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Meaning of Poliwes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Examples

“At about 8:00 o'clock in the morning of the following day, May 9, Benny returned to Crisostomo and told the latter that they would get the marijuana from Poliwes. So, Crisostomo called up their headquarters to borrow the car of Major Marvin Concha, another superior officer, which Sgt. Armando Patayan brought to the Hotel. The three-Crisostomo, Benny and Patayan-thus left for Poliwes in the car of Major Marvin Concha.”
“The evidence for the prosecution showed that on April 14, 1987, an informer reported to the First Narcotic Regional Unit in Baguio City that a certain Willy (who was subsequently identified as the accused-appellant) was engaged in selling marijuana at Poliwes in front of the Milton Hotel on Kennon Road. A buy-bust team was forthwith organized, with A2C Serafin Artizona as poseur-buyer and Lt. Macusi, Sgt. Godofredo Fider and Sgt. Domingo Pejoro as back-up members. Artizona was provided with three P20.00 marked bills to be used in the sham purchase.”
“Agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency — Cordillera (PDEA - CAR), Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU)14 arrested on October 18 John Charlie Mutuc of Baguio City; Michael Evangelista and Dronie Masdo of Taguig City for selling fifty grams of shabu worth Php340,000 in Poliwes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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