IN BRGY. BATA
Karapali's son, pal
injured in shooting

A son of Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade commander Karapali Lualhati and his companion were shot by three unidentified men at about 3 a.m. yesterday, police reports said.

Rushed to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital with wounds on his left arm and left thigh was John Lenmark Yorong Paduano, 19, single, and Paul Milado Escusora, 25, single, of Purok Masinadyahon, Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, who sustained a wound on his right arm. Initial police investigation showed that Paduano and Escusora were drinking at the Lutong Bahay bar in Purok Magbinuligay, Brgy. Bata, when the suspects fired at them with a homemade shotgun locally known as "sumpak."

PO2 Paul Peduhan of Police Station 2 said the incident may be connected to the gang wars in the place, but added that Lualhati's son does not have previous records with them.

In an interview with the DAILY STAR yesterday at CLMMRH, Paduano refused to name their assailants but said that, they are from Purok Sawmill in Brgy. Bata.

He also said that the seven shotgun pellets in his leg have not been taken out yet and his family plans to transfer him to another hospital.

The DAILY STAR tried to reach the elder Lualhati for comment but he did not answer his cellphone nor replied to text messages.* PP

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1ST QUARTER RATING
Cadiz, Valladolid PNP
top performers

The police stations of Cadiz and Valladolid have topped the performance evaluation rating in the city and municipal categories respectively, among 31 police units in Negros Occidental, in the first quarter of 2007.

The Cadiz police got an average of 85.35 percent, dislodging consistent winner San Carlos police that had ranked number one for more than six years, but only garnered an average of 82.99 percent this time.

On the other hand, the Escalante police closely followed the Cadiz police with an average of 83.54 percent, police records show.

In the municipal category, the Valladolid police maintained its lead over 18 town police stations in the same performance rating, by garnering an average of 79.65 percent, police chief Rico Santotome said.

The police station of E.B. Magalona got an average of 79.28 percent, while the Manapla police, which ranked third, had an average of 79.21 percent, police records also showed.

The 31 police stations and four provincial mobile groups under the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office are being rated every quarter of the year on community relations, operation and intelligence work, as well as the management of manpower and logistics.*GPB

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Pototan residents
recover mortar shell

ILOILO CITY -- Residents of Pototan town in Iloilo province recovered an unexploded shell of a mortar believed to be remnants from World War II.

The 81-millimeter mortar shell was discovered Monday afternoon at Barangay Donsol in Pototan, PO2 Rollyn Lebios of the Pototan police station, said. Lebios said a resident found the mortar shell along a creek because part of it was protruding from the ground. The discovery was reported by village chief Rogelio Petilan to the police assistance center near the village.

A team form the ordnance division of the Iloilo Provincial Police Office extracted the shell from the creek and took it to the provincial police office. The US-made mortar shell is believed to be part of unexploded ordnance left during the war, although investigators said they will still determine if the ammunition was recently buried in the area.*NPB

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