Rookie cop shot in Parañaque

By JEAN FERNANDO
December 27, 2010, 3:52pm

MANILA, Philippines – The National Capital Region Police Office Monday ordered the immediate arrest of four men who shot and seriously wounded a rookie policeman while conducting foot patrol early Monday morning in Paranaque City.

Based on a report submitted to NCRPO Chief Nicanor Bartolome, PO1 Cayetano Orquina, assigned at the Paranaque Police Precinct 2 was conducting foot patrol together with two other colleagues at 5 a.m. at the corner of MIA Road and Quirino Avenue, Tambo, Parañaque when they spotted a parked taxi at the dark portion of the area.

The NCRPO chief said that according to the city’s police chief, Sr. Supt. Alfredo Valdez, Orquina, upon seeing the suspiciously parked taxi tried to get near and was surprised to see the unidentified taxi driver alighted from the vehicle and ran.

Bartolome said the three passengers of the taxi also reportedly alighted from the vehicle and one of them shot the approaching Orquina.

He said the policeman was shot in the abdomen and in the right ear that exited on his neck and was brought to the San Juan de Dios Hospital for treatment by his two other companions.

“Nagpapatrolya si PO1 Orquina sa may Tambo sa MIA Road, may napansin na taxi na kahinahinala.

Nilapitan nila ito at noong sisitahin nila biglang nagpaputok ang nasa loob (PO1 Ortiña was conducting a regular patrol along MIA Road when he chanced on the taxi parked suspiciously in the area. When he approached the cab, the men inside fired at him), Bartolome said.


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