3 pawnshop burglars nabbed by Bernard Galang Tuesday, 26 October 2010 16:59 ANGELES City Three men were arrested

for robbing a pawnshop in Barangay San Nico las here Monday. City police director Senior Supt. Danilo Bautista identified the suspects as Arn el dela Cruz, 29, of Barangay San Nicolas, this city; Salvador Keyser, Jr., 28, of Barangay Cabamb angan, Bacolor, and Ando Manaloto, 33, of Barangay Calulut, City of San Fernando. Dela Cruz was positively identified by a Pistahan Pawnshop security personnel as the man he saw inside when they opened at 10:45 a.m. He and Keyser were arrested by policemen as they came out of a hole they dug in a drainage along the Sapang Balen Creek. Manaloto was arrested for suspiciously standing in t he creek during the police operation. Bautista said two security bolts were forcibly opened with a blowtorch. Members of Police Station 1 led by Chief Insp. Rico Cayabyab, City Public Safety Company led by Supt. Rommel Batangan, and the city s Special Weapons and Tactics arrested the suspects. Recovered at the pawnshop were a drill, two acetylene tanks, a torch, flashlight s and plastic containers. Police are still computing the value of the stolen items. 1 / 1 19 nabbed for violating liquor ban Monday, 25 October 2010 19:18 POLICE arrested at least 19 persons for violating the liquor ban hours before th e barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections opened in Manila yesterday. Manila Police District director Chief Supt. Roberto Rongavilla said one of the s uspects, Edmer Lopez, 37, of 1656-F Antonio Rivera St., Tondo, was caught smoking marijuana whi le drinking liquor at 1:30 a.m. Rongavilla said most of the violators were nabbed in Sta. Cruz district. As of press time, police have yet to receive reports of any untoward incidents r elated to the conduct of the polls. MPD-Station 3 commander Supt. James Afalla said 14 persons were caught drinking in bars at 1 a.m. Three others were caught in Binondo for the same offense. Afalla said that several beer joints were serving drinks despite the liquor ban. Jerico Javier 1 / 1 Benedicto, Abad rule Powerade Duathlon by People's Journal Monday, 01 November 2010 19:14 NATIONAL duathletes August Benedicto and Mirasol Abad stamped their class to cap ture top honors in the third and final leg of the Powerade Duathlon held inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga last Sunday. Behind by two minutes in the first 5-kilometer run, Benedicto banked on a strong bike leg, a

rolling 40-km. course inside the sprawling former American military airbase, to overhaul erstwhile leader Robeno Javier and rule the men s division in a time one hour and 1:58.51 seconds. Javier, a teammate of Benedicto on the national team, faded to second (2:00.52) while fellow national team member Jose Carlo Pedregosa, who was ailing with an injured right hamstring, settled for third after checking in with a 2:03.33 clocking. The 26-year-old pride of Paniqui, Tarlac pocketed P5,000 in winning his second s traight Powerade duathlon leg in the event also sponsored by San Benito Farms, producers of organic fruits, vegetables and Chia power seeds. Javier got P3,000 for his efforts and Pedregosa, who overstretched his hamstring when his right leg accidentally slipped into a gutter while training at the Camp John Hay track oval in Baguio City, took home P2,000. Naunahan ako nila Javier at Pedregosa sa first run leg. Buti na lang at nalampasa n ko sila after noong second loop sa bike stage, said Benedicto, who cited the support of t he Philippine Maritime Institute, which provided his cycling gear that was used in the race. Sobrang marami ahon at lusong kaya nakahabol si Benedicto sa akin. Malakas ang da ting niya, said Javier, who topped the opening leg of the Powerade duathlon series whe n it was held around the SM Mall of Asia early this year. On the other hand, Abad took advantage of the absence of top-ranked teammate Mon ica Torres, who was competing in Taiwan, for a runaway win in the women s contest with a time of 2:28.35 and also received P5,000 Team David s Salon s Joyette Jopson, the daughter of the late activist Edgar Jopson, placed second (2:39.03) and got P3,000 while Anna Liza Maraan was third (2:51.38) and e arned P2,000 for her efforts. On behalf of Powerade, race director Thumbie Remigio thanked all the participant s as we look forward for even more exciting and thrilling races next year. 1 / 1 Bgy chief s dad hunted Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:52 POLICE are tracking down the father of chairman Joseph Aquino of Barangay Hulong Duhat, Malabon City in connection with a frustrated murder case filed against him by a businessman. Probers said Jose B. Aquino, 65, of 68 Gabriel St., Gabriel Subdivision, Malabon , and his two accomplices went into hiding after they attacked and nearly killed Roberto Reyes . A warrant for their arrest was issued by Judge Benjamin T. Antonio. Aquino along with Rogelio Molina alias Bagets and Jonathan Nasikugan reportedly ga nged up on Reyes sometime in July 1998. Reyes survived the attack. Reports said the elder Aquino surfaced from hiding to sow terror against the riv al candidates of

