Republic of the Philippines

National Police Commission

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
MARITIME GROUP
3rd Regional Maritime Office
HEADQUARTERS 303RD MARITIME POLICE STATION
Brgy. Sisiman, Mariveles, Bataan
MEMORANDUM
FOR

: Chief, RMU3

FROM

: SC, 303rd MARPSTA

SUBJECT

: Progress Report (violation of sec 88 Para 1 in relation to para 3

Actual use of explosive of RA 8550)

DATE
: November 4, 2013
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1. On or about 2:30 in the afternoon of November 3, 2013, information received from
CBIN, that group of illegal fishers conducted blast fishing activities at vicinity seawaters of
Sitio Talaga Barangay Ipag, Mariveles, Bataan. Immediately upon receipt of an information a
team dispatched and led by SPO1 Allan L Balbutin PNP together with PO2 Ido T Abdullah PNP
and one (1) civilian operator, while conducting seaborne patrol operation along the coastal
waters of Sitio Talaga, Barangay Ipag, Mariveles, Bataan, they spotted one (1) unmarked
paddled banca colored gray boarded by one male factor while on actual gathering of fish at
more or less fifty (50) meters from the shoreline of the said Barangay, the team immediately
rush to his position and introduced as PNP Maritime police and asked permission to conduct
inspection of his banca which was granted by the suspect and recovered more or less five (5)
kilos of fish (BATALAY) believed to be caught thru the use of dynamite explosive and they
effected the arrest and appraised of his constitutional rights.
2. At about 4:30 pm of same date, the suspect together with confiscated banca and
accessories were brought to this station for proper investigation and filling of appropriate
charges in court. The suspect later identified as BOYCLARK ESGUERRA y MADRIAGA, 31
years old, married and resident of Purok 6 Barangay Ipag, Mariveles, Bataan.
3. On November 4, 2013 at about 9:00 oclock in the morning the illegally caught fish
was brought to the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist Mariveles, Bataan for scientific
examination wherein the result was POSITIVE.
4. At about 11:05 AM of November 4, 2013, a violation of sec 88 para 1 in relation to
para 3 (actual use of explosive) of RA 8550 was filed at the office of the Provincial Prosecutor
Balanga City, Bataan with Criminal Case No.ML 4565.
5. For information.

Original Signed
BALTAZAR V RIVERA
Police Superintendent

Copy furnished
Balanga PPO
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