PAGADIAN CITY: Police reported of an unidentified male dead body found at Brgy. Kagawasan, Dimataling in the evening last Dec. 11.
The
body was identified as that of Aldren M. Baran, a barangay tanod and resident
of Pitogo.
Baran
was found dead with two gunshot wounds on his right knee and stabbed wound on
his anus.
Police
believed he was killed somewhere else and thrown in Dimataling considering that
no gun burst was heard by the residents.
Suspects,
as usual, were at large and unknown for the meantime.
In
Pagadian, in the afternoon of Dec. 13, a hacking incident was reported at Napolan
wherein victim was named Demetrio A. Sardual, a fisherman.
His
attacker is his neighbor and drinking buddy, Ricardo C. Cabiguin.
Police
investigation said that both were having a drinking spree when a heated
altercation ensued between them.
A
few minutes later, suspect went to his house purposely to avoid trouble but the
victim chased and provoked Cabiguin, which prompted the suspect to grab a
hunting knife inside his house and hacked the victim.
As
a result, Sardual sustained minor hacked wound on his head and right arm while Cabiguin
sustained lacerated wound on his left toe.
Responding
police arrested Cabiguin and confiscated his hunting knife and brought him to
the nearest hospital including Sardual for medical treatment, then brought them
to Pagadian City Police Station for proper disposition.
Cabiguin
is now detained.
In
Midsalip, a dawn fire transpired last Dec. 13 at Poblacion B, at a store owned
by Mario Adiong.
The
PNP, with BFP elements, came and cordoned the area to prevent looters who might
take advantage of the situation.
Adiong’s
place was totally razed to ground and fire spread into eight other commercial
establishments made of light materials.
The
BFP said its short circuit and total damages placed at almost P5-M.