BAGUIO CITY Three members of the Acetylene Gang were arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera on the night of December 26 in Sitio Piripin Bato, Barangay Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet.
PDEA Regional Director Gil Castro identif
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Officials of the provincial government Benguet led by Gov. Melchor Diclas gave Philippine National Police Chief, Police General Rodolfo Santos Azurin, Jr. a warm welcome as he made a courtesy call to the capitol on Friday afternoon, August 12.
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AID FOR EX-REBELS. Benguet Gov. Melchor Diclas (4th from left) on Feb. 2, 2022 turns over cash assistance to three former members of the New People's Army who recently surrendered. Police Regional Office Cordillera information officer Capt. Marnie Abellanida said the assistance from the provincial government is on top of the benefits the surrenderers will receive under the enhanced local integration program of the national government. (Photo courtesy of Benguet PIO) BAGUIO CITY - Three former members of the New People's Army (NPA) who recently returned to the fold of the law received financial assistance from the Benguet provincial government. In a press statement on Friday, Police Regional Office-Cordillera information officer Capt. Marnie Abellanida said the three former rebels surrendered to the Benguet Provincial Police Office. He added that the aid is aside from the financial assistance and remuneration for surrendered firearms from the government under the Enhanced Compre
Published April 3, 2021, 4:21 PM
KIBUNGAN, Benguet – More than P6-million worth of marijuana plants and dried stalks were destroyed during a single-day operation by the Benguet police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) here.
Benguet Provincial Police director Police Col. Reynaldo Pasiwen said the operatives discovered a marijuana plantation in a communal land in Sitio Kilong, Poblacion, this town, through information from a concerned citizen.
The operating teams uprooted and burned about 600 fully grown marijuana plants with an estimated value of P120,000 in a 120-square meter lot.
Moreover, about 50 kilos of marijuana stalks worth around P6 million were found in the adjacent area. They were also burned on site.