands on the pick-up of Saldejeno, which caused an altercation.*DMG

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Actor's brother faces
raps for assaulting cops

The Bacolod police is preparing to file charges of alarm and scandal, resistance, and disobedience to an agent in authority against the younger brother of actor and taekwondo expert Monsour del Rosario, before the City Prosecutor's Office.

Mark Perfecto del Rosario, 19, of Lizares Avenue, Brgy. 39, Bacolod City was apprehended Friday for allegedly assaulting Senior Insp. Joeresty Coronica and SPO1 Jeanny Arellano who were conducting a checkpoint in Brgy. Mandalagan, Bacolod City, police reports said.

Coronica said Del Rosario posted bail and was released from jail Friday afternoon. He said he is ready to face whatever countercharges will be filed against him by Del Rosario.

Reports said earlier that Del Rosario, who was with two companions, shouted that there was a "bomb" when the police flagged down their blue Pajero at the checkpoint area. The incident alerted Coronica and his men, but they arrested Del Rosario after his allegation turned out to be a hoax.

Bacolod City police director Senior Supt. Pedro Merced yesterday said he is reminding his men to continue enforcing the law no matter who will be affected in the process.*DMG

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San Carlos, Valladolid top
PNP anti-crime campaign

The first quarter of year 2006 ended with San Carlos City and Valladolid Police Stations leading among the 30 police stations in Negros Occidental, for the arrest of drug personalities and collection of loose firearms, respectively.

Of the 86 loose firearms recovered by the Negros Occidental police, 42 were recovered by the Valladolid Police Station alone, which is equivalent to almost 50 percent, police records show.

Police records also indicated that 18 of the 41 drug personalities neutralized in the province, were apprehended by the San Carlos police through their sustained anti-drug campaign.

The arrest of 13 of the 18 neutralized drug personalities in San Carlos City also led to the discovery and busting of a one-stop shabu area, the police said.

In the same period of a total of 101 grams of suspected shabu, almost half of it was recovered by a joint team of Escalante police and 601st Regional Mobile Group, and 577 grams of dried marijuana leaves, were seized by the Negros Occidental police.

The city police stations of Sagay and Cadiz also led among 28 other police units in the anti-illegal gambling campaign by arresting 14 violators each.

On the other hand, the Silay police also topped the list for having the most number of arrested wanted persons with 29, followed by San Carlos -15, and Cadiz -10. A total of 175 wanted persons were arrested, while 40 fishing boats were intercepted for illegal fishing in the coastal areas of Negros Occidental, police records show.*GPB

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NOPPO cops attend
seminar on Islam faith

A seminar on the basic concepts of Islam was conducted Saturday, as part of the ongoing Special Weekend Academy Training being held at the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, in Bacolod City, a NOPPO press release said yesterday.

Participants were 50 members of the staff of the Police Community Relations Offices of the provincial police who are assigned with the Muslim communities as Salaam policemen.

The speakers were Imam Omar Betita, Abdurahim Babaran and Abdulmajeed Demaisip of the Dar-Al-Dhikr Islamic Center in Brgy. Mansilingan, in the city, the press release said.

Taken up were the basic concepts underlying the Islamic religion, the five pillars of Islam, and the six articles of Islamic faith.

An open forum on Muslim customs followed the lectures, the press release added.*

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