MANILA,
May 23 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has offered a PHP2-million reward for
each of the seven policemen suspected involved in a kidnapping and robbery
incident in Malabon City.
In a
press conference in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Tuesday, Philippine National
Police Counter-Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) commander, Senior Supt. Jose
"Chiquito" Malayo, announced that President Duterte, through PNP
chief Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, has offered a
PHP2-million reward for any information leading to the arrest "dead or
alive" of the seven policemen suspected involved in the kidnapping and
robbery extortion incident in Malabon City.
Dela
Rosa is included in the official delegation of President Duterte's state visit
in Russia from May 22-26, 2017.
The
seven at-large suspects were identified as PO3 Luis Hizon, Jr.; PO2 Michael
Huerto; PO2 Jovito Roque; PO2 Michael Angelo Solomon; and PO1 Ricky Lamsen, who
are all members of the Malabon City police; SPO2 Jerry Dela Torre, of the
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG); and PO2 Bernardino Pacoma,
of the Civil Security Group (CSG).
Their
alleged co-horts, the four operatives of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) in Malabon City were arrested on Monday for
kidnapping and robbery.
The
suspects were identified as SP02 Ricky Pelicano, P02 Wilson Sanchez, P01
Joselito Ereneo and P01 Frances Camua.
Malayo
said the four arrested policemen were already charged before the Department of
Justice (DOJ) with carnapping, robbery, kidnapping and planting of evidence.
The
arrest of the four suspects arose from the complaint of the family of alias
“Norma”, who was abducted by said police officers in Quezon City after she
visited her boyfriend Raymond Bongabon at the Medium Security Compound of the
New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
Ten
DEU operatives allegedly detained Norma and demanded PHP2 million which was
later lowered to PHP1 million after negotiations in exchange for her liberty.
The
group also allegedly instigated the complainant to transact with her Chinese
contact for one kilo of shabu which was picked up in a hotel in Novaliches,
Quezon City.
The
DEU operatives then contacted Bongabon to produce the PHP1 million for the
release of the victim.
However,
the payoff did not push through and the suspects decided to file a case against
the victim with the shabu presented as evidence. (PNA)#REALNUMBERS
