5 lose valuables
to ‘akyat bahay'

Five boarding house occupants at San Sebastian Street, Bacolod City sought police help Tuesday after suspected “akyat-bahay” robbers looted their place Tuesday, police reports said yesterday.

Complainants Cheryl Mahinay, 25 and Caryl Itona, 23, of Hinoba-an and Cauayan towns, and Helen Manlapaw, 22, Grace dela Cruz, 22, and Daniza Tan, 20, of Kabankalan, Victorias and Sagay cities said they discovered the theft at about 7 a.m.

The suspects took Mahinay's five pairs of jeans, Itona's P2,300 in cash and identification cards, Manlapaw's P300 in cash and ATM card, dela Cruz's P300 in cash and ATM card and Tan's bag with make-up kit, police record shows

Kristine Rivera, 24, of Purok Sigay, Brgy. 2 also reported to the police that her mother, Rosalyn, discovered that their residence was robbed at about 4 a.m. Tuesday.

Rivera said the suspects took cellular phones valued at P3,000 and rubber shoes valued at P1,300.

Meanwhile, Manuel Concha, 55, of Greensville 1 Subdivision, Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod told the police that robbers, who looted their house on Monday, took a video camera valued at P30,000, three wristwatches valued at P20,000, a stereo component worth P15,000 and assorted bicycle parts valued at P10,000 and his daughter's cellular phone.

Investigation showed that the suspects climbed the wall at the back portion of Concha's house and detached the jalousie slats of their window, police said.*APN

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Woman held up

Motorcycle-riding armed men held up a resident of Iloilo at about 3 a.m. yesterday in Bacolod City .

Jaycille Casas, 31, of Brgy. Quezon, Iloilo and residing at 17 th Lacson Street , told the police she was with her friend in front of their dormitory when the suspects arrived on their motorcycle.

Casas said the suspects approached, threatened them with bladed weapons, and declared hold-up taking three cellular phones valued at P25,000.

A brief chase ensued by Station 2 policemen led by Senior Police Officer 1 Hermelo Jalandoni to catch the suspects was to no avail. The suspects left the Rusi motorcycle they used at Santo Niño stop in Brgy. 2, Bacolod , police record showed.

Meanwhile, Mary Grace Lat, 26, of B.S. Aquino Drive , Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod also sought police help after Lino dela Cruz, 18, of Riverside , Zone 4, Brgy. Bata, held her up, police said.

The cases are now being investigated by the City Police Investigation and Detective Management Section Crime against property desk.*APN

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Bataoil to join politics

Police Director Leopoldo Bataoil retires from the police service today, and may try to join politics as a congressional candidate in the second district of Pangasinan in the May 2010 elections.

Bataoil, who served as provincial police director of Negros Occidental from 1995 to 1998, said he will make a formal announcement soon.

Today, Bataoil turns 56, the mandatory age retirement for police and military personnel.

Deputy Director General Geary Barias yesterday said Bataoil will be replaced by Director Ronald Roderos as Police Community Relations chief.

Barias, Deputy Chief for Administration, said the position vacated by Roderos as chief of the Directorate for Research and Development will be taken over by Chief Supt. Benjie Belarmino.

If Bataoil joins politics, he will join the list of retired military and police generals trying their luck in politics next year.

Other retired police and military general eyeing elective positions are former PNP chiefs Avelino Razon and Arturo Lomibao, ex-AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon, retired Chief Supt. Joel Goltiao, while former Deputy Director General Reynaldo Velasco is seeking re-election as mayor of Santa Barbara town in Pangasinan.

Detained Brig. Gen Danilo Lim and Marine Col. Ariel Querubin, who are linked to destabilization attempts against the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, earlier signified their intention to run for senator in the May 2010 elections.*GPB

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