We’re hoping the suspects turn out to be fake so we won’t have to be terrified of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcers.
“In the early hours of Friday, Mar 7, three men, who appeared to be MMDA traffic enforcers, were arrested by police authorities for allegedly mauling a truck driver in Quezon City,” reports dzMM correspondent Eric Dastas on ABS-CBNnews.com.
Enrico Derelo, driver of a 10-wheeler truck, said that he was on his way home after a delivery in Pasig when he was flagged down by three traffic enforcers on board motorcycles along Philcoa corner CP Garcia in Quezon City at around 12:30am.
Derelo said the MMDA men forced him to surrender his license even though he did not commit any traffic violation. They also refused to identify themselves. Then, when Derelo got out of his truck, they suddenly beat him up.
Derelo managed to flee from the scene. He reported the incident to the police, who arrested the MMDA men. The so-called enforcers were then identified as Anthony Solinas, Mark Lester Banaag, and Juan Pagulayan.
The three suspects denied the truck driver’s allegations. Neevrtheless, they are now facing charges of physical injury and are detained at the Quezon City Police District Station 9.
