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May
18
Riding in Tandem robbers invade Soldiers Hills Village in Muntinlupa
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A reader messaged us and asked us if we could warn residents of Soldiers Hills Village in Muntinlupa about a riding in tandem thieves going around the area.
According to the concerned reader, the suspects act as if they are just doing something on their motorcycles but in reality are observing those they can victimize.
He gave an instance wherein the riders pulled on the bag of a girl who did not let go of her bag. The girl was dragged several feet because of this. This was around 8pm.
“Di namen sila ma-identify kase mga naka-helmet,” said the concerned reader.
There were also instances wherein these riders would position themselves across some houses then as soon as the owner of the house enters their property, the suspects would barge into the house with them.
“Security is not enough. We should all help each other in ensuring the safety in our community,” said the reader, adding that residents should report suspicious-looking men hanging around the neighborhood to authorities immediately.
May
16
Motorcycle drag racing in Muntinlupa; Watch video here
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Wow. Even after the Muntinlupa Police asked them to stop and disperse already.
What the Muntinlupa policeman also said was just sad and frustrating.
Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPdhrKzytIs&feature=player_embedded
May
15
SC junks complaint vs CA justice
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From abs-cbnnews.com:
By Ina Reformina
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has junked an administrative complaint against a Court of Appeals (CA) associate justice arising from a homeowners dispute in Muntinlupa City.
In an en banc court ruling, the high court dismissed the complaint against Justice Socorro Inting “for want of substance.”
In their complaint, officers and trustees of Katarungan Village Homeowners Association, Inc. of Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City accused Inting of committing grave misconduct, grave abuse of authority, and conduct unbecoming of a Court of Appeals Justice.
Complainants claimed it was wrong for the magistrate to have joined some members of the association in filing complaints against its several newly elected officers in June 2010 before the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB). The dispute stemmed from a split in the composition of the association’s set of officers and trustees; Inting comes from one of the two factions.
The high court said Inting, as a trustee of her village’s homeowners association, has the right take a position in any legitimate issue that might arise in the course of the discharge of her duties [as village officer].
“She could of course be wrong on those issues but it is not for this that she can be subjected to administrative action… None of those issues are related to her work as Justice of the CA,” the decision read.
The high court said that while it is its duty to investigate every allegation of wrong doing against judges and other court personnel, “it is also its duty to protect them (judges/justices) from frivolous charges.”
May
7
Drag racers invading Muntinlupa?
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From inquirer.net:
By Nathaniel Melican
Is the National Road in Putatan, Muntinlupa City, becoming the next hot “racetrack” for drag racers?
The Muntinlupa police certainly hopes not, although they found a group of drag racers on the thoroughfare pushing their motorcycles to the limit in the wee hours of Friday morning.
Superintendent Porfirio Calagan, city police officer-in-charge, said in a phone interview that members of the Police Community Precinct (PCP) 4 in Putatan had told the six racers, who were from Muntinlupa and other neighboring cities, to disperse.
“However, after the police left, the race went on,” he added.
“The racers, aged between 18 and 25 years, did not wear any form of crash protection, not even helmets. And the motorcycles they used were ordinary ones not fit for racing,” Calagan said.
According to him, it was the first time policemen on Muntinlupa’s streets spotted people involved in drag racing, a dangerous sport that should not be tolerated as it goes against national laws and local ordinances.
“Just their failure to wear helmets is punishable under Muntinlupa ordinances. And more importantly, by drag racing, they put their and the public’s safety at grave risk,” he said.
Calagan added that he had ordered policemen in the area to continue to monitor the National Road in case the drag racers come back.
“Police officers from the community precinct will set up a post on the road at night until the morning to make sure the drag racers will not come back and race again,” he said. “We will try to stop them but if they don’t, we will be forced to arrest them.”
Calagan told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that he had ordered the conduct of a deeper investigation to find out whether the group was part of a bigger organization of drag racers.
“The problem is they might be really just ‘visiting’ Muntinlupa, maybe they just chose areas where they think they can get away with racing,” he said.
Caalagan said he would also seek the help of the city government, specifically the Public Order and Safety Office, to monitor the area just in case the racers come back.
May
2
From gmanetwork.com:
A passenger train was derailed in Muntinlupa City shortly before noon Tuesday, with the Philippine National Railways suspecting the summer heat may be have caused the incident.
PNR spokesman Paul de Quiros said no one was initially reported injured, adding teams had been sent to the site to clear the area.
“Initially, ‘yung sabi na dahil sa sobrang init may rail expansion (Initial reports indicated the rails expanded because of the summer heat),” De Quiros said in an interview on dzBB radio.
He cited initial reports indicating the incident occurred at about 11 a.m. between the Sucat and Alabang areas in Muntinlupa City.
Asked if any of the train’s passengers were hurt, he said there were none.
He added some of the train passengers eventually took other forms of public transportation.
De Quiros said it was lucky the train operator saw something wrong with a portion of the railroad tracks and decided to slow down.
“Naramdaman ng driver kaya nag-slow down siya. Na-derail nang kaunti,” he said.
Since April, Metro Manila had been experiencing high temperatures, which reached as high as 36.7 degrees in Manila last Sunday.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is possible temperatures may soar even higher this month. — LBG, GMA News
