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Published January 31, 2021, 2:14 PM
ILOILO CITY The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has confirmed that the number of
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases at the police station in northern Iloilo town of Lemery has risen to nine.
“There are eight new cases of COVID-19,” confirmed IPPO Director Colonel Gilbert Gorero.
Gorero told Manila Bulletin Sunday, January 31, the new cases consisted of seven policemen and a non-uniform personnel (NUP).
To recall, Lemery town police chief Captain Edwin Belarmino tested positive for COVID-19 early last week. But Belarmino was not physically in Lemery town since he was in his hometown in Negros Occidental province for vacation and was tested there.
Published January 22, 2021, 5:48 PM
ILOILO CITY – Police authorities seized P3.2-million worth of shabu in anti-illegal drug operation in Oton town, Iloilo province, Thursday night.
Sachets of suspected shabu (crystal meth) worth P3.2 million are seized from a drug suspect in Oton town, Iloilo province. (Oton PNP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Police Regional Office (PRO-6) identified the suspect as Elmer Sumpio Niquia, who was collared in a buy-bust operation by elements of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU) and Oton Municipal Police Staiton.
Niquia, who is from Iloilo City and temporarily resides in Oton town, initially sold two plastic pieces of shabu worth P20,000 to an undercover cop.
Some of the 491 illegal firearms surrendered in Iloilo province for the year 2020. (IPPO)
“This was a clear manifestation of the strong support of gun holders to our campaign against loose firearms,” said IPPO Director Col. Gilbert Gorero.
The 2020 report released by IPPO this week found that there was an increase of 333 illegal firearms surrendered last year in the 42 towns and component city of Passi. In comparison, only 158 firearms were surrendered in 2019.
The campaign dubbed as Tokhang Kontra Armas Luthang or Oplan TKAL aims to curb the number of illegal firearms, which may be unregistered or have expired licenses.
“We want to prevent crimes with the usage of these guns,” Gorero told Manila Bulletin.
Published December 30, 2020, 10:02 AM
ILOILO CITY A man was arrested by authorities on Tuesday, December 29, for allegedly molesting a teenage girl in this city.
Police process evidence after arresting Romeo Timeex Bat-og II (left) in Iloilo City for sexual molestation. (PRO-6 / MANILA BULLETIN)
Suspect Romeo Bat-og II was arrested in an entrapment operation on Tuesday inside a motel in La Paz district.
Bat-og allegedly tried to blackmail an 18-year-old girl he had been chatting with, and threatened to release a nude video of her if she will not give in to his request for sexual favors.
Bat-og was nabbed by joint personnel of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Intelligence Unit (IPPO-PIU) and Women and Children Protection Desk, together with La Paz Police Station, Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6, and Iloilo City Intelligence Unit.