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(Eagle News)—The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday, Feb. 12, called on soldiers to stop the New People’s Army from extorting. AFP Chief General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. made the call on the same day the campaign season for candidates running for national positions kicked off. According to Madrigal, while there were areas where the NPA has been declared persona non grata, it would be best to be “on the lookout” for the “extortion” activities. President […]
(Eagle News)–National Capital Region Police Office Director Guillermo Eleazar has relieved the entire anti-drug unit of the Las Pinas police. Eleazar made the move to relieve the more than 30 police officers, including the unit chief, after some operatives allegedly demanded money in exchange for the release of a drug suspect. Operatives of the Southern Police District failed to arrest the four policemen involved in the crime in an entrapment operation, but managed to nab […]
(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office has ordered the relief of six Manila policemen for alleged extortion right inside the Manila Police District headquarters, and their commanding officer. Sacked by NCRPO chief Guillermo Eleazar were P01 Erdie Bautista, PO1 MJ Cerilla, who have both been arrested; and PO3 Dindo Encina, PO3 Michael Chavez, PO1 Arcadio Orbis, and PO1 Martinico Mario, who are still at large. District Special Operations Unit head Chief Insp. Joey de […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday, June 20, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel to stop extorting money from tourists, particularly Korean and Chinese nationals. “Pagka na-istampan na kasi ‘yang [passport], admitted to the country for so many days, […] they are always bugged by Immigration and police, and that has to stop,” Duterte said in his speech in Cabanatuan, Iloilo. He threatened to send BI personnel approaching any of the tourists in the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the dismissal of ten San Rafael, Bulacan policemen for alleged extortion, and the San Rafael police chief for command responsibility. Also charged with kidnapping, robbery in band and for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act were Senior Inspector Wilfredo Dizon Jr.; SP04 Gary Santos; SPO2 Christopher Aragon; SPO1 Dante Castillo; SPO1 Jophey Cucal; SPO1 Rolando Ignacio Jr; PO3 Dennis De Vera; PO2 Rosauro […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Two policemen were arrested on Tuesday, April 24, after they were caught extorting money from buses and vans using an illegal terminal in Pasay City. PO2 Jerry Adjani Jubail and PO1 Michael Mindevil Domalanta, both of the Malibay police community precinct, were nabbed by members of the Philippine National Police’s Counter-Intelligence Task Force after they were caught doing the illegal act on M. Dela Cruz St., Malibay. According to Senior […]
(Eagle News)—Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has sacked a high-ranking Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines official over alleged extortion. In a statement on Sunday, Tugade said CAAP Airworthiness Inspector Rodolfo Moral has been dismissed for allegedly demanding money from a party in exchange for airworthiness certification. “Walang puwang sa departamento ko at sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga corrupt! Hindi alam ng mga gaya ninyo ang tunay na kahulugan ng serbisyo publiko,” he said. According […]
(Eagle News)—Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has sacked Land Transportation Office personnel in Nueva Vizcaya over corruption allegations. Tugade issued the order against personnel at the LTO’s Bayombong District Office and Aritao Extension Office, after rice traders and truckers complained to President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday. According to the complainants, several of the LTO personnel earn as much as P1 million a day by extorting money from thousands of truckers bringing agricultural products from Cagayan Valley outside […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has arrested a man it said was posing as the brother of President Rodrigo Duterte and another pretending to be Special Assistant to the President Bong Go for extortion activities. Arrested were Jose Matias, 57; and Henry Halaghay, 63. According to CIDG director Roel Obusan, Matias, who was nabbed in San Pablo, Laguna, would identify himself as Duterte’s maternal […]
(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a woman believed to be part of a group whose members pose as agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for extortion activities. NBI Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said Jai Sunshine Chua was arrested in an operation in Cainta, Rizal, on March 9. Posing as PDEA agents, Chua and her alleged nine cohorts identified as JR Ordonez, Anthony Ordonez, Michael Corpuz, Junjun Patawi, Ryan Bonn Singson […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The New People’s Army earned Php 1.4 billion from extortion activities in 2017. This is according to the Eastern Mindanao Command’s Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal. According to Madrigal, the money was extorted from agricultural and mining companies in Mindanao. Madrigal said the amount can buy over 23,000 AK-47 rifles and 31 million ammunition. Cost of damage caused by NPA attacks amount to Php1.2 billion, the official said. The NPA, […]
The chief of the Sasmuan, Pampanga municipal station was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly extorted P30,000 from an amusement park operator. Chief Insp. Romeo Bulanadi was nabbed after he accepted the marked money from a member of the Philippine National Police’s Counter-Intelligence Task Force at 7:15 p.m., at the Sasmuan Municipal Police Station. Bulanadi allegedly prevented the operator from hauling its equipment without giving the money. Charges for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices […]
