Police file oral defamation raps vs Phisgoc official

Police have filed charges of unjust vexation and oral defamation against an official of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) for allegedly hurling profanities at police officers securing football matches in Biñan City, Laguna.

City police chief Lt. Col. Danilo Mendoza said yesterday they filed the cases against PHISGOC planning chief Mark Nikolai Villamora before the Biñan prosecutor’s office in response to two incidents where Villamora allegedly badmouthed police officers securing the games at the Biñan Football Stadium.

“He is very arrogant when dealing with policemen,” Mendoza said in a phone interview.

The latest incident happened last Friday, Nov. 29, when Villamora reportedly berated two plainclothesmen doing covert security operations at the venue.

Villamora, for reasons unknown, approached the police officers and reportedly shouted profanities at them.

“P ***** ina hindi kayo puwede dito. Huwag kayong pa espesyal dito at kami ang in-charge sa security dito (Son of a b***h, you’re not allowed here. Don’t act like you’re special here, we’re in charge of security here),” a police report quoted Villamora as telling the lawmen.

The police officers presented their identification cards but Villamora ignored them.

On Nov. 25, Mendoza said Villamora confronted policemen who were frisking students he brought to the stadium to watch a football match.

The police chief said his men were just implementing security protocols to ensure the safety of the players and spectators at the venue.

“What if a terrorist was able to smuggle a bomb inside? We are just doing our jobs,” Mendoza said.

He added the law enforcers also want to make sure members of militant groups don’t get to enter the venue to disrupt the games.