Anti-Illegal Gambling Operation

PITOGO, Zamboanga Del Sur (Dec. 19, 2018) - PNP personnel of Pitogo MPS conducted anti-illegal gambling operation at Purok Potato, Barangay Poblacion, Pitogo, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 05:00 PM of December 18, 2018.

The successful operation was resulted to the arrests of Jocelyn Antecristo Viajedor, 36 years old, female, married, Aylyn Cabante Aguanta, 40 years old, female, married and Divina Quimpan Dag-uman, 50 years old, female, married all residents of Purok Potato, Barangay Poblacion, Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur.

Confiscated from their possession were one (1) set of playing cards and bet money amounted to Two hundred seventy pesos (Php 270.00).

The arrested persons are now under the custody of Pitogo MPS for proper disposition.

Tribal Chieftain was shot to death

LAPUYAN, Zamboanga Del Sur (Dec. 19, 2018) - Tribal Chieftain was shot to death in shooting incident transpired at Purok Lenaw Gabi, Sayog, Lapuyan Zamboanga Del Sur at about 8:50 PM of December 18, 2018.

The victim was identified as Quizon Situl, 75 years old, married, Tribal Chieftain (Timuay) and a resident of Barangay Sayog, Lapuyan, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Initial investigation conducted by Lapuayan MPS disclosed that while the victim at his cornfield at that time an unidentified armed men shot him, hitting him at the different parts of his body that caused his instantaneous death.

Suspect fleed onfoot towards adjacent boundary of Barangay Sayog, Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur which is Municipality of San Miguel. Motive of the incident is still to be determined.