BACOLOD City – Five individuals were arrested in Barangay 11 for allegedly violating the illegal gambling law.
They were John Togle, Mathew Timtim, Fermin Cumawas, Bernard Beniga, and Fernando Garay, all residents of the village, a police report showed.
They were caught playing cara y cruz around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, violating Presidential Decree 1602, police said.
Recovered from their possession were three coins used in the illegal game and P225 gambling money.
It was not immediately clear if the suspects were detained./PN