LAGUNA LAKE FUN TURNS TRAGIC FOR 3
THREE fun seekers from Taguig City (Metro Manila) drowned on Laguna Lake after their boat was hit by strong waves and capsized before dawn on Monday. Police identified the victims as Evangeline Garcia and Arnold Garcesa, both of Dreamland Subdivision, Barangay Hagonoy, and Jose Rudy Posadas of GHQ Village in Barangay Katuparan. The survivors – Willy John Guanzon and Rommel Villar – said the tragedy happened few minutes before 1a. m. on Laguna Lake near the C– 6 Road in Barangay New Lower Bicutan. Villar told the police they decided to take a boat to continue their enjoyment after having a drinking spree.
ZAMBOANGA POLICEMAN KILLED IN AMBUSH
ZAMBOANGA CITY: A policeman returning home from duty was killed in an ambush by gunmen riding a motorcycle in Zamboanga City on Monday morning. Police Officer 3 Michael Tan was riding his motorcycle along Veterans Avenue when the assailants fired shots at him. He died on the spot. Tan was with the Drug Enforcement Team of the local police before he was assigned at the Warrant Section. Gun attacks are common in Zamboanga where hired killers actively operate. There had been dozens of unresolved murders in the past years and many of the crimes were linked to hired killers.
DPWH- ARMM TURNS OVER INFRA PROJECTS IN SULU
COTABATO CITY: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)–Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH–ARMM) has turned over high-impact projects to Panglima Estino town in Sulu. ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman said projects include the Sagay-Sagay Water Supply System Level II, or communal faucet units, and a school building in Panglima Estino National High School. DPWH–ARMM Regional Secretary Don Mustapha Loong said safe and potable water now supplies the community of Panglima Estino. The community used to source its supply of drinking water from deep wells and water pumps making them at risk of water-borne diseases. Mayor Benshar Estino of Panglima Estino said they plan to put up a water district that would further improve water services to its residents. Meanwhile, ARMM spokesman Amir Mawallil said Hataman administration has poured P323.77 million worth of infrastructure projects to Panglima Estino since 2012. This year, a 5.5-kilometer road will be paved estimated at P109.50 million. Panglima Estino is a 5th class municipality composed of 12 (villages) with about 30,000 residents. The turnover of the projects coincided with the town’s 37th Founding Anniversary.