By Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has officially declared the bomb threats targeting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Central Office in Quezon City as unfounded.

The scare ensued earlier today, Monday (12 Feb 2024) prompting the office to halt its afternoon operations as a precautionary measure.

Reports indicate that the threat was communicated via email, raising concerns among the office staff.

“After extensive paneling operations and thorough inspections, the QCPD has determined that there is no basis to the threat, with no evidence of any bombs or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) found on the premises,” stated the QCPD.

Further investigation reveals that the origin of the bomb threat was allegedly traced back to a Japanese national, who had previously been linked to a similar incident at the MRT Kamuning Station in September 2023.

(el Amigo/MNM)

Ni Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — Pananagutin ng Quezon City Police District (QCPD) ang mga indibidwal na nagpakalat ng video ng pagkamatay ng aktor na si Ronaldo Valdez.

Ayon kay Police Colonel Jean Fajardo, sinabi ni QCPD Police BGen. Rederico Maranan na natukoy na nila ang ilang sibilyan na sangkot sa pagkalat ng video.

“May na-identify na po sila na mga sibilyan na nag-upload nito sa social media at papanagutin po natin sila dahil obviously ito ay violation ng privacy ng pamilya,” ani Fajardo.

Sinabi ni Fajardo na patuloy ang imbestigasyon sa insidente.

“May kakahinatnan po ang imbestigasyon natin, at kakasuhan natin at paparusahan kung sino man po ang may kasalanan dito,” aniya.

“Hindi po natatapos sa public apology ang ginagawa ng QCPD,” dagdag pa niya.

Mahaharap sa kasong administratibo ang limang pulis na sangkot sa imbestigasyon, kabilang ang neglect of duty, grave misconduct, at paglabag sa cybercrime law, naunang sinabi ng QCPD.

(el Amigo/MNM)

By Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — In an entrapment operation, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) apprehended three individuals who were allegedly involved in selling counterfeit complimentary tickets for the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

These suspects were peddling tickets at prices ranging from P500 to P1,500, claiming they provided access to all 10 movies featured in the festival.

Upon discovering the illicit online sales, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) promptly notified the police, leading to the entrapment operation.

The apprehension took place in Barangay Escopa 1, where the suspects were sequentially arrested after accepting marked money from undercover operatives in exchange for the fraudulent MMFF complimentary tickets.

The accused individuals now face charges of estafa through falsification of public documents and violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

The MMDA, in response to this incident, expressed its intention to enhance the security features of their tickets.

(IA/MNM)