QCPD- The Official Website of Quezon City Police District

Authority:       ELMO DG SAN DIEGO, Ph.D., PESE
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: BENJAMIN G GABRIEL JR
                     Police Chief Inspector
                     Chief, Public Information Office
Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             December 8, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District investigators called to the scene found a dead body beside an SUV at the corner of Cordillera and Catalina Streets, in Barangay St. Peter in Quezon City, at about 11:00 p.m. last night, December 7.

The bloodied body, with two gunshot wounds in the back, was sprawled in the gutter beside the open driver's door of a beige Ford Explorer Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) bearing plate number XPC-817, whose windshields and windows had been shattered by gunfire.

QCPD Director, Police Superintendent ELMO SAN DIEGO, who arrived at the crime scene, said that the dead man was identified as Redentor E Fajardo, 39, of 165 L-M Guerrero St., Subic, Baliuag, Bulacan.

SAN DIEGO said, "We established his identity from his driver's license, his firearm license, and his permit to carry his firearm outside his residence, which were found on his body."

SAN DIEGO added that the victim had apparently been shot by the owner of the vehicle, which the victim and a cohort had reportedly earlier taken from the owner at gunpoint.

Investigation showed that the vehicle owner, Jeffrey C Atanacio, 38, single, of 46 Catalina St, Barabgay St Peter, QC, together with a friend Ma. Teresa Orlino, and her two children, arrived home from SM North EDSA at about 10:30 p.m. As he alighted to open the gate, two armed men held him at gunpoint and ordered the woman and her children to get off the vehicle.

The woman companion managed to surreptitiously bring Atanacio's clutch bag with her as she got out. The clutch bag contained Atanacio's caliber .40 handgun. With it, Atanacio fired at the carnap suspects fleeing in his vehicle.

The vehicle hit a post and crashed and one of the carnappers got out from the passenger side and returned fire before fleeing in a waiting getaway vehicle.

Police recovered the fully loaded 9mm Taurus pistol of the slain suspected carnapper, with serial number TUD45514, together with two other fully loaded magazines and other personal effects from the floor of the SUV.

SAN DIEGO said, they will look into why a suspected carnapper sported a licensed firearm with a permit to carry it outside his residence.

Gun in QC shootout confirmed issued to cop killed in Samar highway robbery

The 9mm Beretta Pietro pistol with serial number PG1510Z recovered from one of three slain suspects who engaged Quezon City policemen in a shootout past midnight last December 4, was the service firearm issued to PO3 Antonio Ataylar, Jr of the Lapinig Police Station in Northern Samar, who was shot and killed by six highway holduppers in Samar.

This was confirmed by the Quezon City Police Distrcit after verification with the Philippine National Police Directorate for Logistics at National Headquarters in Camp Crame.

PO3 Ataylar was shot in Barangay Cabacungan, Sta Rita, Samar at about 3:15 a.m. of November 14, 2009 while on board a mini-bus bound for Borongan, Eastern Samar, which was waylaid by six highway robbers. his gun was missing from the crime scene. Another policeman was also killed in that incident.

How his gun turned up in the hands of one of the three gunmen killed in a shootout with the QCPD past midnight last December 4 at the entrance of the traffic tunnel under Commonwealth Avenue leading to the Batasan indicates a definite link between the two incidents in Quezon City and Samar.

The three slain suspects, riding an Isuzu Crosswind van with plate number XLE-5321, only one of whom was identified as a certain Andrew, alias Polkat, fired on pursuing QCPD operatives who wanted them for the killing of three teenagers killed the previous day. Polkat was identified by witness as seen carrying the body of one of the boys into a tricycle.

Aside from PO3 Ataylar's pistol, the policemen recovered two caliber .38 revolvers, one a snub-nosed Smith & wesson with erased serial number, and Colt, SN23772, after the shoot out. The ownership of the van used has not yet been released by the Land Transportation Office.

What is alarming, according to the police, is not only that the criminals involved appear to operate in Samar and Metro Manila, but that they seem to be recruiting minors into their criminal activities.

Police investigation revelas that the slain youths, Efren Cabacunga, 15, who was shot in the head; Alvino Crisostomo, 15 and Vincent Mahilum, 14; who both were stabbed to death, appear to have been silenced for knowing too much about the robbery gang's operations, after being utilized by the gang.

The youths' parents claimed that the three were seen together before their bodies were later discovered in separate places.

The possibility of minors from depressed areas being recruited into robbery and other gangs could be a new criminal imodus operandi to take advantage of Republic Act 9344 which exempts youth 15 years and below from criminal prosecution.

Hence, QCPD officials have issued a public warning for parents and barangay officials to be on the alert for this.

