Cop in shooting
of man restricted

The police officer tagged in the shooting of a man in Bacolod City Thursday has been restricted to camp for further investigation, his superior said yesterday.

Supt. Celestino Guara issued an order to Inspector Rie Gumban, 61st Provincial Mobile Group chief, directing that PO2 Ernie Jaminal be restricted at the Negros Occidental Police Office, in the city, until further notice.

Jaminal, 39, of Purok Kabulakan, Brgy. Mandalagan, in Bacolod , allegedly shot Oliver Celis on the back when the latter attacked him with a butcher's knife in Purok Pilit 2, Brgy. 6, in the city, at about 1:45 a.m. Thursday, police records show.

Jaminal, however, told investigators that he just defended himself after responding to a commotion between Celis and a number of unidentified persons who were having a drinking spree in Purok Pilit 2.

Although he identified himself as a law enforcer, he said he was attacked by Celis, prompting him to shoot, Jaminal said.

Case investigator, SPO1 Hermilo Jalandoni had earlier said that Jaminal fired a warning shot first before shooting Celis who became unruly with his drinking buddies.

Gumban said that the family of Celis will file charges against Jaminal.*PP

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Cadiz WCPC vying for
nat'l ‘best of the best' recognition

The Women and Children's Protection Center of the Cadiz City Police Station in Negros Occidental is vying for the award of best police WCPC nationwide for 2007, provincial police director Senior Supt. Rosendo Franco said yesterday.

Police Officer 2 Melinda Taganile is the Cadiz police WCPC chief.

Chief Supt. Yolanda Tanigue, WCPC head, yesterday led the team of inspectors from Camp Crame who visited and evaluated the programs of the Cadiz WCPC.

Franco said the inspectors were impressed by the programs for women and children of the Cadiz police headed by Chief Inspector Jefferson Descallar.

The PNP is celebrating its 13 th founding anniversary next month.

Other awards at stake in the national level are best Police Regional Office, provincial police office, city and municipal police stations, senior and junior police commissioned officers of the year, senior and junior non-commissioned police officers, among others.

The Police Regional Office headed by Chief Supt.Leopoldo Bataoil in the Ilocos region is again a candidate in the search for best police regional office nationwide for 2007, which it won in 2006.

Police records show that the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office won as best provincial police office nationwide in 1997, while headed by Bataoil.*GPB

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