POLICE SAY
2 nabbed NPA leaders
may face rebellion raps

The police may file rebellion charges against the two suspected New People's Army leaders captured by soldiers Friday in Brgy. Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental.

The two may also be included in robbery-in-band charges for their participation in the raid of Malasibog police outpost in Escalante City on March 19, Senior Inspector Argel Ancheta, intelligence chief of the Negros Occidental police, said.

Captured Friday were Dionesio Sabanal, alias Ka Nonoy, and Rowell Vergara, alias Ka Rudy.

Lt. Col. Felicisimo Budiongan, Task Group North commander, said a .45 caliber pistol with five magazines containing ammunition was recovered from Sabanal, a squad leader of the NPA Larangan Gerilya 3 operating in northern Negros.

Vergara, on the other hand, admitted being the finance and logistic officer LG 3 of the NPA at tactical interrogations, Budiongan said.

Budiongan claimed that Sabanal and Vergara had participated in the raid of Malasibog police outposts on March 19 in Escalante City, and in the burning of the Alter Trade cargo truck in Brgy. Bandila, Toboso last month, citing witnesses.

Nine firearms, including an M-60 machine gun, were taken by rebels from the police outpost in Escalante City, police records show.

Ancheta also said charges for illegal possession of firearms will be filed against Sabanal for having in his possession an unlicensed .45 caliber pistol.*GPB

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Soldier arrested for
firing gun at eatery

A member of the Philippine Army was nabbed for allegedly firing his .45 caliber pistol for no known reason at around 9:30 p.m. Friday at the BJ Eatery and KTV in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City.

Sgt. Eric Montaño, 40, assigned in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, was apprehended by troopers of the Police Precinct 8 and City Mobile Group, led by Chief Insp. Armando Tubongbanua, police reports said.

Romar Soriba of Regent Pearl Homes in Brgy. Mansilingan reported the incident.

Police investigators said the .45 caliber pistol gun used by Montaño, who was allegedly under the influence of intoxicating liquor, during the shooting, was a 1911 pistol with serial number 783420.

Recovered at the scene of the incident was one empty shell and seven live ammunition together with one magazine of the gun used, police reports added.

Montaño is now detained at PP8. *CIT

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Bacolod resident apprehended
for boxing man from Himamaylan

Members of the City Mobile Group and Bacolod City Police Office apprehended Ryan Ligaya, 18, single of Purok Cosmos, Barangay Taculing Saturday after he allegedly boxed Eduardo Panco Jr., 21, single of Brgy. Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on the right side of his back, police reports said.

Panco said he was waiting at corner Rosario-Gatuslao streets in front Allied Bank for his boss who was withdrawing money when Ligaya punched him for no reason.

Panco said Ligaya allegedly boxed him because he misunderstood what he said to a friend when the suspect passed. He thought they were laughing at him.

Ligaya, who was allegedly under the influence of intoxicating liquor, still kept punching Panco even when he was being pacified by a traffic enforcer in the area, police reports said. Ligaya is now detained at Police Precinct 1. *CIT

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