QCPD-Muslim dialogue: No rido in QC

The Quezon City Police District conducted a dialogue with leaders and members of its Muslim communities at Camp Karingal, Wednesday afternoon, December 2, to thresh out the implications of the Ampatuan Massacre on the local peace and order situation.

Leaders of the Muslim communities in Culiat, Novaliches, Cubao, Batasan and Payatas, assured Police Chief Superintendent ELMO SAN DIEGO, QCPD director, that their communities will remain peaceful and unaffected by the recent events in Maguindanao province.

Retired General Jamee RM Jaymalin, Al-Hadj, Executive Director of the QC Muslim Consultative Committee with Imams and Muslim Community Leaders, assured San Diego and his top officers that the QC Muslim community is peace-loving and will fully support and cooperate with the QCPD on all matters relating to peace and order and the welfare of their communities.

The group gave firm assurance that rido, or the blood fued between warring Muslim families will never occur in Quezon City because they have no personal or familial interest or connections with what is happening in Mindanao. Moreover, they explained that "rido" is often the offshoot of financial and logistical considerations of which they are far removed.

They, however, warned of the possible migration to Manila of Muslims involved in the massacre posing a refugees from the conflict, and urged the police to heighten their watch at the piers and airport.

San Diego thanked the Muslim for taking time to sit down with the police, thresh out mutual concerns and assure each other of mutual respect and cooperation.

QCPD "Pakitang Gilas" on

The Quezon City Police District under Chief Superintendent ELMO SAN DIEGO again launched "Operation Pakitang Gilas" in Quezon City recently.

The operation involves fielding uniformed personnel assigned to administrative duties at district headquarters in Camp Karingal to strategic anti-crime locations for street patrol and police visibility operations.

This time, 72 uniformed officers who normally hold office from 8 a.m. to 5 p. m. at Camp Karingal, are obliged to man patrol, check or choke points in the city from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., to augment regular patrol personnel as a preventive measure against an increase in crime incidents due to the starting Christmas Season.

The officers, ranging from lowly PO1s to inspectors (lieutenants) render these extra hours gladly and willing. PO1 Joey Belgica said, "Every policeman is a police-community relations officer, so, we gladly render these extra hours in line with this commitment. However, we are also happy that we have the opportunity, not only to augment the regular patrol force and keep QC safe, but also to keep our police skills sharp, which office duty can make dull."

San Diego said that "Operation Pakitang Gilas" serves three purposes. It augments the regular street patrol force during critical periods, it increases the visibility of uniformed policemen to deter crime, and is also a personnel training and morale-boosting module.

QCPD in nationwide earthquake drill

Authority:       ELMO DG SAN DIEGO, Ph.D., PESE
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PCINSP BENJAMIN G GABRIEL JR
                     Chief, Public Information Office
Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             December 2, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

The Quezon City Police District actively participated in today's 2009 4th Quarter Nationwide Earthquake Drill at 9:00 a.m. at the Quirino Elementary School in Project 2, with the participation, not only of Police Station 9, which has jurisdiction over the area, but also of all other QCPD police stations and elements of QCPD headquarters in Camp Karingal.

The District Police Community Relations Group served as liaison with school authorities and assisted in the conduct of the drill, while the District Mobile Group provided more than 20 policemen to act as rescuers and first aid-givers for the pupils during the simulated calamity.

The District Medical Unit provided an ambulance and crew, together with doctors and nurses; and the District Mobile Unit provided patrol cars to augment the vehicles of Police Station 9; while the District Traffic Enforcement Unit provided the personnel to handle and direct traffic in the simulated emergency.

The Public Information Office disseminated information to the public regarding the activity to increase awareness, preparation, and readiness to cope with such emergencies and minimize casualties.

Police Chief Superintendent ELMO SAN DIEGO, QCPD director hailed the drill as a success and said, "We are grateful for such drills which keeps us on our toes and enable us to maintain our aptitude and proficiency in responding to such calamities".

11 adik huli ng pulis QC

Authority:       ELMO DG SAN DIEGO, PhD PESE
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PI GLORIANO B MANALO
                     Chief, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             August 10, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Swak sa rehas na bakal ang labing-isa katao kabilang ang dalawang babae matapos silang mahuling gumagamit ng ipinagbabawal na gamot, bandang alas 2:30, Agosto, 9, 2009, sa isang bahay sa Barangay Culiat, Quezon City.

Kinilala ni Quezon City Police District Director Police Chief Superintendent Elmo DG San Diego ang mga suspek na sina: Ameena Tara, 32, Annalyn Delos Santos, 30, Armando Cal, 23, Rodolfo Mapa, 44, Maybelle Panopio, 29, Christopher Enriquez, 34, Renato Soriano, 42, Felix Villanueva, 41, Renato Papa, 32, Reynaldo Dela Cruz, 42 at Elmer Dela Cruz, 29 anyos.

