Drunk Quezon cop who fired gun, threatened neighbors faces multiple charges
According to Mariz Umali's report in '24 Oras' on Monday, investigation showed that the suspect, identified as Patrolman Rodolfo Avila Madlang-awa, was drunk while buying ice from a sari-sari store. But he suddenly threatened and pointed a gun at the customers after him.
Madlang-awa, a cop based in the town of Lopez, can be seen in CCTV footage threatening someone inside the store: 'Patayin kaya kita?' (Do you want me to kill you?)
His sibling turned him over to the police following the incident and is now detained at the Lucena Custodial Facility.
'Nalasing, hindi kayang kontrolin yung sarili niya. This is really unforgivable, sabi ng ating Chief PNP, at yung mga ganitong klaseng pulis ay hindi dapat tumagal sa serbisyo po,' said PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier Gen. Jean Fajardo.
(He got drunk and was not able to control himself. This is really unforgivable as said by our Chief PNP, and this kind of policeman should no longer stay in service.)
Madlang-awa is facing complaints of grave threats, unjust vexation, slight physical injury, illegal discharge of firearms, and alarms and scandal, according to Lucena City Police chief Lt. Col. Dennis De Guzman.
He has been disarmed and will also face administrative charges, the report added.
'Ang gusto ng ating Chief PNP ay i-subject po siya sa summary dismissal proceeding para mas mabilis yung gagawin pag-dismiss sa kanya sa serbisyo,' said Fajardo.
(Our Chief PNP wants to subject him to summary dismissal proceeding to hasten his dismissal from the service.)
Madlang-awa declined to give a comment on the matter. Meanwhile, GMA Integrated News is trying to reach out to the complainants. — Vince Angelo Ferreras/RF, GMA Integrated News
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
GMA Network
3 days ago
- GMA Network
Israeli nabbed at NAIA for illegal possession of firearms
A 50-year-old Israeli national was arrested at NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City for illegal possession of firearms, the Aviation Security Group (AVSEGROUP) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. In a statement, the AVSEGROUP said authorities discovered disassembled firearm parts and live ammunition inside the Israeli's checked-in luggage. 'The suspect, identified as a defense consultant and military reservist from Jerusalem, was a departing passenger bound for Dubai with a connecting flight to Tel Aviv,' the AVSEGROUP said in a Facebook post on Thursday. 'The incident began when an alert X-ray operator detected an image resembling a firearm during routine screening. The matter was immediately reported to the Baggage Inspector and duty PNP AVSEGROUP personnel, who conducted a manual inspection in the suspect's presence,' it added. Among the recovered items from his baggage were several disassembled firearm parts, like components of a 5.56mm rifle, a .22 caliber revolver frame and cylinder, a .45 magazine, and boxes of live ammunition. The suspect failed to present legal documents authorizing possession and transport of the items, according to the AVSEGROUP. He was brought to NAIA Police Station 3 for further probing and filing of appropriate charges. 'This incident underscores our unwavering commitment to airport security. AVSEGROUP will continue to enforce the law and protect our country's gateways from any form of threat,' AVSEGROUP chief Police Brigadier General Jason Capoy said. –VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
3 days ago
- GMA Network
Remains reclaimed by Manila funeral parlor after kin failed to pay in full
There was no peace for the dead in a Manila funeral parlor recently ordered closed for allegedly leaving bodies in a decomposing state. According to Mark Salazar's report on '24 Oras' on Thursday, one of the remains, identified to be that of Rennan Pornobi, a murder victim in Ermita last April, was earlier released to the family following a partial payment. The family had already held a wake for Rennan, but the Body and Light Funeral Service reclaimed Rennan's remains as his family could not fully pay the charges. 'Yung anak pumunta, sabi sa akin kulang pa po ng P30,000. Nung babayaran nila mayroon pa daw utang…ang sabi parang P30,000 plus pa daw kasi parang aabutin ng P85,000,' said Nestor Malabag, chairperson of Barangay 659 in Ermita. (His child went to us and said that they still have P30,000 left to pay. When they were about to pay, they were told that they still owed the funeral parlor P30,000 because the total cost was around P85,000). 