ILOILO City – Police caught four persons engaging in illegal gambling in Barangay Salacay, Cabatuan, Iloilo.
They were John Dave Perez, Edwin Monegro, Roel Dela Peña, and Christian Angelo Gazo, a police report showed.
Their apprehension came after the Cabatuan police chanced upon them playing pusoy at a wake around 9:10 p.m. on April 6. The suspects were not observing social distancing, police said.
Detained in the lockup cell of the municipal police station, they face charges for violation of Presidential Decree 1602, which prescribes stiffer penalties on illegal gambling./PN