Ayon kay San Diego, batay sa ulat ni Police Senior Inspector Jaime Armenta, hepe ng District Anti-illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (DAID-SOTG), nagsagawa ang mga operatiba ng DAID-SOTG ng anti-illegal drug operation particular sa No. 124 Libia St. Barangay Culiat at nagresulta sa pagkakadakip sa mga nabanggit na suspek habang naaktuhang nagsasagawa ng pot session.

Narekober ang dalawang plastic sachet na naglalaman ng di batid na halaga ng hinihinalang shabu, dalawang foil tooter, dalawang foil na may bakat ng hinihinalang shabu at apat na pirasong lighter.

Dinala ang mga suspek sa tanggapan ng DAID-SOTG sa Kampo Heneral Tomas Karingal habang sila ay sasampahan ng kasong paglabag sa R.A 9165 o kilala sa tawag na Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

QC cops nab robber

Quezon City Police District Director PCSupt Elmo DG San Diego announced the arrest of a suspected robbery/hold-up man who posed as a passenger and robbed a taxi driver around 12:30 a.m yesterday in Quezon City.

San Diego identified the suspect as Tyson Iglesia, 20, residing at Interior 5 Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City.

Report showed that Iglesia was positively identified by taxi driver Carlo Guerrero, 46, as one of three robbers who robbed him at around 12:30 a.m. near the Shell gasoline station along Commonwealth Avenue in Barangay Old Balara.

Guerrero said that he was driving his taxi (TWZ-702) in barangay Old Balara along Commonwealth Avenue when the suspects flagged him down and agreed to take them to Commonwealth Market.

However, before the taxi could go, the suspects who were armed with bladed weapons declared hold-up and took from him P2,700 of his earnings.

After taking the money, the suspects alighted from the taxi and fled.

The victim saw a police patrol car manned by personnel of Batasan Police Station (PS-6) and reported the incident.

A follow-up operation was conducted and spotted Iglesia that resulted in his arrest.

Police confiscated a bladed weapon from the suspect while hunts his cohorts.

QC cops hunt suspect in stabbing incident

Quezon City policemen launched manhunt operation against a suspect involved in a stabbing of a twenty year-old man Sunday night along Piseta St., Phase-8 Barangay North Fairview, Quezon City.

Quezon City Police District director PCSupt San Diego said operatives of Fairview Police Station (PS-5) under PSUpt Reymund Equibal conducted manhunt against the suspect identified as Denmark Velves alias Emak, who went into hiding after stabbing a certain Carlos Dilao of Rouble St, North Fairview, Quezon City.

Report showed that Dilao were having conversation with his friends at about 9:45 PM in North Fairview, when Velves and ten other companions had verbal altercation with the group of the victim. At the peak of their confrontation, Dilao pulled out a bladed weapon and repeatedly stabbed Velves then fled with the weapon.

Velves was rushed to the FEU hospital by his mother and brother-in-law for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, a twenty-one year old suspect in the fatal shooting of a twelve year-old boy in Payatas, Quezon City, was accompanied and surrendered by his mother to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) in Camp Karingal, Quezon City.

Suspect Michael Ortega fatally shot his victim identified as Alde John Lim of Bagong Silang in Caloocan City at about 10:00 AM on Sunday June 7, 2009 over a still unconfirmed reason. Ortega is now under police custody facing appropriate charge.

One dead, three injured in attack over QC cop

Authority:       ELMO DG SAN DIEGO, PhD PESE
                     Police Chiefr Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PCI DOROTHY A DU
                     Chief, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             April 27, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District Chief Police Chief Superintendent Elmo San Diego said a tricycle driver was shot dead while three others sustained gunshot wounds during an attack over a policemen assigned with the Mobile Patrol Unit (MPU) of the QCPD, Sunday evening, May 17, 2009 in Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

San Diego said Francis Laru-an 44, tricycle driver, from Tandang Sora, Quezon City was declared dead on arrival by Dr. Rodante Miranda, attending physician at the Quezon City General Hospital after Laru-an sustained gunshot wounds at his left chest and left buttock from responding cop identified as PO1 Eduard Lee Apo.

Three others also sustained gunshot injuries and identified as George Laru-an, 44, Giovani Laru-an, 36 and Zaldy Pilarte, 50 all from barangay Tandang Sora in Quezon City were rushed to the Quezon City General Hospital for medical treatment.

Investigation disclosed that about 7:30 PM, May 17, 2009, the Laruan’s had some drinking spree inside their residence at No. 171 Apo II cor. Alcantara St., Banlat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City when somebody hurled stones to them which prompted the irate Francis Laru-an to challenge everyone to a duel.

