DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 05 Jul) – Authorities on Thursday launched an investigation into the murder of a police official in the southern Philippine city of Davao.
Two gunmen shot Senior Inspector Godofredo Guiritan in front of a pharmacy in the downtown Davao at around 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Guiritan was the chief of police of Alegria town in Surigao del Norte province. The police official died instantly from fatal shots in the head.
Chief Superintendent Andres Caro, the regional police chief, said he ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to investigate the killing.
Guiritan was in Davao City to attend a court hearing of an administrative case he filed against another police official who allegedly mauled him in 2004.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but extra-judicial killings is rampant in Davao City.
Last week, two civilians were murdered in separate attacks in the city, where summary killings, allegedly perpetrated by vigilantes and security forces, are a common occurrence. Hundreds of mostly criminal suspects have been killed the past years in Davao City. (Romy Bwaga)
Showing posts with label Surigao del Norte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surigao del Norte. Show all posts
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Siargao Island, Kinakatakutan Na!
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 11 Mar) – Nangangamba ngayon ang maraming mga turista sa island resort ng Siargao sa lalawigan ng Surigao del Norte matapos na mapatay doon ang isang Italyano.
Dalawang suspek ang nadakip na ng mga awtoridad, ngunit dalawang iba pa ang kasalukuyang pinaghahanap sa pagpatay kay Paolo Tommaso Scarpa, 55.
Natagpuan nuong nakaraang lingo ng mga residente ang nabubulok na bangkay ni Scarpa sa labas ng kanyang beach house. Pinatay umano ang dayuhan matapos itong looban sa kanyang bahay.
Kalat na kalat ang balita sa lalawigan at ito’y nakadulot na ng matinding takot sa maraming turistang nagtutungo sa Siargao. Paborito ang Siargao ng mga dayuhan dahil sa magandang mga beach resorts at karagatang kinahuhumalingan dahil sa naglalakihang surf nito.
Hindi naman sinabi ng pulisya kung ano ang negosyo ni Scarpa, subalit mahigit sa 2 taon na umano itong nakatira sa Siargao. Napamahal umano sa dayuhan ang Siargao ang mga Pinoy kung kaya’t doon ito nagpasyang manirahan.
Humiling naman ang mga residente sa awtoridad na pangalagaan ang kaligtasan ng mga dayuhan dahil malaking tulong sa lokal na ekonomiya ang turismo. (Mindanao Examiner)
Dalawang suspek ang nadakip na ng mga awtoridad, ngunit dalawang iba pa ang kasalukuyang pinaghahanap sa pagpatay kay Paolo Tommaso Scarpa, 55.
Natagpuan nuong nakaraang lingo ng mga residente ang nabubulok na bangkay ni Scarpa sa labas ng kanyang beach house. Pinatay umano ang dayuhan matapos itong looban sa kanyang bahay.
Kalat na kalat ang balita sa lalawigan at ito’y nakadulot na ng matinding takot sa maraming turistang nagtutungo sa Siargao. Paborito ang Siargao ng mga dayuhan dahil sa magandang mga beach resorts at karagatang kinahuhumalingan dahil sa naglalakihang surf nito.
Hindi naman sinabi ng pulisya kung ano ang negosyo ni Scarpa, subalit mahigit sa 2 taon na umano itong nakatira sa Siargao. Napamahal umano sa dayuhan ang Siargao ang mga Pinoy kung kaya’t doon ito nagpasyang manirahan.
Humiling naman ang mga residente sa awtoridad na pangalagaan ang kaligtasan ng mga dayuhan dahil malaking tulong sa lokal na ekonomiya ang turismo. (Mindanao Examiner)
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Troops Kill Commie In South RP Clash
BUKIDNON (Mindanao Examiner / 10 Feb) – Army soldiers gunned down a member of the communist rebel group New People’s Army (NPA) in a firefight in the southern town of Lianga, the military said Saturday.
The fighting erupted after patrolling soldiers ran into a group of rebels Friday. There were no reports of government casualties and that troops were still pursuing the NPA band Saturday.
Last month, guerrillas raided a gold mining site in Mount Diwalwal in the southern Philippine town of Monkayo and destroyed a bulldozer and carted away several weapons owned by security guards.
The attack left a chilling warning that despite an all-out government offensive against the NPA, rebel forces continue its own campaign.
The military also reported that soldiers sealed off the town of Tagbina near Surigao del Sur province where it said had a senior NPA leader, Jorge Madlos, trapped.
But security forces failed to capture Madlos.
The NPA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which is fighting the past three decades for the establishment of a Maoist state in the country.
The United States listed the CPP and NPA, including its political wing, the National Democratic Front as foreign terrorist organizations, on Manila’s prodding.
President Gloria Arroyo has vowed to destroy the NPA before her term ends in 2010. (Mindanao Examiner)
The fighting erupted after patrolling soldiers ran into a group of rebels Friday. There were no reports of government casualties and that troops were still pursuing the NPA band Saturday.
Last month, guerrillas raided a gold mining site in Mount Diwalwal in the southern Philippine town of Monkayo and destroyed a bulldozer and carted away several weapons owned by security guards.
The attack left a chilling warning that despite an all-out government offensive against the NPA, rebel forces continue its own campaign.
The military also reported that soldiers sealed off the town of Tagbina near Surigao del Sur province where it said had a senior NPA leader, Jorge Madlos, trapped.
But security forces failed to capture Madlos.
The NPA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which is fighting the past three decades for the establishment of a Maoist state in the country.
The United States listed the CPP and NPA, including its political wing, the National Democratic Front as foreign terrorist organizations, on Manila’s prodding.
President Gloria Arroyo has vowed to destroy the NPA before her term ends in 2010. (Mindanao Examiner)
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
The Good News!
Asia Foundation Donates 25,000 Books To 500 Mindanao Schools
BUTUAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 31 Jan) – The Asia Foundation donated Wednesday over 25,000 books to some 500 schools in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Norte.
The donation was part of the Books for Asia Program and benefited schools in Surigao City and those in Dinagat islands and from across Surigao del Norte, said Reynald Ocampo, assistant program officer for The Asia Foundation Philippines’ Books for Asia Program.
The U.S. Agency for International Development was also instrumental for the delivery of tons of books to the province.
Ky Johnson, Deputy Country Representative of The Asia Foundation graced the ceremony attended by school representatives and government officials at a gymnasium in Surigao City. (Mindanao Examiner)
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