his son in tomorrow s barangay election. Primo Gungun, Jr., who is running for kagawad in Barangay Hulong Duhat, complain ed that he received death threats from Aquino. He said the fugitive called him up on his cellphone last Oct. 6 and threatened h im. Papapatay kita sa ginagawa mo, he quoted Aquino as saying. Gungun said Aquino got angry when he supported a candidate who is running agains t his son. 1 / 1 Classes suspended today Monday, 25 October 2010 20:03 THE Department of Education yesterday said classes in elementary and high school levels in public schools nationwide are suspended until today to allow teachers who served as election tellers in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to rest. Classes in schools in barangayss where elections have been moved today are also suspended until tomorrow. The DepEd said the suspension of classes will give teachers a rest day. 1 / 1 Enrile, Angara: Remove SK polls by Bernadette E. Tamayo Tuesday, 26 October 2010 18:49 THE Sangguniang Kabataan has already served its purpose as an indicator of youth governance in the Philippines but may have already outlived its usefulness. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senator Edgardo Angara stressed this poin t as the latter expressed concern over putting the youth -- as young as 15 years old -- i n the middle of dirty political arena. The SK election is an experiment conducted by the government in the 1980 s to gauge the participation of the youth in the governance of the country. However, after almo st 30 years, I believe that the SK has already outlived its usefulness, Angara said. There was a consensus na kasama sa pag-aaral sa 2013 synchronized election yung re moval of the election of SK. Medyo nasisira ang moralidad ng mga kabataan. Let s just pu t a representative of the youth in the provincial board, or barangay pero hindi sepa rate organization, Enrile said. Angara said that several options are possible to continue the representation of the youth in the government without the negative by-products. Perhaps we can create an elected position within the barangay council, municipal council or provincial council for the representatives of the youth, instead of setting up a n independent institution like the SK, he said. 1 / 1 Man dies in fire by Jerico Javier Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:51 A BUILDING caretaker died of suffocation after he was trapped in a fire that raz ed the structure he was guarding in Quiapo, Manila early yesterday. The victim, identified only as Deo was declared dead-on-arrival at the Jose Reyes