Francis Laruan was armed with a bladed weapon than confronted Pilarte who happened to just pass by in the area and had a heated argument. PO1 Apo tried to pacify but was attacked by Francis which prompted the lawmen to shoot the latter. The two other Laru-an’s ganged up on the policeman and fired shots at them in self-defense. Pilarte also sustained gunshot wound during the incident. Those injured were rushed to the Quezon City General Hospital for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, PO1 Apo voluntarily surrendered including his 9 mm Pietro Berreta (SN N51921Z) service firearm to his superior officer, Police Senior Inspector Benjamin Villanueva, Chief MPU who was later turned-over to the CIDU.

QCPD nets eight robbery-holdup men

Authority:       ELMO DG SAN DIEGO, PhD PESE
                     Police Senior Superintendent    (DSC)
                     Officer-in-Charge, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PCI DOROTHY A DU
                     Chief, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             April 27, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District Acting District Director PSSupt Elmo San Diego announced the arrest of a group of robbery/holdup men at about 12:10 PM April 25, 2009 along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.

PSSupt San Diego identified the suspects as Allan Carbungco, Arthur Carbungco, Willardson Uy, Vicente Llaneta Jr, Eliseo Madela Jr, Michael Suyu, Randy Ortega and Mark Neil Pichay all residents of Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City.

Report disclosed that police operatives of Batasan Police Station (PS 6) led by its station commander, PSupt Antonio Yarra, conducted operation against street criminals when the lawmen spotted the suspects along Commonwealth Avenue in front of Commission on Audit (COA) in Quezon City while acting suspiciously and apparently waiting for hapless commuters as victims.

The suspects sensed the presence of the police officers and tried to run away to avoid getting arrested but were apprehended by the alert operatives and were brought to the police station.

Allan Carbungco, the alleged leader of the group, yielded three sachets of suspected shabu, and a cal.38 revolver with live bullets when bodily frisked while Uy was also confiscated with a cal.38 revolver with ammunitions.

The policemen also recovered bladed weapons from suspects Pichay, Ortega, Suyu, Madela, Llaneta and Arthur Carbungco which are believed to be used in carrying out their criminal intents.

Further investigation revealed that Allan Carbungco was known to have held hostage a stenographer of RTC Branch 88 in Quezon City during a trial of a robbery case in February 2008.

PSSupt San Diego called on victims of jeepney and bus holdups to come to Police Station 6 to identify the suspects who are believed to be responsible in series of robbery/holdups along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.

QCPD recovers carjacked vehicle; motorcycle thief nabbed

Quezon City Police Acting District Director PSSupt Elmo San Diego said anti-carnapping operatives recently recovered a stolen vehicle in Quezon City and conducted a follow-up operation against the suspects.

San Diego disclosed that a maroon Mitsubishi Pajero Jr (CSX-410) was reported to have been forcibly taken from a certain Paul Derek Bautista, 22 y/o, a resident of No. 5 Plant Industry St., Barangay Vasra, Quezon City while the victim was taking out personal belongings from his vehicle.

The suspect suddenly appeared from behind and poked a bladed weapon at Bautista and took his cellphone and cash amounting to Php1,500.00. The suspect grabbed the vehicle from the victim and used it to get away.

Operatives recovered the vehicle which was abandoned in Barangay Pag-asa, Quezon City while follow-up operations were conducted against the suspect based on the description given by the victim.

Meanwhile, a certain Marvin Monder, a suspected motorcycle thief, was turned-over by operatives of the Manila Police District to QCPD-ANCAR for inquest proceedings after he was nabbed in a follow-up operation at No. 3Caragay St. San Francisco Del Monte, Quezon City over the weekend.

QC cops nab carnap suspects

Authority:       ELMO DG SAN DIEGO, PhD PESE
                     Police Senior Superintendent    (DSC)
                     Officer-in-Charge, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PCI DOROTHY A DU
                     OIC, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             April 7, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District Officer-in-Charge, PSSupt Elmo DG San Diego said elements of QCPD Anti-Carnapping (ANCAR) section nabbed two carnap suspects in a follow-up operation at about 11:00 AM, April 7, 2009 in Barangay San Vicente, Quezon City.

PSSupt San Diego identified the suspects as Alexander Adolfo, 32, taxi driver, native of Manila and Leo Angelo Rivera, 24, native of San Pablo, Laguna, both residents of UP Bliss, Diliman, Quezon City.

Reports disclosed that a certain Evan Jay Villacorte sought police assistance after his blue Toyota Corona with plate number PDW 528 was stolen while parked in the UP Bliss premises at about 10:30 PM, April 6, 2009.

