02 November 2005
Most wanted man in Pangasinan falls
LINGAYEN --The long arm of the law finally caught up with one of the most wanted men in Pangasinan who was arrested in faraway barangay Pinatubo, Sarangani in Davao del Sur.
Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested 22-year old .Mark Lester Supangan of Alaminos City for 34 counts of rape based on an alias warrant of arrest issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 51 in Alaminos where he is also facing a carnapping with homicide charge.
Supangan was presented to Philippine National Police chief Director General Arturo Lomibao when he was in Lingayen Friday as guest speaker during the inauguration of a newly constructed grandstand at the PNP Provincial Office here.
Also presented to Lomibao were Elmer Cabiles, 36, andJornald Vargas, alias "Boyet", 26, who were arrested by teams from the Natividad and Balungao police, and CIDG agents led by Chief Inspector Ronald Gayo in connection with the brutal slaying of Pasig City Regional Trial Court Judge Estrellita Paas in her home in Natividad on Sept. 23 this year.
Police Provincial Director Alan Purisima said Supangan carries a P400,000 on his head with the amount going to the person who furnished information that led to the arrest of the suspect.
A CIDG team dispatched by CIDG Provincial chief Paterno Orduña with the assistance of the Sarangani police arrested Supangan in his place of employment where he was working as a computer repairman.Supangan fled to Sarangani when he was charged with several counts of rape based on the complaint filed by a girl he said he eloped with when he was yet 17 years old. The girl was only 15 years old at that time.
In an interview, Supangan denied he raped the girl he was deeply in love with, saying the girl went with him voluntarily. He learned that the girl married later with another man. He admitted that he too had a family in Sarangani.
He said he was repairing a computer when two policemen arrived and told him the town mayor wanted to see him as he wanted him to repair a computer in his office. He left his work and when he stepped out from their shop, there were other policemen who surrounded and arrested him.
Supangan denied using an alias in Sarangani to conceal his identity. (PNA)
Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested 22-year old .Mark Lester Supangan of Alaminos City for 34 counts of rape based on an alias warrant of arrest issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 51 in Alaminos where he is also facing a carnapping with homicide charge.
Supangan was presented to Philippine National Police chief Director General Arturo Lomibao when he was in Lingayen Friday as guest speaker during the inauguration of a newly constructed grandstand at the PNP Provincial Office here.
Also presented to Lomibao were Elmer Cabiles, 36, andJornald Vargas, alias "Boyet", 26, who were arrested by teams from the Natividad and Balungao police, and CIDG agents led by Chief Inspector Ronald Gayo in connection with the brutal slaying of Pasig City Regional Trial Court Judge Estrellita Paas in her home in Natividad on Sept. 23 this year.
Police Provincial Director Alan Purisima said Supangan carries a P400,000 on his head with the amount going to the person who furnished information that led to the arrest of the suspect.
A CIDG team dispatched by CIDG Provincial chief Paterno Orduña with the assistance of the Sarangani police arrested Supangan in his place of employment where he was working as a computer repairman.Supangan fled to Sarangani when he was charged with several counts of rape based on the complaint filed by a girl he said he eloped with when he was yet 17 years old. The girl was only 15 years old at that time.
In an interview, Supangan denied he raped the girl he was deeply in love with, saying the girl went with him voluntarily. He learned that the girl married later with another man. He admitted that he too had a family in Sarangani.
He said he was repairing a computer when two policemen arrived and told him the town mayor wanted to see him as he wanted him to repair a computer in his office. He left his work and when he stepped out from their shop, there were other policemen who surrounded and arrested him.
Supangan denied using an alias in Sarangani to conceal his identity. (PNA)
