The Baguio City Police Office Band Singing The Iconic Christmas Song "Feliz Navidad"

The Baguio City Police Office isn't only one of the country's finest in purging crime, it also has among its ranks some very fine singers. During a pre-Christmas ceremony at the City Hall, the singing policemen from the BCPO band sang the popular Christmas song Feliz Navidad.

Written and released in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano, Feliz Navidad quickly turned into a Christmas classic. The song currently reigns as one of the most aired and played Christmas songs in the United States, Canada and several other countries.

The song has been covered by a lot of well-known musical acts such as Boney M, Thalia, Michael Buble, Celine Dion, and the late operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Listen to the BCPO band's cover of the song below plus covers by artists like Walk Off The Earth and Boney M.

Post by Bong Cayabyab.

Here's the original by Jose Feliciano:

Here's the cover by Boney M:

And here's a more recent interpretation by the group Walk Off The Earth:

Prisoner Found Dead In His Temporary Detention Cell In A Baguio City Police Station With A Shoelace Around His Neck

A male inmate was found dead in his temporary detention cell at a police station in Baguio City Saturday morning (December 6). The man was found with a shoelace around his neck which strongly suggests that he may have committed suicide.

The man has been identified as Glen Cerezo Valle. He was found by a policeman in his temporary detention cell in Station 3 of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO). According to a police report, in the morning of December 6, a cop saw Valle in his cell seemingly sitting but with his head and face covered by a black jacket.

When the cop entered the detention cell to check on Valle, that's when he saw the shoelace around his neck. The other end of the shoestring was tied to the metal hinge of the cell door.

Valle was immediately brought to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) but he was pronounced dead on arrival. Valle's body was taken to the BGHMC's morgue.

Additionally, Valle had just been arrested the day before somewhere in Victoria Village in Baguio City. Valle was taken into custody during a buy bust operation in said Village by members of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR).

[Correction: An earlier version of this article wrongly mentioned that Valle died at the Baguio City Jail. Valle died at Station 3 of the BCPO. We've made a mistake and we apologize for it.]

/Source: Bombo Radyo Philippines

A street in Baguio City. The Cordilleran Sun file photo.