Head-tails game
referee shot dead
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

A man who was acting as referee in an illegal game, “hantak”, the local version of heads-and-tails, was shot dead recently during a barangay fiesta in Tambulan, Tayasan, Negros Oriental.

Gualberto Islaw, 46, married and a resident of Tambulan, succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds, initial police reports said.

Police investigation showed that Islaw was refereeing the “hantak” game when an unidentified man with a firearm of unknown caliber came up to him,  shot him several times, and fled immediately.

Man falls for loose guns
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

Philippine National Police operatives arrested recently in Siaton, Negros Oriental, a man with an “unlicensed” firearm and several rounds of ammunitions. Intelligence operations team members of the PNP Provincial Safety Company and the Siaton police arrested Nicarter Balbuena, Sr., of Barangay Napacao in Siaton, when he failed to present documents allowing him to possess a firearm and ammunitions.

The raid was conducted by virtue of a search warrant dated January 20, 2012issued by acting provincial Executive Judge Gerardo Paguio.

Relatives of Balbuena allegedly put up resistance and attempted to prevent the search from taking place but the police proceeded with the search that yielded a .45 caliber pistol, empty magazines and several rounds of live ammunition.

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