What would you do if you had so many containers of sunblock lotion? I had to ask that question because the Manila Bulletin reported a recent incident that happened in Alabang, Muntinlupa City in which three people got arrested for shoplifting inside a popular retailer. They were caught carrying over fifty units of expensive sunblock lotion and had no proof of purchase with them as they attempted to leave.
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
Three persons were arrested by the police for allegedly shoplifting 55 sunblock lotions at a popular membership-only warehouse club in Muntinlupa.
The Muntinlupa police identified the suspects as Zamuel Campo, 50; Riza Cuatro, 46; and Fatima Cuatro, 39.
According to the police, the shoplifting incident happened at the S&R Membership Shopping branch at Westgate Alabang on March 19.
The three allegedly posed as customers and put 55 pieces of Beach Hut sunblock lotions in a bag and immediately walked out of the store. Each sunblock lotion cost P492 for a total of P27,060.
At the S&R exit, they were searched by the guards and when they failed to show a receipt for the sunblock lotions, they were prevented from leaving.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a Muntinlupa City resident, what is your reaction to this development? Do you think the arrested suspects could be working together or could they be working for a crime syndicate?
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Recently police officers organized a manhunt operation that resulted in the arrest of a man who was described as the most wanted person Las Piñas City, the Manila Bulletin reported. The suspect was apprehended in Quezon City.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
A man wanted by the police for statutory rape and acts of lasciviousness was arrested by members of the Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) of the Las Piñas police in Quezon City on Tuesday, March 14.
According to city police chief, Col. Jaime Santos, members of the WSS conducted a manhunt operation for the arrest of the suspect identified as Francis Sarmiento, 33.
Sarmiento was tagged as the most wanted person in Las Piñas.
Sarmiento was arrested around 1:30 p.m. along Acacia Street, Vista Real Executive Village in Barangay Matandang Balara, Quezon City.
Santos said Judge Elizabeth Yu-Guray of the Las Piñas Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 202 issued the warrant of arrest on Sarmiento, who was charged with statutory rape and acts of lasciviousness with a recommended bail of P400,000 for the acts of lasciviousness and no bail for statutory rape.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a Las Piñas City resident, what is your reaction to this new development? Are you thankful to the local police for apprehending the man described as the city’s most wanted person?
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Recently in the City of Las Piñas, police officers organized an anti-crime drive targeting wanted persons and this resulted in the arrest of three men, the Manila Bulletin reported.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
Las Piñas City police arrested three men during an anti-criminality drive that targeted wanted persons on Monday, March 6.
Police identified the suspects as Erwin Beltran, alias “Toto”, 46; Roberto Guillen, 57; and Reynaldo Panilagao, 28.
City police chief Col. Jaime Santos, said Beltran, who was tagged as Top 10 most wanted person, was arrested by members of the Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) and the Intelligence Section (IS) around 3:00 p.m. at Basa Compound, Barangay Zapote on Monday, March 6.
Santos said Beltan was nabbed by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Ann Beatrice Aguana Balmaceda of Las Piñas Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 200 on Feb. 9 for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022.
Santos said Guillen, listed as Top 8 wanted person, was arrested around 4:30 p.m. on Malungay St. in Barangay CAA.
He said the arrest order against Guillen was also issued by Judge Balmaceda on March 2 for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022.
The third suspect, Panilagao, who was listed as Top 5 wanted person, was arrested by the police on Tuesday, March 7, around 7:45 a.m. on San Francisco St. in Barangay Ilaya.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a Las Piñas City resident, what is your reaction to this new development? Are you thankful to the local police for apprehending the wanted suspects? Do you feel safer now?
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Recently in Parañaque City, a 29-year-old man who was named by the police as the 5th most wanted person in the city was arrested over charges of acts of lasciviousness, according to a Manila Bulletin news report.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
Members of the Parañaque Police’s Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) arrested a suspect who is facing three counts of acts of lasciviousness on Thursday, March 2.
The suspect was identified as Mario Formalejo, 29, tagged by the police as No. 5 among the top ten most wanted person.
According to the police, Formalejo was arrested around 4:00 p.m. along Fourth Estate, San Antonio, Parañaque.
Col. Renato Ocampo, city police chief, said members of the WSS served the warrant of arrest against Formalejo issued by Judge Moises Domingo De Castro, of Parañaque Family Court Branch 10 on June, last year for three counts of acts of lasciviousness with a bail recommended at P540,000.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What do you think about this recent development? Are you concerned that there are still loose suspects who committed acts of lasciviousness in your local community before?
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Recently in the city of Las Piñas, the local police organized a buy-bust operation which led to the arrest of a 30-year-old man suspected of drug peddling, according to a Manila Bulletin news report. Seized from him were illegal drugs and weapons.
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
Members of Las Piñas Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) seized illegal drugs, a grenade and a gun from a suspected drug peddler during a buy-bust operation on Friday, Feb. 17.
Col. Jaime Santos, city police chief, said the suspect, Roberto Aringo,30, alias Jon, reportedly known for his illegal drug trade, was nabbed at about 6:30 p.m. in Kawayanan Tambakan, Pulanglupa Uno, Las Piñas.