Memorial Medical Center. Case officer SFO2 Emmanuel Gaspar said the blaze started around 4 a.m. at the me zzanine floor of a building owned by the Equatorial Realty Development Inc. Deo was still alive when firefighters recovered him but died later due to extrem e smoke inhalation. Fire officials said at least P500, 000 worth of properties were destroyed in the fire. 1 / 1 Suspect in engineer s slay surrenders Monday, 25 October 2010 19:20 BOTHERED by his conscience, a construction worker tagged in the killing of a civ il engineer gave himself up to authorities in Quezon City Sunday. Police identified the suspect as Rex Lorana, 38, of Purok 1, Upper Nawasa, Baran gay Commonwealth, QC. He was positively identified by witnesses as the one who stabbed dead engineer E duardo Banate, also of Purok 1, Barangay Nawasa. Lorana surrendered to the police accompanied by his girlfriend, Girlie dela Cruz . He told police that he decided to surrender after hiding for a week following th e death of Banate, whom the suspect stabbed to death last Oct. 18 in front of his home. Banate had just arrived when he saw Lorana standing in front of his house. He th ought that the suspect, who was then fetching water, was trying to make advances on his live-in -partner, Merly Rejoso. Banate reportedly mauled Lorana but he was stopped by Rejoso. The suspect left but returned armed with a knife and stabbed the victim several times. Me lnie Ragasa-Jimena 1 / 1 Teener hangs self by Jerico Javier Monday, 01 November 2010 19:00 POLICE are conducting a deeper investigation into the death of a male teenager f ound inside an abandoned warehouse in Tondo, Manila yesterday morning. Neil Lamor, ware-house caretaker, of Patria St., Balut, Tondo, was found around 4 a.m. by Leon Quintana, 12, of Tondo. Case officer PO3 Amelito Lopez said Quintana wandered inside the warehouse locat ed at the corner of Buendia and Kawit Sts., Tondo, when he found Lamor. The victim was sprawled at the foot of the stairs with a blue nylon cord looped around his neck. He had abrasions on the forehead and on the forearm. The victim was last seen alive the night before by his cousin Ibarra Rafael insi de their home. Rafael said his cousin did not show any sign of depression although he claimed h e saw Lamor reading a letter. Police failed to find the letter. Lopez believed that Lamor hanged himself but the cord snapped and he fell down t he stairs. A piece of nylon cord was left dangling from a beam where it was tied.

1 / 1 Violence mars barangay, SK polls Monday, 25 October 2010 19:59 GUNMEN assassinated two people yesterday as violence, delays and irregularities marred the elections to choose thousands of village and district officials, police and auth orities said. A handgrenade was also thrown in front of a polling precinct in the restive sout hern province of Maguindanao hours before voting began, forcing poll officials to cancel election s there. Village councilor Valentin Campos died in hospital after he was shot outside the southern city of Butuan hours before polling was to start, police said. Two gunmen aboard a motorcycle meanwhile gunned down 58-year-old Elpidio Cabatua ndo, a former councilor, in the northern city of Gapan. Elsewhere, police in central Masbate province said troops at a roadblock seized at least 10 firearms from a private army allegedly controlled by a local politician. We also rec eived reports of vote-buying and ballot-snatching, said police deputy chief for operations, Dir ector Benjamin Belarmino. He said poll officials in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur, another unstable area i n the south, did not show up for work amid threats from warring politicians. A candidate for barangay captain in Bacnotan, La Union was killed on the eve of the election by still unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen, police said. Francisco Hermosa, an incumbent barangay councilman running for chairman of Bgy. San Martin was attacked at the public market in Bgy. Poblacion at 8:10 a.m. Sunday b y gunmen wearing bonnets and jackets to conceal their identities. In Ilocos Sur, police are investigating a shooting incident involving the group of Mayor Edgardo 1 / 2 Violence mars barangay, SK polls Monday, 25 October 2010 19:59 Cobangbang Jr. and a candidate for barangay captain in the municipality last Sat urday. In Iloilo, one of two candidates for barangay councilmen in Lambunao municipalit y shot by a lone suspect died in a local hospital last Saturday. PRO6 director, Chief Supt. Cipriano E. Querol Jr. said Ernesto Clemente, 47, a r e-electionist councilman of Bgy. Cabatangan died from multiple pellet wounds from a shotgun wh ile being taken to the Dr. Ricardo Ladrido Memorial Hospital. His companion, Jimmy Papelera, survived the attack perpetrated by Ernie Lastimos o who fled with his 12-gauge shotgun. In Balasan, Iloilo, gunmen on five motorcycles exchanged gunfire with a local ba rangay chairman last Saturday. The suspects, two of them identified as Danilo Ablone and Joey del Rosario, both candidates for barangay councilmen, reportedly stopped in front of the house of barangay ca ptain Randy

Ramirez and fired their guns at the official upon seeing him. Ramirez said he was forced to retaliate prompting the suspects to flee. AFP, Alf red Dalizon 2 / 2