TAGBILARAN CITY — A village councilor and a preacher accused of keeping illegal firearms and explosives were arrested in separate operations Friday in Bohol province.
Carmilo Nuera Tabada, a village councilor, was arrested around 1 a.m. in Barangay Poblacion in Trinidad town, while Nathaniel Bernales Vallente, a church paster, was taken at 2 a.m. in Barangay San Jose in Mabini town.
The operations were conducted by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, Philippine National Police, and Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Aside from his work as a village councilor, Tabada, 51, also served as coordinator of the Farmers Development Center (Fardec), a non-government organ…
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