Santos said police operatives confiscated from the suspect three heat-sealed transparent sachets containing 12.2 grams of shabu worth P82,960.
The city police chief said that aside from shabu, the cops also seized from the suspect a hand grenade, .38-caliber revolver, and the P500 buy-bust money.
Santos said the confiscated shabu was turned over to the Southern Police District (SPD) Forensic Unit for chemical analysis.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a resident of Las Piñas City, what is your reaction to this development? Are you concerned that loose firearms and illegal substances are affecting your local community?
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Recently in the city of Parañaque, over P180 million worth of illegal drugs were recovered by local police officers inside an abandoned car and the said substances were contained in tea bags, the Manila Bulletin reported. There were also other notable items found inside.
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
Tea bags containing more than P180 million worth of shabu were recovered by members of the Parañaque police inside an abandoned car early morning of Thursday, Feb. 9.
Col. Renato Ocampo, city police chief, said Mark Joseph Espinosa, a barangay watchman, reported to the Tambo police sub-station the discovery of an abandoned vehicle — a red Toyota Innova with plate number CDI 9724.
Ocampo said the vehicle was discovered abandoned around 2:00 a.m. at the corner of Quirino Avenue and M. Delos Santos St., Barangay Tambo.
During the inspection conducted by members of Tambo police sub-station, operatives noticed that the SUV’s doors were left unlocked and one brown backpack, a box, and a sack were found at the backseat.
The Tambo police sub-station operatives and the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) found sealed tea packs containing 27 kilos of suspected shabu worth ₱183,600,000 inside the sack.
Ocampo said that aside from the 27 kilos of suspected shabu, police operatives also discovered two photo copies of the original receipt, car registration, deed of sale of the Toyota Innova, original receipt and car registration of a Nissan Sentra with plate number TKS 429, two photo copies of driver’s licenses and birth certificate under the name of Ma. Teresa Fernandez, identification and vaccination cards belonging to a certain Patani Barauntong and other personal belongings inside the vehicle.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What do you think about this recent development? What do you think could explain why the vehicle was left abandoned even though it had several important items inside?
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Recently in the city of Las Piñas, the local police arrested two men for illegally possessing weapons and shabu. The weird thing is that a vehicular accident led to the apprehension according to a news report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Inquirer news report. Some parts in boldface…
A vehicular accident in Las Piñas City resulted in the arrest of two men for alleged illegal possession of firearms and shabu, the police said Monday.
The Las Piñas City police, in a report, said its officers were responding to an incident along Alabang Zapote at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday when suspects Jefferson Garin, 32, and Raymund Mangubat, 39, attempted to flee the scene.
Officers who came to help captured the suspects on Neltex Street in Barangay Pamplona.
During the procedural body search, the suspects yielded a .9mm Pietro Beretta pistol and three plastic sachets of suspected shabu worth around P40,000.
Garin and Mangubat were brought to the Station Investigation and Detection Management unit of Las Piñas City police station.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a resident of Las Piñas City, what is your reaction to this development? Are you concerned that loose firearms and illegal substances are affecting your local community?
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Recently in Parañaque City, a 35-year-old woman was shot dead by an unidentified armed assailant, the Manila Bulletin reported. Already the local police trying to figure out who is responsible and what is the motive behind the killing which happened within Barangay Baclaran.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
A 35-year-old woman was shot dead by unidentified assailant in Parañaque City, Sunday night, Jan. 21.
Col. Renato Ocampo, city police chief, identified the victim as Manilyn Acuesta Guinto, a resident of Bagong Ilog St., Barangay Baclaran, Parañaque City.
Ocampo said Guinto died on the spot from a gunshot wound in the head.
He said the incident happened around 8:10 p.m. at Dimasalang Extension, Barangay Baclaran, Parañaque City.
The city police chief said members of the Baclaran Police Sub-Station immediately responded after receiving a call from concerned citizens about the shooting incident.
Responding policemen recovered from the crime scene two fired cartridges of a .45-caliber gun and a deformed slug.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What do you think about this recent development? What could be the motive behind the killing?
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Recently in the City of Las Piñas, a 29-year-old lady was found dead inside an abandoned vehicle in front of a particular complex along C5 Extension Road, Barangay Zapote, according to a Manila Bulletin news report. The vehicle was discovered by two street sweepers who informed the local security guard and called the attention of the local authorities. Subsequently, the Manila Bulletin reported that robbery-holdup could be the motive behind the death of the victim.
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the initial Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
A 29-year-old beauty specialist was found dead inside an abandoned car in Las Piñas City on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Col. Jaime Santos, city police chief, said the victim, identified as Jennifer Mendoza of Balagtas St., Tondo, Manila, was found lifeless around 9:30 a.m. in front of Villar Sipag Complex on C5 Extension Road in Barangay Zapote, Las Piñas City.
Santos said street sweepers Olivia Olimberio, 48, and Teresita Mejorada, 47, informed Villar Sipag security guard Gian Carlo, 32, about their discovery.
