■ Ofelia C. Empian A former head of the Baguio City Police Office Intelligence Unit was acquitted from extortion and robbery charges filed by a robbery suspect. In a 19-page decision dated Oct. 6, Baguio Regional Trial Court Branch 3 Judge Emmanuel Cacho Rasing has acquitted Lt/Col. Allan Docyogen of violation of Republic Act 3019,
MANILA - The Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) has sentenced to reclusion perpetua five Pasay City police officers for kidnapping an alleged drug suspect and demanding a ransom of PHP100,000 three years ago. The 51-page decision of the Makati RTC Branch 148 that was released Friday imposed a jail sentence of 20 years to 40 years on Insp. Ronaldo Frades, S/Sgt. Rigor Octaviano, PO1 Anthony Fernandez, PO1 John Mark Cruz, and PO2 Sajid Nasser. The five, who were with Pasay's Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and not wearing their uniforms at the time of the incident, abducted Jorge Revilla on the morning of March 5, 2019 along Bautista Street in Makati City. Revilla was taken to the Pasay SDEU office and, later that night, was allowed to make a video call to his partner whom he asked to come up with PHP100,000 for his release. The partner sought the help of the Philippine National Police Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF) in Camp Crame, which organized an entrapment operation.