Silay escapee yields;
another on the loose

One of the jail inmates who bolted from the lock up cell of the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, gave himself up to the police yesterday.

Escapee Nilo Diega who has already been convicted for frustrated homicide and violation of the Comelec gun ban, was fetched yesterday by the police from his house in Brgy. Narawis, Hinigaran, after his family negotiated with RMN DYHB for his surrender.

Chief Inspector Calixto Mabugat said Diega and Ely Boy Lauresta, 18, who is known as an Akyat Bahay Gang leader, escaped from the BJMP facilities in Silay City on March 25, by sawing the iron grill of their detention cell for two hours.

Police records show that Lauresta has numerous pending cases of robbery, majority of which he allegedly committed while still a minor. Diega claimed that he was maltreated by his jail guards, and was not allowed visits by his wife, although he is up for transfer to Muntinlupa in the next few days, Mabugat said.

BJMP initial investigations showed that, after bolting from their detention, the two escapees proceeded to Brgy. Narawis in Hinigaran. Lauresta, however, was nowhere to be found when the Silay police went to the house of Diega in the barangay. Manhunt operations are still ongoing against the fleeing Lauresta.*GPB.

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Man knifed, robbed

Two unidentified persons allegedly stabbed and held up a 53-year-old man at Gatuslao Street, Brgy. 3, Bacolod City at about 1 a.m. yesterday, police reports said.

Mariano Aguirre Garcia was rushed to the Riverside Medical Center with stab wounds on his neck, left side of his face and left palm, allegedly inflicted by two persons who also took his P2,300 in cash, police reports said.

Insp. Rei Gumban, Police Station 2 commander, said Garcia was on his Honda CRV and was waiting for a friend when the suspects, who were armed with bladed weapons, approached and held him up. Gumban said Garcia resisted but the suspects forcibly took his money. He said they are conducting a hot-pursuit operation on the suspects.

Meanwhile, Gregorio Delagente Enema, 63, of Purok Langis, Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City reported to Police Station 2 that his son, Gregorio Jr., 22, was stabbed allegedly by two 17-year-old boys in Purok Kabuhi, Brgy. 10, Bacolod City Saturday.

The older Enema told the police his son was rushed to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital with a stab wound on the left side of his abdomen, police reports said. Another complainant, Nenita Sisa Panilan, reported to the police that her 17-year-old son was stabbed by unidentified persons at Lacson-B.S. Aquino Drive, Bacolod City 3 p.m. Saturday, police reports also said.*DMG

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Cops up for promotion
for defending outpost

The four Sipalay policemen who successfully defended a police outpost, from an attack by New People's Army rebels on Dec. 12, in Brgy. San Jose, Sipalay City, have been recommended for promotions to the next higher ranks.

Chief Inspector Jomil John Trio, Sipalay police chief, yesterday said the promotions of Police Officers 1 Joselito Bandiola, Abraham Jolingan, Raffy Billones and Julysses Catalogo are now being processed at Camp Crame.

The four policemen and Trio, who led a team of police troopers who reinforced the undermanned police outpost, when it was attacked by more than 30 armed rebels, were awarded with the Medalya ng Katapangan, the second highest police medal, by the Police Regional Office 6 yesterday, in recognition of their gallantry.

The four other Sipalay policemen who accompanied Trio were identified as PO3 Fred Tibooc, Police Officers 1 Samuel Matillano, Glen Galilea and de los Reyes, were also conferred the Medalya ng Kadakilaan.

Police intelligence reports also indicated that the sub-station of the National Transmission Commission and the police station in Sipalay City are being targeted for attacks by rebels.*GPB

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