5 shot dead in Baguio, more druggies slain in North, Central Luzon

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – More drug suspects were killed last week by unidentified men or in alleged shootouts with police in separate anti-drug operations in northern and Central Luzon.

Baguio casualties

In Baguio City,latest to be killed were two suspects who allegedly engaged cops in a shootout Friday during a buy-bust operation around 1:45 a.m. at Labsan Street, Kayang Extension.

A police report said cops led by Chief Insp. Johnny WeyganBalaki shot dead a certain “Nash” Palomique who was listed under drug watch list with his unidentified male companion.

On Thursday, killed was Joel De diosNider, 35, businessman who was shot dead by two unidentified men Thursday around 3:30 p.m. at the covered court of Slaughter Compound, Barangay Sto. Nino, also in Baguio.

Also on Thursday around 11 a.m. :10 a.m. at Sinkhole, Lower Magsaysay, in the city, a certain Marvin LlamidoLazate, jeep barker, was shot by unidentified suspects  while directing a public utility jeep at the terminal.

Still in Baguio City, a drug suspect was shot dead Tuesday around 8 p.m. along Navarro and Ledesma Streets, East Modern Site, Aurora Hill. He was identified as Paul Simeon Lee, 47, driver. He was shot by unidentified suspects.

Investigation revealed that the suspects were wearing black leather jacket and brown sweater. The victim was rushed to Notre Dame Hospital, Baguio City but was pronounced dead on arrival by attending physician Dr.Dandeo F. Halog. He was shot six times in his body.

In Itogon, Benguet, Wednesday around 2 a.m., drug suspect Joel Badando, 45, unemployed, was shot dead four times in different parts of his body at Upper Tuding.

Kalinga druggie  found dead

In Kalinga, the eighth most wanted drug personality was found dead in an irrigation canal on Monday.

The decomposing body of Noel Batong-od, 34, alias Virgo, bore a gunshot wound in the head.

Ilocos Sur

       In Ilocos Sur, Eduardo Galigaro, 28, alias Dugal, was shot dead Wednesday by unidentified men in Barangay Suagayan in Sta. Lucia town. 

Chief Insp. Greg Guerrero, Ilocos Sur police spokesman, said Galigaro was on the watchlist of the Candon City police.

In Pangasinan, the bodies of two women were found Wedensday in Binalonan and Manaoag towns. Their hands were bound with packing tape and they bore placards identifying them as drug pushers.

Senior Supt. Benjamin Silo, Bataan police director, identified two of the suspects killed in separate stings as Pablo Mejia and Erwin Tallada.

Amado de la Cruz, 34, a resident of Barangay Tambubong in San Rafael town and CecilioElardo, alias Balot, of Barangay Sta. Rosa in Marilao, Bulacan, were killed Wednesday in firefights with anti-drug operatives, said Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat, Bulacan police director.

The other slain suspects have yet to be identified.

Isabela

In Isabela, two top drug suspects and their two companions were arrested during a raid on a suspected drug den in Barangay Guibang in Gamu town on Tuesday. 


John Steven Solomero, 24, was having a pot session with ShaymaSulayman, 18; Beverly Ullmann, 24, and Janet Teel, 37, when they were collared.

The suspects allegedly yielded 10 sachets of shabu, drug paraphernalia and P12,000 in cash. 


Senior Insp. George Maribbay, Gamu police chief, said Solomero is the most wanted drug suspect in Isabela while Ullmann was ranked 10th.

Benguet

In Benguet, Ernesto Abideo was arrested during a raid on his house in SitioPadayawan in Barangay Kayapa in Bakun town last week.

         Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized 15,000 grams of dried marijuana leaves and 3,000 grams of marijuana seeds with an estimated value of P2.025 million.

Abra

In Penarubia, AbraWrexton M. Acoba, 36, barangay kagawad was nabbed for illegal drugs.

Five suspects were slain in Cauayan City and Cabatuan and Roxas towns in Isabela Tuesday and Sunday respectively.

They were identified as JomarSacang, 34; Francis Capino, 20; Michael Alvarez, 34, Kelvin Rey Gamboa and EliseoGamboa.

Ilocos Sur

In Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, fish vendor John Paul Camangeg. 37, died while his son John Paul, 18, was wounded when armed men stormed their house in Barangay Poblacion and opened fire.

Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat, Bulacan acting police director, said Rodolfo Valondo, a resident of Barangay Caingin in San Rafael town was eating lunch in his house when he was shot.

Caramat said a certain Allan was killed in a shootout with police officers during a sting.

Allan’s partner Anna Fatima was arrested.

Suspected drug pushers have been added to the list of those either slain in alleged shootouts with police officers or shot dead by unidentified men.

Two suspects were from in Ilocos and one each in Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan.

In Nueva Ecija, Israel Parael, 36, Cabiao town’s most wanted drug suspect, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding men night of July 15.

Marco Castillo, alias Macoy, 39, a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Lingayen, Pangasinan, was slain when he engaged anti-drug operatives in a firefight, police said.

Ex-mayor’s brod dead

In Badoc, Ilocos Norte, a village chief and a brother of a former vice mayor was gunned down by unidentified men.

SensinadoTorralba, 51, was shot while standing in front of his house in Barangay Alogoog at around 6:45. p.m. He was   ranked fourth on the list of drug personalities in the province.

In Masingal, Ilocos Sur, Melvin Velarde was shot in the head in front of a gasoline station in Barangay Sta. Monica.

Woman slain

Filipina Bautista, 29, was in a passenger jeepney with her  two sons when she was shot dead by one of the passengers while traveling along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Cut-cut in Capas, Tarlac.