At about 8:00 AM, April 7, 2009, Villacorte found his vehicle along University Avenue, on the University of the Philippines Campus in Diliman and learned from witnesses that Adolfo was one of the suspects.

Villacorte coordinated with policemen from the Anonas Police Station 9 who later turned-over the case to the QCPD-ANCAR and resulted in the arrest of Adolfo.

During tactical interrogation, Adolfo identified Rivera as his cohort in the foiled carnap try and a follow-up operation was conducted that resulted in the arrest of Rivera.

A case of violation of RA 6539 (Anti-Carnapping Law) are being readied against the suspect.

QC cops net two for illegal drugs trade

Authority:       ATTY. MAGTANGGOL B GATDULA, CEO VI
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PCI DOROTHY A DU
                     OIC, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             March 9, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula announced the arrest of two suspected drug pushers in a buy bust operation conducted by the District Anti-illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force (DAID-SOTF) in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

PCSupt Gatdula identified the suspects as Anthony Almasan, 29 years old of Balintawak, Quezon City and Virginia Sierra, 48 years old, from No. 303 Santolan Road, Barangay Pag-ibig, Quezon City.

Both Almasan and Sierra were under surveillance prior to their arrest after information about their alleged illegal drug activities reached QCPD through concerned citizens in the area.

Last Friday, March 6, 2009, undercover operatives of DAID-SOTG posed as poseur buyers during a buy-bust operation which resulted in their arrest.

Suspect Sierra, yielded 0.03 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, in a small plastic sachet and the marked Php. 500.00 bill buy-bust money.

The operatives also confiscated 3.16 grams of dried marijuana leaves from Almasan.

PCSupt Gatdula lauded the vigilance and support of the community in stamping out the menace of illegal drugs by providing our policemen with reliable information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of drug users and pushers; and also exhorted other citizens to do the same.

QC cops save two rob suspects from mauling by angry mob

Two robbery/snatching suspects who were cornered by outraged bystanders after they had robbed a 14-year old girl of her MP3 player worth P5, 000 and P300 in cash, were saved from grave bodily harm and injuries by responding Novaliches policemen.

QCPD Director Police Chief Superintendent Magtanggol B Gatdula, said suspects Christopher Nacua y Sicat “alias Peng-peng” 22 yrs old, driver, native of Tarlac and Jonathan Obing y Rañola, 17 yrs old, out of school youth, native of Bicol, both residents of Bagbag, Sauyo, Novaliches, Quezon City, were about to be mauled by the irate mob when the cops arrived.

SPO1 Lilibeth Aguilar, officer-on-case, said the victim and her two classmates were sitting by the road, listening to music, when the suspects, on board a motorcycle, suddenly appeared and grabbed the music player and money she was holding.

Gatdula said, “The victims screamed for help which caught the attention of bystanders who cornered the suspects and prevented their fleeing. As is usual in such instances, the angry citizens turned into a mob ready to lynch the suspects.”

Novaliches cops patrolling the area saw the commotion and rushed to save the suspects who were hauled to the police station.

Appropriate charges were prepared against the suspects.

39 police rookies fail to meet QCPD standards

Quezon City Police District chief, POLICE Chief Superintendent MAGTANGGOL B Gatdula reported to NCRPO chief, Director Leopoldo N Bataoil that 39 out of 101 newly-inducted police officers, who were assigned to the district for on-the-job training by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), failed to pass the training.

The 101 newly-minted police officers, part of FTP Class 2008-01 “Sinaglahi,” underwent on-the-job training with the Quezon City Police District for seven months, from June 16, 2008 to January 17, 2009,

Unfortunately, 39 of these new policemen failed to pass QCPD standards for acceptance. The 39 on-the-job trainees were rated deficient after taking the written General Knowledge Examination conducted on January 15, 2009; and also the Physical Fitness Test given on January 14, 2009.

Of the 39 failures, 29 failed to pass due to failure to attain passing grades in either written or physical fitness tests, failure to take the tests and failure to make any effort to take the tests on another date; while 10 others were disqualified for cheating in the written exams.

Gatdula reported that, “the most significant negative trait observed in the deficient trainees is their wrong attitude toward the regimented life of police service, considering their inability to follow simple and straight forward instructions like, ‘Report on this day for FPT,’ or ‘Do not glance at the answer sheet of your seatmate,’ even in the presence of sternly watchful training officers. So, how can they follow more sensitive orders like, ‘Wag kang mangotong?’ Transformation should be instilled into their systems from the very beginning.”

