PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 1, 2014) – Two people were arrested separately on gun charges in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said on Tuesday.
Police said a 42-year old man, Roy Lapinig, was nabbed in the village of White Beach in Pagadian City for carrying an unlicensed .357 revolver. Lapinig was also being accused for pointing his gun on a civilian in the same area.
A resident has tipped off the police about the presence of Lapinig in the village that led to his arrest.
Police said another man, Jovencio Dablo, 56, was also arrested in Inasagan village in Aurora town after he tried to kill with a gun a neighbor, Ursulo Asignar, during a heated argument while they were drinking.
Dablo allegedly ran to his house and got his .38 revolver and fired at Asignar, but did not hit him. Asignar managed to grab the gun from Dablo who immediately escaped, but later arrested by pursuing policemen.
Policemen also seized a kitchen knife from Dablo’s possession. Both men are facing criminal charges, according to the police. (Mindanao Examiner)
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