Police seize
charcoal in Silay

A combined team from the police and personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources simultaneously raided Wednesday two houses in Sitio Tayap, Brgy. Patag, Silay City, for alleged violation of PD 705, or the Forestry Code of the Philippines.

The Silay police, Bacolod Community Environment and Natural Resources Office personnel and 6th Regional Public Safety Management Battalion raided the houses of Rosalie Catalan and Patrocinio Sombe in the barangay, by virtue of arrest warrants issued by Judge Felipe Banzon.

Supt. Jerry Bartolome, Silay police chief, said 21 sacks of charcoal were taken from the residence of Catalan, and 29 more sacks from the house of Sombe.

Catalan and Sombe, however, were not present during the simultaneous raids at their residences, witnessed by Patag barangay officials Ronelo Blancaflor, Ely Pancho and Ronilo Banyuanga.

Last week, seven suspected timber poachers were also arrested by Bantay Bukid Brigade members in Brgy. San Isidro, E.B. Magalona, police said.*GPB

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Robbers hit in Brgy 1

Robbers entered the rented room of a woman in Brgy. 1, Bacolod City, and took about P39,000 worth of electrical appliances and personal things Wednesday.

Ma. Christina Cusi, 28, of City Heights Subdivision, Bacolod City, told the police that she discovered her rented room at the Bebe Aba Compound along 26th-Lacson Street in Brgy. 1 had been robbed at about 4 p.m.

Cusi said the robbers took a DVD player valued at P1,500, electric fan valued at P1,200, a lamp shade P1,200, computer speakers valued at P600, an MP 3 player valued at P500 and an MP5 player valued at P800

Cusi added that the robbers also took two bags valued at P4,800, seven T-shirts valued at P10,000, a jacket valued at P3,000, slippers valued at P4,250 and pillow cover valued at P250.

Investigation conducted by Police Officer 1 Leomel Guinanao of Police Station 2 and Insp. Homer Vargas of the Bacolod City Police Office Investigation and Detective Management Branch showed that the robbers destroyed the screen of the window and detached two slats of jalousies to enter Cusi’s room, and exited through the main door.

Meanwhile, Lolita Calvo, 58, of Purok bangros, Brgy. 1 also reported that robbers entered her residence on August 19 and took several electrical appliances including a rice cooker, oven toaster, a CD player, a coffee maker and a blender.

Calvo said the robbers destroyed the cyclone wire covering their window and removed two slats of jalousies to enter her residence.*APN

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