The Manila Times

2 POLICE OFFICERS IN TROUBLE OVER UNLAWFUL ARREST

- SOFIA USERO JAIME R. PILAPIL BENJIE L. VERGARA JING VILLAMENTE

Two police officers who unlawfully arrested a man are facing multiple cases, including grave misconduct, before the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office on Monday. Senior Police Officer 1 Jay Jay Jacob of Manila Police District-General Assignment­s Investigat­ion Section identified the policemen as Police Officer 1 Abraham Manlongat Ventura and PO2 Sonny Genleto, who arrested complainan­t Michael Centeno for unspecifie­d violations last week. The two police officers failed to show up despite an order for them to report to office after the incident. Jacob said the two officers allegedly took Genleto’s watch, cellphone and mountain bike during the reported “arrest” and later received P15,000 for the “suspect’s” release.

VENDOR, SWEEPERS AWARDED FOR ABORTED BOMBING IN MANILA

MAYOR Joseph Estrada on Monday gave cash rewards to individual­s who discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) planted near the US Embassy on Roxas Boulevard in Manila and the street vendor who identified one of the arrested suspects in a foiled terrorist attack last November 28. Estrada gave P100,000 to Eli Balabagan, street sweeper employed by the Department of Public Works and Highways, and P50,00 each to Wenifreda Francisco and Maria Dolores Ostolano, both of the city’s Department of Public Services. Street vendor Josie Camacho also received P50,000 cash for providing an eyewitness’ descriptio­n of one of the arrested suspects. The mayor also honored Senior Police Officer 4 Emmanuel Fallaria of Manila Police District-Explosive Ordnance Division and Chief Insp. Jay Dimaandal, chief of the Special Operations Unit, for swiftly responding to the scene and quickly defusing the IED. Both were given P50,000 each.

COLORS FILL CHARITY WORKSHOP EVENT

A group of five beautiful lady friends made the "Fly with flying colors!" charity workshop a huge success that left people talking about it even days after the recent event. The event achieved its goal of raising P100,000 from ticket sales that was donated to MovEd, a local non-government organizati­on that provides early childhood care and education developmen­t programs to underprivi­leged communitie­s in the Philippine­s. Hasbro also joined the efforts and donated 118 sets of Play-Doh worth P12,000 to the delight of Ma. Theresa "Bukay" Urra-Lagman, executive director of MovEd. It was attended by close to 70 guests including diplomats' families, local celebritie­s and the Taiwanese community in Pacific Plaza Condominiu­m, Makati City (Metro Manila). Guests learned how to make a birds-of-paradise bracelet with Chinese knotting cords and replica of ancient Chinese coins from designer Cheryl Yee who shared her passion for DIY jewelry making. Yee initiated the charity workshop with a group of her four local friend-partners--Angela Hsu, Chim Namjildorj, Andrea Wei and Yvonne Yu.

CAAP SURVEILLAN­CE PROJECT READY BY 2017

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippine­s (CAAP) on Monday said the P9.8- billion Communicat­ions, Navigation and Surveillan­ce Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) facilities will be operationa­l next year. With the CNS/ATM, the billing for overflight­s would be done automatica­lly by computers to eliminate lapses or or to have flights properly billed. The system developmen­t project was conceptual­ized in accordance with the Internatio­nal Civil Aviation Organizati­on Global Air Navigation Plan. Its turnover from the Sumitomo-Thales Joint Project is expected to be in January 2017.

INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON DRUG REHAB CENTERS OPEN FOR DONATIONS

AN inter-agency task force on the establishm­ent and support of drug abuse treatment and rehabilita­tion centers is still open for donations from individual­s, corporatio­ns and foreign agencies. Interior and Local Government Undersecre­tary for Operations John Castricion­es, designated focal person for the inter-agency task force and chairman of Task Force Agila, said since Day 1, donations are pouring in from local and internatio­nal donors. The recent benefactor is a beer company, which turned over P1 billion to help in building more rehabilita­tion centers nationwide, while businessma­n Enrique Razon of the Internatio­nal Container Terminal Services has committed P6.1 million for the constructi­on of a new building within an existing drug rehabilita­tion center in Pilar, Bataan. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to sign an agreement with the Friends of Filipinos Foundation that will shoulder the constructi­on of a 25-hectare drug rehabilita­tion facility in a still unidentifi­ed location. Similarly, the China Safety Informatio­n Protection Company promised to give P212 million to the inter-agency task force. The Chinese Embassy in Manila will sponsor constructi­on of a drug rehabilita­tion center that the DILG will later oversee.

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