Senior Supt. WestrimundoObinque, Tarlac police officer-in-charge, said Bautista was twice arrested for illegal drugs and was on Bamban town’s list of top drug suspects.

Pangasinan

Meanwhile, in Pangasinan, Ulysses Partoriza, the top drug suspect in Natividad town, was arrested on Thursday.

The suspect reportedly yielded five sachets of shabu as well as guns and ammunition during a raid on his house in Barangay Poblacion West.

Another group of 2,000 drug personalities surrendered at Camp Diego Silang in La Union on Friday.

In San Carlos City Mayor JoseresResuello posted the result of his drug test on his Facebook account amid rumors that he is a drug user.

Supt. Joselito Villarosa, who was replaced as Cabanatuan City police station commander, denied allegations that he is involved in the illegal drug trade.

        Villarosa said it was under his leadership that at least 2,000 drug suspects in the city have surrendered.

But even as thousands of self-confessed drug users surrendered, the government-run Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DTRC) in Dagupan, Pangasinan reported that it has only 149 patients.

Meanwhile, two were slain in anti-drug operations in Pangasinan. The suspects reportedly engaged undercover police operatives in a firefight as they resisted arrest during stings.

One of those killed in Pangasinan, identified as Jaime Tolentino, was ranked second on the drug watchlist of Tayug town.

Central Luzon

Meanwhile, in Central Luzon, at least 49 suspected drug pushers have been killed and 445 others arrested from July 1 to July 13, said Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, regional police director.

Aquino said a majority were slain during operations in Bulacan.

He said at least 13,682 self-confessed drug users and suspected pushers have surrendered in the region. 

Aquino said the suspects yielded 369 sachets of suspected shabu, 27.17 grams of marijuana, 59 guns and ammunition as well as a hand grenade. 

On Thursday, seven more drug suspects were arrested in Bulacan while 400 surrendered in Olongapo City.

Pangasinan surrenderees

In Urdaneta, Pangasinan, 1,177 surrendered Wednesday.

In Jones, Isabela, Glenford Raspado, 30, son of slain vice  mayor FloranteRaspado, was among 50 drug personalities who responded to OplanTokhang.

Like all those who surrendered, Glenford signed an oath to stop his illegal activities and help in the anti-drug campaign.


La Union

In La Union, police arrested Roberto Abalos, 53, an employee of the Bureau of Customs, after anti-drug operatives found five sachets of shabu and ammunition during a raid on his house in Barangay Poro in  San Fernando City on Thursday.

Senior Superintendent AngelitoDumangeng, La Union police director, said Abalos is on the drug watchlist of the province.

Dumangeng said 2,800 drug personalities have surrendered in La Union.

150 CL druggies  shot dead

In Central Luzon, more than 150 suspected drug pushers were assassinated by alleged vigilantes while 60 others were killed in intensified anti-illegal drug operations from June to July 19 alone, the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) announced yesterday.

Chief Supt. Aaron N. Aquino, Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) Acting Regional Director said that from July 1 to July 19, 596 persons were already arrested in actual anti-drug operations, 60 were killed and 746 sachets weighing 701 grams of shabu and marijuana weighing 27.17 grams were seized.

In addition, 14 high powered firearms, 59 low powered firearms, two hand grenades, ammunition and five magazines were also confiscated during the course of operations.

CL death toll

PRO-3 reports showed that the Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) recorded at least 27 drug suspects who were killed during anti-illegal drugs campaign in the province, while eight including a Bulacan policeman were reported killed by alleged vigilantes in separate places.

Pampanga

In Pampanga, 15 drug suspects were killed in an encounter and seven were reportedly assassinated by unidentified gunmen.

In Nueva Ecija, at least 26 drug suspects were gunned down by alleged vigilantes and six others by the police during an encounter.

Bataan police operatives also killed at least 11 during drug-bust operations while three were allegedly neutralized by vigilantes.

In Tarlac, 19 suspected drug pushers were killed in encounters with the police while five others were slain by unidentified gunmen and two were neutralized by police during drug operations.

Pampanga turnover

A total 9,258 drug users and pushers in Pampanga have voluntarily surrendered after police authorities conducted 2,094 house visits.

This was revealed by Senior Supt. Rodolfo RecomonoJr, Pampanga Provincial Police Office (PPPO) provincial director during the first Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting this year.

Recomono disclosed that 8,736 are confirmed drug users while 522 are drug pushers.

Gov. Lilia “Nanay” Pineda ordered an all-out war against the drug menace and warned local government officials involved in illegal drugs that they will be administratively and criminally charged.

Ilocandia bust

Joint operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region1 (PDEA RO1) and the Ilocos Sur police raided the residence of a suspected drug pusher in Barangay Pug-os, Cabuagao, Ilocos Sur and resulted in the death of Roger Cinco.

The lawmen were suppose to serve a search warrant when Cinco and his four cohorts tried to flee and opened fire, which triggered a running gun battle last Tuesday.

Bulacan sting

Three armed men were killed while five others were arrested in separate buy bust operations conducted by the Bulacan police in municipalities of Norzagaray and San Rafael this province last Tuesday..

Senior Supt. Romeo M. Caramat Jr., acting Bulacan police director, identified the slain suspects as Vergel V. Veleza, of San Rafael, Allan Alonto, 26, of SitioPallorinaBrgy. Minuyan and Randy Castro, both of Norzagaray town. --  Ben Serrano, John Unson, Raymund Catindig, RicSapnu, Eva Visperas, Jun Elias, Manny Galvez