PUDTOL, Apayao – A basketball coach here filed charges against four provincial and municipal officials of Apayao and one of their bodyguards for allegedly ganging up and mauling him for still unknown reasons during a sports night celebration here recently.
In his compliant entered in the police blotter of the local police station, Presco San Mateo, a basketball coach in this town, filed charges of mauling resulting to physical injuries against Apayao vice-governor Hector Roel Pascua, Pudtol town vice-mayor Cleofil Collado, Pudtol municipal councilors Richard Pascua and Norman Agonoy and vice-governor Pascua’s bodyguard Chabner Agonoy.
The blotter report stated that while San Mateo was dancing during the sports night celebration, he was reportedly approached by Chabner Agonoy in a provocative manner and demanded him to take a seat.
The victim obliged and went back to his seat but feeling insulted, he then poked a stare at Chabner and agreed for a fistfight outside the dance floor.
Unknown to the victim, the four provincial and municipal officials who were allegedly drunk at that time were waiting outside the dance floor.
Before Chabner and San Mateo slugged it out, the victim claimed Collado wrestled him to the ground and he could no longer make a move because he was reportedly overpowered and gave the chance to the vice-governor and his colleagues to inflict serious physical injuries to him.
Witnesses claimed the suspects continued mauling the victim even as they tried to pacify them but they could not do so since the gun of councilor Richard Pascua was allegedly pointed to them.
The victim claimed there were only two police officers who were providing security in the place but they were the bodyguards of the vice-governor. However, one of the bodyguards was pleading to the local officials to stop the mauling of the victim but his efforts were in vain.
Concerned residents and the bodyguard of the vice-governor helped the victim out of the place until he was able to ride his motorcycle and drove home.
San Mateo disclosed two friendly police officers provided overnight security to him because several service vehicles of the suspects bearing government license plate numbers were seen passing through their house several times as if they are harassing him not to report the incident to the police.
Chief Supt. Orlando Pestano, regional director of the Police Regional Office in the Cordillera, ordered an investigation of the incident, citing he will not tolerate involvement of police officers in the incident. – Dexter A. See
These 4 Apayao Execs should be terminated and go to jail. You can't just punch anybody because you have a title. Leave it to the proper authorities. They owe a big apology to the victim, his family, and the whole town. Election is coming again--PLS DON'T ELECT THESE 4 IGNORANT PEOPLE.
ReplyDeleteA story has always two sides.why don't you investigate what really happened and get the other side of the story.Election is coming and you know there are people who want to put other people down just for personal interest and thats why they are using this issue.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of what happened- these official should ALWAYS be ROLE MODELS to their constituents. They were CHOSEN for REASON to LEAD and PROTECT their people. They made their PLEDGE to do exactly what people expect them to do. With this incident, they should be FIRED OUT from their current positions and should be BANNED in holding gov't. positions. They are incompetent and not desirable to be in the public office. They should be SUSPENDED for now that investigation is on the way. I do hope ordinary people can still TRUST the GOVERNMENT to act on this.
ReplyDeleteThese officials are elected to protect their people and be role modesl to the citizenry. With what happened, they should be suspended right away and not be elected for public office ever. They don't deserve the trust the people gave them.
ReplyDeletethe victim of the said story mr. san mateo holds the bigger offense if not for him who initiated the malicious, ungentleman, arrogant acts,misbehavior,and stupid doings from his previous acts which he cannot deny.His character represents his bad motives to create a disgust and provocating actions whenever he goes to particular occasions. it is but unfair to the accused persons to judge them immediately, why not weigh which we think have done better to other people in apayao. please check your conscience.
ReplyDeleteAPEK SAN MATEO is the devil that the angels supported....
ReplyDeleteLet us not to forget that we intend to seek the truth behind the story..we should always put it in the prospective that acts committed are the mere essence of being a human being..
ReplyDeleteWhat ever the reason is, being a vice governor of Apayao - Hector Pascua should behave as honorable as he be, mauling a citizen is not an attribute for a public servant.
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