CAVITE, Philippines – A stray dog was the cause a motorcycle accident on All Saints’ Day in General Trias, Cavite, a belated police report revealed Thursday. A woman backrider fell off a motorcycle and stumbled on the road where she was hit by an oncoming vehicle.

The driver of the motorcycle, with Plate No. 47994, was also injured in the incident and said that their motorcycle crashed because he tried to evade a stray dog. Senior Police Officer 1 Rizalito Salazar, officer-on-case, said that the vehicle which ran over the woman sped off.

The incident happened on De los Reyes Avenue in Barangay Loma around 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Salazar identified the fatality as Maria Luisa C. Marcella, married, of 2179 P. Dandan Street, Pasay City, while the injured as Mario S. Saldua, 24, single, of Barangay Biclatan, General Trias. (Anthony Giron)

'Clan Next Door' Busted

CAMP GENERAL ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan Philippines — Six members of a teenage gang called “Clan Next Door” were arrested by police recently after allegedly raping a 4th year high school student in Pulilan, Bulacan last Friday.

The alleged youth offenders, said Senior Supt. Fernando S. Villanueva, are students of Elite Reign Training Institute and ranged from 14 to 16 years old.

Their alleged victim, identified by the Bulacan police director only as “Marian,” 16, said she was allegedly raped by the group when she agreed to an “eyeball” or first-time meeting at 3 p.m. in Barangay Dampol, Pulilan, last Friday.

She had a drink with the group at their alleged leader’s house and when she got tipsy, was taken to the room upstairs where the boys allegedly undressed her and took turns in molesting her sexually. (Freddie C. Velez)

Cavite Crime Crackdown On

CAVITE, Philippines – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) intensified Thursday its anti-criminality drive following the rash of shooting incidents in the area. A report released by the PPO showed that there were at least six fatal shooting incidents in the province in just a span of three days since All Saints’ Day.

Senior Supt. Danilo L. Maligalig, CPPO director, ordered the police chiefs under his turf to implement tight security measures with the installation of checkpoints and conduct of patrol and other police operations to get rid of the criminals and loose firearms in the areas.

Both Maligalig and Chief Superintendent Samuel D. Pagdilao Jr., Police Regional Office 4-A director, are closely-monitoring the crime incidents in the area. (Anthony Giron)

Saving Agno River Project

PANGASINAN, Philippines — The province of Pangasinan is still hoping that the multi-billion Agno and Allied River Urgent Rehabilitation Project sees completion even with the pulling out of one of its benefactors from Phase III of the project.

Board Member Ranjit Ramos Shahani (6th District) said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan discussed the other day the report of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) that the Japanese International Coorperation Agency (JICA), which helped in Phases I and II of the project, had allegedly lost interest in completing Phase III.

JICA, according to Shahani, lost interest in the project due to several revisions made on the plan that resulted in the delay of the project’s completion.

The Provincial Board is now hopeful that other foreign parties may be interested to bankroll Phase III of the project so that it would not completely go to waste. (Liezle Basa Iñigo)