The 39 who failed are PO1s:

Dela Rosa Bernardino L

Ballesteros Julis M

Bunsay Jefrey G

Pinas Jonardo J

Posada Marco B

Yasay Jonathan F

Mundas Remelyn A

Piya Puut B

Prolles Dexter A

Sy Christopher B

Telan Roberto G

Santos Ariston M

Torres Donalyn M

Cuarto Reagan R

Pamintuan Dave F

Lakibul Alkhabir H

Pasta Christian P

Francisco Rafael B

Lagahit Joel N

Espino John Rey P

Zapata Mark Edward P

Carullo Carlo

Camacho Ernest Jr A

Chiuco Alex B

Dalo Frederick A

Estrada Joeffrey Z

Garcia Jerome M

Mara Romeo A

Martinez Joanna N

Mendoza Efren B

Momo Adriano Jr C

Nassal Mujacki H

Potoy Elmer S

QCPD adheres to the Transformation Program of the PNP believing that it should start from the grassroots. Gatdula stressed that QCPD’s performance standards are maintained at the highest levels to ensure the utmost in police service in its area of operations.

QCPD nets alleged big time illegal recruiter

Authority:       ATTY. MAGTANGGOL B GATDULA, CEO VI
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-31-11/921-74-74
Action Officer: PSI DOROTHY A DU
                     OIC, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-27-03
Date:             February 18, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director, Police Chief Supt Magtanggol B Gatdula, announced the arrest of a suspected swindler who was nabbed by operatives of the District Mobile Group (DMG) on February 16, 2009, after receiving the placement fee for a fictitious job in New Zealand.

PCSupt Gatdula identified the suspect as Maridel Puno, 43, married and resident of Purok 5, No. 43 Balong Anito, Mariveles, Bataan, who was caught red-handed, after Marilyn Terrible, 20, single, employee of Little Fuse in Lima, Batangas who complained to Alona Aguilar of Philippine – RN Recruitment Agency at Suite 201 Cabrera Bldg., 130 Timog Ave., Quezon City that she was suspicious of the P2,900.00 Puno was insisting that she pay as medical fee for the processing of her papers as an apple picker in Nez Zealand.

Aguilar informed Terrible that Puno was in no way connected with her recruitment agency. This was confirmed by RN Recruitment Agency Incorporated Chief Operating Officer, Liezel V Abogado. So, Aguilar and Terrible filed a complaint with the Intelligence and Investigation Section of the QCPD District Mobile Group and entrapment operation was set up led by PSSupt Neri Ilagan.

At about 4:30 pm, the suspect met with the complainant at Mc Donald’s in Cubao, Quezon City, where the victim handed to the suspect Php7,400.00 as supposed payment for travel papers to New Zealand.

When the victim signaled to the arresting officers, they pounced on the suspect and brought her to Camp Karingal. Charges of estafa and violation of Article 13 of the Labor Code (Large Scale Illegal Recruitment) were filed because other victims subsequently appeared to file their own complaints against the suspect.

The other complainants were Alona Aguilar, Dherwin Matundan, Mark Anthony Matundan, Rolly Cabillo, and Jannel Malabanan.

The QCPD is appealing to other victims to file complainants as early as possible for inclusion in the charge sheet. The suspect has been inquested by the prosecutor and is now detained at the District Mobile Group Headquarters.

The arresting officers were composed of SPO2 Noe Bandoquillo, SPO1 Nomer Del Rosarion, and PO1 Neil Estinipo. The entrapment was coordinated by SPO1 Villanada.

QC policemen foil carnap try, recover vehicle

Authority:       ATTY. MAGTANGGOL B GATDULA, CEO VI
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-32-51
Action Officer: PSI DOROTHY A DU
                     OIC, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-2703
Date:             February 11, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula lauds operatives from Cubao Police Station (PS 7) for thwarting a carnap attempt at about 3:40 a.m, February 11, 2009 in Cubao, Quezon City.

PCSupt Gatdula said policemen were conducting ‘Oplan Sita’ along P. Tuazon Blvd. cor 15^th Avenue in Cubao Quezon City and noticed a speeding Toyota FX (TPD 992) while approaching the checkpoint with its headlights shut off.

The officers flagged down the vehicle for verification but were ignored and sped-off instead heading toward EDSA prompting the operatives to chase the suspects.

Upon reaching P. Tuazon Blvd. cor 8^th Avenue, in Cubao and sensing that policemen run after them, the two suspects alighted from the vehicle and scampered to unknown direction abandoning the carnapped vehicle.

Investigators identified the owner of the vehicle as Marco Opulencia, 42 y/o, businessman from Project 4, Quezon City who was traced through a receipt found inside the vehicle.

Opulencia said he parked his vehicle in front his residence when the incident occurred and was stunned to find out that his vehicle was nowhere to be found.

The recovered vehicle was turned-over to the QCPD Anti-carnapping (ANCAR) Unit for proper disposition.

