Along Edsa: Apprehension or Abduction?

[IMm29]

Report: A group of gun-toting men fences in an SUV on EDSA today | TopGear.com.ph

This afternoon, a female motorist tweeted the above photo with the following caption: "People with guns on EDSA." The person has since taken down the post, and it appears she has also deactivated her Twitter account (at least for now).

The photo shows a group of gun-toting men alighting from what appear to be three vehicles and surrounding a lone SUV. They were all pointing their guns at the SUV.

Nobody seems to know what exactly happened. Was it a case of road rage? If so, how come three vehicles--all with armed men as passengers--were involved in chasing one SUV? Was this a planned entrapment? Were the men law-enforcement officers? Or were they criminals carrying out a, well, crime?

The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports:

A Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Metrobase officer, who requested anonymity, told Inquirer.net over the phone that reports reached their office that a closed van collided with a Hi-Ace van between EDSA-Ortigas and Santolan. The officer said local MMDA traffic enforcers helped in assisting the apparent road rage incident.

These are indeed dangerous times we live in. Be very careful out there. You never know who might cut you in the middle of the road.

Saw this yesterday afternoon, but was hoping to hear something about it later in the day. Parang wala pa din.

[foresterx]

looks like an nbi entrapment.

[IMm29]

Me ganito pa:

https://twitter.com/jvejercito/statu...328768/photo/1

[leodawesome]

Weird. Alam na ng mga pulis mandaluyong pero wala pa din update. Dinedelay nga ba?

[IMm29]

Hearing some reports that it was an abduction/kidnapping. Scary if indeed true.

And what's taking the authorities so long to release a statement?!

[zoomzoom]

Hearing some reports that it was an abduction/kidnapping. Scary if indeed true.

And what's taking the authorities so long to release a statement?!

Nag iingat ang mga pulis patola natin at baka kabaro nila ang involved -- less words less mistake.

C'mon, PNP, 3 days after the incident and you are still cluless? Sino niloloko niyo?

Baka bodyguards ito ng pulitiko na involved sa isang traffic altercation? Worse, kidnapping nga in broad daylight.

Indeed this has a chilling effect on every law abiding citizen. Wala nang kriminal ang natatakot sa mga awtoridad natin. Naghari-harian na sila sa lansangan ng Pilipinas, gabi man o araw.

[crazy_boy]

May kumalalat na text na taga ICA daw yung sakay nung fortuner and 5M daw ransom. Pero pinatay na daw.

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[IMm29]

^ Yeah that too. Pero pinatay. WTF?!

There's another source from the side of the security forces saying that the Edsa incident was an apprehension. But it's a wonder why, despite getting called by Karen Davila and JV Ejercito, they can't put a definitive spin on it.

It's not a wonder na pala. Tsk tsk!

[Monseratto]

Text Spam Brigade...

[leodawesome]

Kung totoong kidnapping yan, grabe na sa lakas ng loob ng mga yan. In a busy moving EDSA on broad daylight? At talagang may posas pa yung isa ha. Wag naman sana na yan yung isa sa mga 'legal' na kidnapping funded by big people.

The head of Mandaluyong PNP should be kicked out.

[Monseratto]

Pulis na naman...

DILG confirms viral EDSA photo is a kidnapping case
ANC – 1 hour 29 minutes ago


Gunmen intercepted a vehicle on EDSA Monday afternoon last week, with a photo of the incident going viral online. (Source of the photo has requested anonimity.)

Authorities have confirmed the viral photo that showed gun-toting men along EDSA was an abduction case.

Interior Secretary Mar Roxas says the rescued victim was a businessman from Davao City who had money with him the day he was kidnapped.

Roxas adds one of the suspects, a policeman, was arrested in Manila on Sunday, while follow-up operations are ongoing on the other suspects, who are also believed to be policemen.

A Toyota Hi-Ace van, which was used by the suspects, was recovered today and is now under the custody of the Mandaluyong City Police.


(Photo via DZMM's Dennis Datu)

The viral photo that made the rounds in social media last week, showing several men aiming what looked like guns at a vehicle on EDSA.

The image shows at least 4 men surrounding a white SUV-type vehicle in the middle of EDSA. One of the alleged gunmen's vehicles had no plate, while another wore a helmet.

The source of the photo, who requested anonymity, said it happened near a Shell gasoline station.

https://anc.yahoo.com/news/dilg-conf...025725796.html

[_Cathy_]

If that is true, why do they have to kill the girl pa?

[badkuk]

Text Spam Brigade...

Pwede ba natin i-trace ang original sender nito? Me pa-syoti syoti and howe-howe pa, nanloloko pala.

[cast_no_shadow]

Pero bakit until now wala nababalita na nag claim na biktima sila or family/relative sila nung alleged kidnapping sa edsa?


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Pero bakit until now wala nababalita na nag claim na biktima sila or family/relative sila nung alleged kidnapping sa edsa? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Usually victims of these crimes are not one to talk to the media or even the authorities lest mapag-initan pa lalo.

[_Qwerty_]

masaklap sa mga ganyan.. ginagatasan talaga pag alam na mayaman.. minsan paulit ulit na kinikidnap to extort money.. kaya yung iba nag a abroad na lang to avoid this..

[shadow]

Hinde totoo na kidnapping yun sa Edsa na from ICA.


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[vinj]

Hinde totoo na kidnapping yun sa Edsa na from ICA.


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I agree here. It doesn't add up.

[shadow]

NBI or police operation yan. Nun first day ko pa sinasabi eh. May connection yan doon sa car bomb found sa NAIA.


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[number001]

A very public sting operation that has left the gov't (or any of its agencies) scratching their heads when quizzed by the public what the hell is that all about ?

If the gov't (or any of its agencies) don't want to reveal the true to nature of that "operation" then why not let loose their spin doctors to concoct a story to satiate the public's curiousity.

If its as simple and straightforward as something related to the car bomb incident then why doesn't the gov't (or any of its agencies) state so and put all the speculation and theories to rest.