Cordillera cops vow to get gambling bosses – Philippine Star

LA TRINIDAD, PhilippinesCordillera policemen vow to run after gambling financiers and not only the small fry in the illegal gambling operations in the highland region.

Cordillera police director Chief Superintendent Elmo Sarona said all policemen in the six provinces and two cities in the highland region are already running after anti-illegal gambling operators and financiers who operate discretely through remote control from pension houses, inns and hotels, as their centers of operations.

Increased surveillance operation are being done to catch the gambling financiers, he warned.

On Wednesday, six small fry suspects were caughtred-handedly gambling in separate raids in Baguio City.

Threewere hauled to jail after they were caught playing cards along the road of Middle Quirino Hill. Laborer Jordan Ngawet Baniwas, 51, from West Quirino Hill; carpenter Roger Esteban Ruis, 68, a resident of Middle Quirino Hill, Baguio City and Gil Managtag Domingo, 63, from West Quirino Hill were caught playing cards and betting on them.

In another operation, three more were arrested betting while playing cards at Crystal Cave Road, Bakakeng Central.Anito Albina, 47 and Beth Panis, 57, were caught while Julie Salinas escaped.

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