PCSupt Gatdula sends a strong message to carnappers/carjackers to stop their criminal activities otherwise given the option to end behind bars or ‘live their last breath’ if confronted.

QCPD: mag-ingat laban sa ‘dura gang’

Pinag-iingat ng Quezon City Police District (QCPD) sa pamumuno ni PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula ang mga pasahero ng mga pampublikong sasakyan laban sa mga miyembro na kung tawagin ay ‘dura-dura gang’.

Ito ay matapos dumulog sa himpilan ng Police Station 10 sa Kamuning ang isa sa mga naging biktima ng grupo kahapon Pebrero 9, 2009 habang lulan ng isang pampasaherong dyip pauwi na galing sa trabaho.

Idinetalye sa presinto ng biktimang si Joan Tallod, 22 anyos at isang nurse kung paano siya natangayan ng cellphone at pera ng nasabing grupo. Namukhaan ng biktima ang isa sa mga suspek sa mga talaan ng mga minsan nang nahuli sa isang krimen.

Ayon kay Gatdula, ang modus operandi umano ng naturang grupo ay sadyang duduraan sa bandang likuran ang kanilang bibiktimahin.

Ililihis ng isa sa mga suspek ang atensiyon ng biktima sa pamamgitan ng pag-uusap o pagmamagandang loob sa biktima at ang iba pang kasamahan nila ang maglilimas sa gamit ng kawawang biktima habang abala ang biktima at ang kasabwat sa pagpunas sa naduraan.

Apat hanggang limang miyembro ang malimit magkakasama at magkakasabwat sa grupong ito na nagpapanggap din na mga pasahero sa mga dyip o bus at kalimitang gumamit lamang ng senyas upang isagawa ang kanilang masamang gawain.

Maging alerto sa mga ganitong istilo at magsumbong agad sa pulis kung nabiktima, dagdag ni PCSupt Gatdula.

QC cops nabbed man for shabu in buy-bust

Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula announced the arrest of a suspected drug pusher led by operatives of Batasan Police Station Anti-illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force (SAID-SOTF) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) at about 9:00 PM recently in Payatas B, Quezon City.

PCSupt Gatdula identified the suspect as Romalito Macopia, 41 years old, married and native of Cagayan Valley.

Macopia was placed under surveillance operation after receiving a tip from an informant about his alleged illegal drug actuvuty.

On Friday, Macopia was arrested in a buy-bust operation which was also covered by crew of ABS-CBN Channel TV program XXX.

An undercover operative posed as poseur buyer that resulted in the arrest of Macopia who yielded nine (9) sachets of small plastic sachets of containing suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride popularly known as shabu.

Macopia who was stunned but did not resist arrest when nabbed was hauled to the Batasan Police Station (PS-6) for investigation while the confiscated evidence was submitted to the PNP Crime Laboratory for examination.

PCSupt Gatdula said QCPD is in full support on war against illegal drugs. I call on the public to join us in crashing this social menace by remaining to be vigilant and by providing us with reliable information that leads in the apprehension of drug users and pushers, he added.

QC cops return wallet containing cash and dollars

Authority:       ATTY. MAGTANGGOL B GATDULA, CEO VI
                     Police Chief Superintendent    (DSC)
                     Acting District Director, QCPD
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                     OIC, Public Information Office
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Date:             January 27, 2009
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Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula commends two of his policemen assigned at Cubao Police Station (PS-7) for their exemplary display of honesty while in actual duty.

PCSupt Gatdula said SPO2 Roger Trinidad and SPO2 Eljeric Nicolas were on routine patrol along Cambridge near cor. New York Street in E. Rodriguez, Cubao Quezon City at about 1:45 PM on January 26, 2008 when they spotted a lady’s wallet.

Police checked the wallet for any identification of its owner but there was none except for one cellphone SIM card.

The wallet also contained Php12, 500.00 and US$100 which prompted the policemen to exert effort to locate its rightful owner by inserting the SIM card to one of the cellular phones of the policemen.

The police were able to trace its rightful owner by texting a few numbers registered in the SIM card. It happened to be the owner’s child who received the text message and subsequently informed her mother about her lost wallet.

Cubao Police Station Commander PSupt Edgardo Pamittan then instructed the owner to personally appear and coordinate with them and bring along proper identification to prove claim of the wallet.

Police later identified the owner as Miriam Merano, 36, from B-14, L12, Victoria Homes DB II, San Mateo, Rizal.

Merano, said she was driving her motorcycle from Marikina to Quezon City when she passed by along Cambridge Street supposed to gas-up in New York Street when her wallet fell out off her jacket without noticing it.