Carlo immediately called up the Zapote Police Sub-Station, informing them that an unconscious woman was found inside an abandoned colored gray Mazda car with plate number ATA-9782.
Santos said responding Zapote Sub-Station personnel found Mendoza inside the car and blood stains on the road, prompting them to call for an investigator from the Station Investigation Detective and Management Section (SIDMS).
He said during investigation, the victim was found seated at a passenger seat and was already dead.
Crime scene investigators removed the body from the car and brought it to the PNP Forensic Unit through Royalty Funeral Services for autopsy.
Santos said the family of the victim was already notified of Mendoza’s death.
He also said that during coordination with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), it was found out that the abandoned car was registered to a certain Julius Pascual Guillermo of Kalamansi St., Maligaya, Caloocan City.
The station commander of Caloocan Police Sub-Station 10 was already informed of the incident and a team proceeded to the address of Guillermo.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a resident of Las Piñas City, what is your reaction to this development? Do you think robbery-holdup could be the motive behind the killing of the victim?
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Recently a German national who published online a video of his own acts of picking up a local girl in the Alabang area and paying her got apprehended by Muntinlupa City’s police officers for allegedly committing rape, according to news report by the Manila Bulletin. The video, which was posted on Facebook and YouTube, caught the attention of Mayor Ruffy Biazon who wanted the vlogger declared persona non grata. The German national goes by the online identity as “Mr. Pogi German”. In the news report of GMA Network, it was stated that the suspect has been overstaying here in the Philippines according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…
A German vlogger who posted a video on Facebook and YouTube that showed him picking up a girl in Alabang, Muntinlupa, paying her P1,000 as “help” and kissing her was arrested by the police for alleged rape.
Marcel Messall, more popularly known as “Mr. Pogi German” on his social media accounts, was nabbed by the Muntinlupa police on Jan. 10.
Based on the report by Muntinlupa police chief Col. Angel Garcillano, the girl that Messall picked in Alabang turned out to be 17 years old, a minor, and not 18 as he claimed in the video.
Messall, 29, a resident of Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal, was nabbed by combined elements of the Muntinlupa police’s Alabang Substation and Intelligence Section.
Based on the investigation by the police, the victim had a chat with Massell on the Messenger app. They met in front of a mall in Alabang and he invited her to go to a motel.
The police said, however, Messall “insisted to have a sexual Intercourse with the victim but the latter refused to it. The suspect forced to undress the victim” and had sex with her.
The victim told her mother what Massell did to her and they went to the Women and Children Protection Unity of the Muntinlupa police to report the incident.
Messall will be charged with violation Republic Act 8353 (The Anti-Rape Law of 1997) in relation to Republic Act 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act).
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon on Jan. 9 condemned Massell’s video showing him picking up the woman in Alabang, bringing her to a motel and kissing her–all caught on video, which he uploaded on Facebook and YouTube.
Biazon asked the Muntinlupa City Council to declare “MR Pogi German” persona non grata in the city after the mayor was tagged by a netizen in the latter’s video, which was uploaded on Jan. 7 on Facebook.
Messall’s video, titled “I’ve Met a 18 Years old Filipina Pick Up Girl from alabang Muntinlupa,” has garnered 10 million views, more than 13,000 comments and more than 256,000 reactions as of this writing.
“Sa una, akala ko papakita pa niyang nagmamagandang loob siya na tinutulungan yung 18-year-old single mother na mabigyan ng kaunting panggastos. Akala ko ang ending ay kunwari dinala niya ito sa kwarto tapos bibigyan nya ng pera tapos hahayaan na niya. Pauuwiin na niya, binigyan ng aral. Obviously hindi iyon ang nangyari. Meron pang scene na pinost sa kanyang vlog na nagtalukbong sila dun sa kumot (Initially, I thought he was doing a good deed of helping the 18-year-old single mother by giving her money to spend. I thought the ending was him bringing the woman to the [motel] room and then he would give money and let her go. He would send her home after lecturing her. Obviously, this did not happen. There is a scene that he posted on his vlog that they hid under the sheets),” said Biazon.
The mayor said, “Ang parang lumalabas sa akin, parang napopromote na dito sa Muntinlupa, with P1,000 may makukuha ka (For me, it seems that it is being promoted that in Muntinlupa, with P1,000 you can get [a woman]). That is something we should not tolerate.”
“Mr. Pogi German” even encouraged other women to participate.
“Who wants to be the next girl for my content?! Tara na pm me!!!” he wrote.
“Obviously, pinagkakakitaan niya rin ito. Ang masama dito, he is actually promoting prostitution (Obviously, he is making money out of this. The bad thing is he is actually promoting prostitution),” said Biazon.
For added insight, watch the Tagalog news video of GMA Network below.
Let me end this piece by asking you readers: If you are a Muntinlupa City resident, what is your reaction to this development? Have you seen the controversial video online already? If you did, are you convinced that prostitution and rape really happened? Do you think that Muntinlupa could be a hot spot for prostitution and rape now?
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Author Carlo Carrasco 