ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 has ordered the investigation of four Zamboanga Peninsula policemen for allegedly extorting from a businessman from Pagadian City. MASAUDING Businessman Rey Palma Libre, 39, and two of his workers were heading toward the Zamboanga City proper at...
One of the suspects who was arrested by CIDG operatives for namedropping First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in their extortion activities. (photo: CIDG) They thought it would be a jackpot day—an easy P5 million— until they were shown police badges and guns. Three people, who were...
BUTUAN CITY – The 29th Infantry Battalion foiled an extortion attempt by the New People’s Army in Barangay Del Pilar, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday, March 12. Lt. Col. Cresencio Gargar, 29th IB commanding officer, said they received information from residents regarding the...
BACOLOD CITY – Two building inspectors assigned to the Office of the Building Official (OBO) here were suspended for 60 days for alleged extortion. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) In a press briefing on Monday, February 12, City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. said these two building inspectors...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, Dec. 22 that he will continue to take a "special interest" in cases involving individuals who pose as staff members of his office for extortion purposes. He made this statement after the Pasay Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 115 dismissed the estafa case...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police apprehended a foreigner allegedly involved in a robbery and extortion attempt against a compatriot in Angeles City, Pampanga. According to the Angeles City police, the Chinese victim on Monday night, September 25, reported the loss of his...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) said that it will not tolerate corruption and extortion in the city. The LGU issued the statement following the arrest of two policemen and a civilian accused of collecting P1.5 million monthly payola from transportation groups. “Mayor Strike B. Revilla...
A 41-year old employee of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now facing criminal and administrative charges after he was accused of extorting money from a truck driver in exchange for the dropping of cases involving an operation of a colorum vehicle in San Fernando, Pampanga. No less than...
Five police officers who were relieved from duty due to their alleged involvement in a robbery-extortion incident at a computer shop in Sampaloc, Manila, were brought before the media for a press briefing at the office of Manila Police District (MPD) District Director Brigadier Gen. Andre Dizon at...
Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has instructed the intelligence group and the anti-errant cops unit to assist in the conduct of manhunt against five policemen who were implicated in the alleged robbery extortion on a computer shop owner in Manila....
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Friday, July 14, called on the five police officers tagged in a robbery-extortion of a computer shop in Sampaloc, Manila to appear and submit themselves to authorities as they are now being investigated by their comrades....
*By RICHIELYN CANLAS * Operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) are hunting down six suspects, including five members of the Manila Police District (MPD) who allegedly extorted money from the owner of a computer shop in Sampaloc, Manila on Tuesday night, July 12. The MPD identified the...