"Nagpapasalamat ako sa mga pulis ng Quezon City sa pagkakabalik ng aking wallet at sana ay dumami pa ang mga katulad nila", Merano was quoted saying with smiles in her face.

QCPD urges public to visit its official website

With its operation in full swing, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula called on the public to visit its official website at www.qcpd.net.

PCSupt Gatdula said we encourage the general public to access QCPD’s website and find for themselves useful and helpful information or acquaint themselves of service guides, avail downloadable forms and other online service apart from being informed on the administrative and operational accomplishments of their policemen.

Similarly, the public is enjoined to register at and participate in the QCPD Blog Site and post comments, complaints against abusive cops or PNP personnel. Through this, we hope to extend better assistance to the community. Suggestions are also welcomed in the blog site or even at the on-line help desk that would further enhance police-community service, Gatdula said.

Perhaps, the first District in the entire NCRPO to go on ‘paperless communication’ through internet access, it can be recalled that QCPD launched its official website sometime in January of 2008 aimed at reducing consumption of office supplies.

Information Technology (IT) officers led by PSI Ma. Regina Fider conduct regular training for website administrators from every unit and offices and down to the eleven police stations to keep abreast on working thru ‘paperless communication’ which now pays off, added the newly promoted District Director.

QCPD cites human error as leading cause of road accidents

Quezon City Police District Director PCSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula said that human error is leading cause of road accidents in Quezon City as shown in statistics of road accidents for the year 2008.

Traffic investigators identify drivers’ mistakes to be main cause of road related vehicular accidents compared with other factors such as engine malfunction, bad weather condition or poor road condition,

“Avoiding human errors particularly on the part of drivers is certainly one of the safest ways to arrive safe and sound to our destination. We have noted several vehicular accidents in the past and investigation showed that drivers’ error are most likely its cause that results either in damage to properties or even lose of lives and limbs,” Gatdula said.

PSupt Rudy Valoria Chief of the Quezon City District Traffic Enforcement Unit (QCDTEU) said human errors may include inattentive driving such as using cellphones while driving, eating or even conversing while driving.

“Ang pagkahati ng atensiyon ng isang nagmamaneho tulad lamang ng pag-tetext o paggamit ng cellphone ay nagiging sanhi ng mga aksidente sa kakalsadaan,” PSupt Valoria was quoted saying. Driving too close or too fast beyond speed limit is also dangerous.

Every driver must practice defensive driving and observe road discipline to refrain from accidents, Valoria added.

Karnaper ng motorsiklo patay sa pulis QC

Authority:       ATTY. MAGTANGGOL B GATDULA, CEO VI
                     Police Senior Superintendent (DSC)
                     Acting District Director, QCPD
Contact No.    924-32-51
Action Officer: PSI DOROTHY A DU
                     OIC, Public Information Office
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Contact No:    435-2703
Date:             January 15, 2009
Website:        http://www.qcpd.net

Inihayag ni Quezon City Police District Director PSSupt Magtanggol B Gatdula ang pagkakapaslang sa isang di pa nakikilalang lalaki matapos paputukan ang mga rumespondeng pulis bandang alas 8:05 ng gabi Enero 14, 2009 sa Fema Road cor EDSA, Barangay Bahay Toro Quezon City.

Batay sa report Talipapa Police Station (PS-3), lulan ng biktimang si Recto Estiron ang kanyang motorsiklo na may plakang XI-6532 kagabi at pagsapit niya sa Road 20 malapit sa Seven Eleven convenient store ay bigla umano siyang nilapitan at tinutukan ng dalawang suspek na armado ng caliber .38 na baril kasabay ng pagtangay sa kanyang motorsiklo, cash at iba pang mahahalagang gamit .

Agad namang nagreport si Estiron sa mga nagpapatrulyang operatiba na nagsagawa ng follow-up operation. Naispatan ang mga suspek malapit sa lugar na nabanggit sa itaas gamit ang karnap na motorsiklo.

Sa halip na sumurender ay pinaputukan ng mga suspek ang mga papalapit na pulis. Gumanti ng putok ang mga otoridad na nagresulta sa pagkakapatay ng isa sa dalawang suspek habang isang manhunt ang ikinasa laban sa kanyang kasama.

Positibo namang kinilala ng biktima ang napatay na suspek na siyang tumutok sa kanya ng baril bago agawin ang kanyang motorsiklo.

Nakasuot ang napatay na suspek ng maong na short pants, puting t-shirt at may tattoo sa kanang kamay na nakasulat ang isang pangalang “JAKE VILLANUEVA”

Narekober mula sa napatay na suspek ang isang caliber .38 na baril, wallet na pag-aari ng biktima at ang motorsiklo ni Estiron.

QCPD gets tough vs motorcycle riders