DETONATED. The area where the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) detonated two-directional type anti-personnel mine (APM) in Barangay Jolason, Tubungan in Iloilo on Oct. 24. In an interview on Wednesday (Oct. 27, 2021), Col. Gilbert Gorero, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), said the rebel group would like to get rid of the presence of the Philippine National Police in the area so they can harass and get the support of the community.(Photo courtesy of Tubungan Municipal Police Station) ILOILO CITY - The atrocity committed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in the municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo on Sunday was a tactic to prevent development in the area. This is according to Col. Gilbert Gorero, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), in an interview Wednesday following an explosion near the patrol base of the 1st Iloilo Provincial Mobile Force Command (IPMFC) morning of Oct. 24 i
ASSISTANCE DESK. Members of the Leganes Municipal Police Station man an assistance desk at the entrance of the municipal cemetery. Iloilo Police Provincial Office Director, Col. Gilbert Gorero, said in an interview Tuesday (Oct. 26, 2021) they want to help ensure health protocols are observed. (Photo courtesy of Leganes MPS) ILOILO CITY - Assistance desks have been set up in cemeteries of Iloilo province's local government units (LGUs) to ensure the observance of minimum public health standards during the remaining three days this week that visits to the departed are allowed. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Iloilo Police Provincial Office Director Col. Gilbert Gorero said assistance desks were established with LGUs' compliance teams, health officers, and barangay officials. There are also volunteer groups and uniformed personnel roaming inside cemeteries to ensure that social distancing is observed. "The assistance would always extend to whatever incidents that are beyond
ILOILO CITY The Philippine National Police (PNP) is trying to verify if the top drug leader of Western Visayas region has died from COVID-19.
Mugshot of Ernesto “Erning” Mendoza Bolivar. (IPPO/Manila Bulletin)
Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero, chief of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO)
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ILOILO CITY Over the weekend, 26 rebels left the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo province and signified their willingness to re-enter society.
RETURNING TO FOLDS OF LAW. Some of the firearms surrendered by former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Iloilo province. (301 IB/ MANILA BULLETIN)
“Your army in Panay Island will be your partner as you return to the folds of the law and start a new chapter of your lives together with your family. We are glad that you finally follow the right path and that is to embrace the culture of peace,” said Brigadier General Marion Sison, commander of the 301st Infantry Brigade (301 IB).