'Ibinalik daw ang patay kasi nabasag yung salamin…Hindi na na-release,' he added. (The body was returned because the glass of the casket was broken…It was never released to them again.) Rennan's body was finally buried at the Manila North Cemetery earlier in the day. Another body, identified as Leah Tongol, also a murder victim in Malate last April, never got out of the funeral parlor as her family could not settle the P150,000 fees. Leah's body was found by the authorities decomposing in the formalin solution. Her body was cremated on the same day and turned over to the family, the report said. Meanwhile, authorities said they would try to identify the eight other bodies seized from the funeral parlor and would wait for their families to claim them for a week. If not, they will be buried without identification, the report said. 'Kung meron kayong labi na naiwan sa Body and Light makipag-ugnayan lang po dito sa opisina ng Manila North Cemetery para naman ang mahal nyo sa buhay ay mabigyan natin nang maayos na pagbuburulan at paglilibingan,' said the cemetery director Daniel Tan. (If the body of your loved one is still at Body and Light, please coordinate directly with the Manila North Cemetery office. This way, we can ensure your loved one receives a proper wake and burial.) The Manila Sanitary Department on Wednesday ordered the closure of Body and Light after authorities found piles of decomposing cadavers inside its premises. The report said the funeral parlor did not have a sanitary permit and an office permit. Meanwhile, a family went to the cemetery's office looking for the body of their father, whom they had earlier brought to Body and Light. They were surprised to hear the news that the funeral parlor was shut down on Wednesday. However, they lamented that the establishment was still asking them to pay their dues until early Thursday, the report said. 'They were charging us P180,000 in order to release the body. They were in contact with us all the way from yesterday morning til today Thursday morning trying to charge us P180,000. We're telling them we cannot afford that amount,' a family member said. The body of their father was not among those that were seized from Wednesday's operation. But the Body and Light's owner coordinated with the Manila North Cemetery, saying that it would release the remains. To the family's surprise, the body is already in an advanced state of decomposition, which was contrary to the claims of the funeral parlor that it was already embalmed. 'Decomposed siya di gaya ng claim nila na inembalsamo nang maayos. I can only assume kung siya nga po yun,' the kin said. (It was already decomposed contrary to the claim that it was already embalmed. I can only assume it was him.) The family said that they will discuss whether they will pursue filing charges against the funeral parlor. GMA Integrated News is trying to reach out to Body and Light for a comment.
GMA Network
3 days ago
- GMA Network
Ex-Pres. Duterte wants Roque to stay away from ICC case, says counsel
President Rodrigo Duterte does not want his former spokesperson Harry Roque to meddle in his case before the International Criminal Court, his legal counsel Nicholas Kaufman said. According to a report on '24 Oras' on Thursday, Kaufman said that Roque is considered a fugitive and the former president is afraid that his status might compromise the case. 'The former President has expressed no desire to see Harry Roque nor to be assisted by him. Harry Roque is a fugitive from justice in the Philippines and the former President thought it best not to have his ICC defence compromised by engaging him,' said Kaufman in a statement. Duterte's lawyer also pointed out that Roque 'had no mandate whatsoever to seek the assistance of a local Dutch lawyer (Kort Geding) to file a case against the Dutch Government for assisting in the rendition of the former President.' Kaufman described Roque's action as 'lunacy' but it was prevented after he contacted the local lawyer concerned. "This is not the first time I've heard such a crazy scheme. I would put it that way because at the end of the day, the Netherlands have to be involved in any request to release an individual from the court,' he said. 'So to initiate a case in the Netherlands, against the Netherlands would be a big mistake." For his part, Roque denied that he intervened in his former boss's case. 'My support to the Duterte Legal Defense continues. There is no truth that I have interfered in the case or I have given statements that might affect the Defense legal strategy in the International Criminal Court (ICC),' he said in a Facebook post. 'As a loyal foot soldier of the Dutertes, I have no wish but to bring the former President back to the Philippines alive. And like many Duterte diehard supporters, I feel a sense of frustration on the pre-trial detention of our beloved President. I thus offered an additional legal remedy, outside of the ICC, subject to the approval of the former President and his family,' he added. Roque also said: 'I cannot be blamed for devising remedies to bring former President Duterte home alive. No such idea can be characterized as a crazy scheme.' —Vince Angelo Ferreras/LDF, GMA Integrated News
