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Philippine NBI 2010 Review
« on: December 30, 2010, 06:57:27 AM »
Ever conscious of its mandate as the country's primary investigative agency under the Department of Justice, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) re-intensified its efforts against all forms of crimes and lawlessness and achieved remarkable results in 2010.

While it was not spared by criticisms arising from the acquittal by the Supreme Court of Hubert Webb and his co-accused in the 1991 Vizconde family massacre in Paranaque City, as well as the failure to arrest fugitive Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, who was implicated in the November 2000 slay of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, the NBI still managed to solve many significant cases ranging from murder, malversation of funds, fraud, anti-human trafficking, counterfeiting, and drugs, among others.

In January, operatives of the bureau arrested fugitive Jason Aguilar Ivler at his house in Blue Ridge in Quezon City after a shootout that led to the wounding of the murder suspect and two bureau law enforcers. Ivler was tagged for the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Renato Ebarle Jr., son of a ranking Malacanang official, over a minor traffic accident in Quezon City on Nov. 18, 2009.

The NBI also filed qualified theft charges against John Gilbert P. Caoayanan II, Arvin Jacinto and Michelle Lacson for allegedly pilfering insurance policies of their company -- Universal Insurance Transport Accident Agency Solutions Inc. -- amounting to P9 million.

In the anti-drug campaign, the bureau confiscated at least P1.5 million worth of high grade cocaine in Salcedo, Eastern Samar on Jan. 26. Such a seizure was apart from the multimillion pesos worth of illegal drugs recovered by elements of the Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Samar.

The NBI crushed another drug syndicate with the arrest of Eliza Dimalanta and Guinean nationals Mazibane Phemelo Cassim, Marcel Bakayoko and Camara Ibrahima Sekou, all members of the West African drug syndicate operating in Pampanga. The syndicate recruited Filipinos to act as drug couriers or “mules” to smuggle illegal drugs in other countries.

An investment scam which had victimized a number of people of P27.5 million was uncovered and criminal charges were filed against 24 officers of the Graceland Estates & Country Club (GECCI), Graceland Properties & Development Inc. (GPDI) and Icon Development Corporation (IDC).

The bureau also raided several houses in Bantayan Islands, Cebu on April 24 for rampant illegal dynamite fishing and seized 75 kilos of ammonium nitrate and improvised dynamites and blast caps.

The NBI likewise probed complaints of illegal quarrying of limestone in Dansilohon, Cagayan de Oro City and seized five trucks and a backhoe used in extracting and hauling mineral deposits without permits. Charges of violation of Philippine Mining Act of 1995 were filed against its owners, Francisco Macapayag Jr. and George Baterna.

Another notable achievement was the arrest of Albert Mata, Freddie Saldana and Cipriano Cabujal Jr., who were tagged in the killing of a gangmate who double-crossed them in the daring Department of Education's P4.9-million payroll robbery.

The bureau also solved the robbery-slaying of Binondo Chinese trader Xintuo Weng in Manila, with the arrest of suspects Eduardo T. Lucero and Eusebio C. Pebria.

Another arrest was effected on Jose Magbitang, who claimed to have connection to facilitate U.S. visa issuance. Seized from him were tampered U.S. passports and visa and several rounds of live ammunition of various calibers during raids in Bulacan.

Madel Tumulac, Steve M. Tiffany and Jason Bruno of Urban International Trading that engaged in on-line pornographic dating were arrested in Marikina City.

A syndicate composed of Mary Ann Tadlas Fujiwara and four others were arrested in an entrapment in Manila on May 26. They claimed to be Commission on Elections (Comelec) employees who offered "sure victory" to Buhay party-list group in the May elections in exchange for P10 million.

The agency also arrested former Cebu City Sports Commission Chairman Jonathan Guardo for alleged malversation of funds in connection with the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

The NBI also busted a syndicate selling fake currencies amounting to 153,456 U.S. dollars following the arrest of four persons headed by Orlando Tactaquin in Quezon City. The arrest of Harem Boratong Panda and Minerba Boratong Batugan, relatives of convicted shabu "tiangge" king Adi Imam Boratong, during a Pasig City raid was also effected by the bureau.

The bureau arrested Mohamadali Minandang Kano and Gabriel Abu Sandigan, members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front–Special Operations Group during a shootout with NBI operatives in Sarangani Province. The suspects reportedly extorted money from trader Erlinda Amantillo who was engaged in gravel-and-sand business. They burned her building, heavy equipment and truck.

The NBI also secured the deportation to the Philippines from Thailand of Christen Inagaki, who killed a gangmate five years ago in Batangas and hid in that neighboring country.

Last Oct. 14, Rommel M. Anito and three other accused in the kidnapping for a P5-million ransom of Gurpreet Kaur Singh, an Indian national, were arrested during a rescue operation in Bulacan.

The NBI arrested a former Filipino-American staff of the U.S. Embassy in Korea, Dario Tomas, who duped a Korean national of 200,000 U.S. dollars in 2007 after convincing him to invest in a technical school for computer training in the Philippines. Tomas fled South Korea and hid in the Philippines where he was later arrested.

The arrest of Gamaliel de Guzman Ledda Jr., a convicted bank official who embezzled P7 million worth of fictitious loans and jumped bail, was made in Baguio City.

Ellerica Asaldo and eight employees of Enviroguard Technologies Corporation and Smoke in the City Emission Testing Center were also arrested during a raid where they were caught in the act of manipulating data in the emission testing of vehicles for registration. They face charges for violation of the Clear Air Act.

Rolando Fajardo, the country’s most wanted fugitive and a leader of a notorious kidnap-for-ransom gang who had a P1- million bounty, was arrested upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 last Nov. 1.

The arrest of Kelvin Barrenechea, who used stolen or fake credit cards that were reprogrammed to purchase items at a department store, was also made by the agency.

Iranian Leeyouvenhouk Baroutian, who owns a chain of restaurants, was arrested for trafficking dangerous drugs in Manila.

The drive against counterfeiting also played prominently in the bureau’s achievements with the seizure of fake Louis Vuitton products worth P92 million in Quiapo, Manila; P214 million worth of fake LV products in Tondo, Manila; P33 million worth of fake LV products in Pasay City; P80 million worth of fake LV products in Binondo; P10 million worth of fake Casio electronic and scientific calculators in Manila; P450 million worth of fake Rado and Omega wristwatches in Quiapo; P7.5 million worth of fake Jansport bags; P86 million worth of fake Rayban, and among others. (PNA Feature)

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