Mayor Ruffy Biazon has ordered the Muntinlupa police to intensify security in Barangay Alabang after the arrest of a man seen in a viral video assaulting jeepney passengers on June 24.

Police said the suspect was apprehended at Carzo Compound in Alabang on June 25, a day after the incident. Authorities identified him only by his alias, Vincent.

The viral video, uploaded by passenger Annà Rose Jumao-as, showed the shirtless man boarding the jeepney with three companions. He threatened the passengers before assaulting one of two elderly men who tried to shield them.

“Kaya po takot na takot kami jan, marami po sila n’yan, and di namin po alam baka po may dala silang mga matutulis na bagay. And about po sa driver, matanda na po siya, I think nasa 70–80+ na rin. At first, tumabi sa kanya yung isang [lalaki]. Kaya please stop po sa hating sa kanya. Wala po kayo sa situation kaya wag po puro misaccusations! (That's why we were so scared , there were so many of them, and we didn’t know if they might be carrying sharp objects. As for the driver, he’s old, I think around 70–80+. At first, one of the men sat beside him. So please stop hating him. You weren’t in the situation, so don’t make false accusations!),” Jumao-as pleaded in her post.

She added that when she alighted from the jeepney, the suspect followed her, prompting her to seek help from a security guard at Bellevue Hotel. Jumao-as said the three other suspects remain at large.

Mayor Biazon emphasized that the police must strengthen patrols and security measures in Alabang to prevent similar incidents and reassure commuters.