Two men were arrested after village watchmen caught them stealing Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) aerial cable wires on Tuesday, September 19, in Las Piñas City.
According to the Southern Police District (SPD), the Las Piñas City police identified the suspects as Aldrin Nieva, 24, alias “Bisaya”; and Jowel Eyas, 20.
The suspects were arrested on Maria Concepcion Roa St. in BF Resort, Barangay Talon Dos, Las Piñas City.
Police said the suspects were apprehended by roving village security officers who caught them in the act of cutting and removing PLDT aerial cable wires.
Recovered from their possession were a kitchen knife, a hacksaw blade, and the cable wires worth P147,516. 71.
The suspects were immediately detained at the police custodial facility. They were charged for violation of the Anti-Cable Television and Cable Internet Tapping Act of 2013 and Batas Pambansa 6 (illegal possession of bladed weapon) in relation to Omnibus Election Code.