LEGAZPI CITY - A police officer and his brother were arrested after allegedly killing a village councilman and an Indian national. In a report on Saturday, the suspects were identified as Corporal Bryan Aguilar of Barangay Maporong, a crime investigator assigned at the Polangui town police station, and Raymond Isaac Salanga, 23, of Barangay Mendez, also in Polangui. Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol), said the victims were Marlon Rebusquillo, 43, a councilman of Barangay Maporong, and Parmindes Singh, an Indian national, of Barangay Gabon, Polangui. They were allegedly gunned down by Aguilar along a road in Oas, Albay on Friday morning. Later in the day, Aguilar returned to the crime scene where he was arrested while Salanga was taken from his residence. According to the police report, the suspects and Singh, whom they abducted, were negotiating a road in Barangay Maporong at about 9 a.m. on Friday when their car, driven by Aguilar,
RECOVERED. The firearm and anti-personnel mine recovered after a clash between the New People's Army and government troops in Barangay Sta. Lourdes, Barcelona town in Sorsogon province on Friday (Jan.21, 2021). A rebel was killed during the encounter.(Photo courtesy of 9ID, PA) LEGAZPI CITY - A member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed while high-powered guns were seized after a three-hour armed clash between the rebels and government forces in Barangay Sta. Lourdes, Barcelona town in Sorsogon province on Friday. Joint elements of the 31st Infantry Battalion (31IB), 903rd Infantry Brigade, intelligence units of the Army and Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol), and the Sorsogon provincial police were conducting security operations after some residents tipped off about the presence of NPA members in the area when the encounter took place, Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said in a statement on Saturday. "After the fierce gunfight that too
LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) joined the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the simultaneous mock elections on Wednesday as part of the contingency preparation for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. In a statement on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, PRO-5 regional director, said it conducted maximum deployment of its personnel to secure the designated polling precinct located at Albay Central Elementary School, Pioduran West Central School, and Pioduran East Central School. "Police authorities also provide convoy security on the transport of the ballots to and from the polling precincts. It also manned the traffic management to ensure unhampered movements of election-related activities," he said. Estomo said PRO-5 had a well-established Joint Security Assistance Desk (JSAD) to monitor and provide an update on the timely situation on the mock elections. "Possible attacks and lawlessness were also identified and the plan of actions to
FAKE. Undated photo shows fake and genuine P100 bills. The police chief in Bicol on Tuesday (Dec. 21, 2021) warned the public against counterfeit money that could be circulating in the region, particularly in busy public markets. (Photo courtesy of PRO5 PIO) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has warned the public against counterfeit money and advised those who get hold of it to immediately report to authorities. In a statement on Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, PRO5 regional director, advised Bicolanos to be vigilant as there could possibly be widespread circulation of fake PHP1,000, PHP500, and PHP100 bills, noting that this usually happens during the Christmas season. "Those bills are usually circulated in busy public markets where sellers or vendors do not use fake-money-detection gadgets," he said. Estomo also reminded the public of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) upgraded security features in all its new generation banknotes to make
Infographic courtesy of PNP Bicol LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5) dispatched on Monday a 58-man team from the Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF) to distribute relief goods to Leyte and adjacent provinces battered by Typhoon Odette over the weekend. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, PRO5 regional director, said the team of responders were onboard three trucks, a PNP bus, a Hilux patrol, and a van which were loaded with 1,000 food packs, 100 sacks of rice, and PHP10,000 worth of items for children. The food packs came from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) while the sacks of rice from PRO5. He said the team headed directly to Biliran to help in the clearing and other relief operations and distribute the assistance. Estomo said he immediately organized the relief mission following reports these Visayas provinces were battered by Odette. "There is no way for us not to extend our assistance to our displaced brothers and sisters in