Ex-cager mauls ABS-CBN reporter, taxi driver

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Ex-cager mauls ABS-CBN reporter, taxi driver

A former professional basketball player is facing criminal charges for mauling an ABS-CBN reporter and a taxi driver in Mandaluyong City Tuesday morning.

Reporter Gretchen Malalad said Paul "Bong" Alvarez pulled her hair, elbowed her in the face and neck and punched her on the forehead while she was interviewing taxi driver William Cabanlit whom Alvarez reportedly mauled. Malalad added that she also suffered scratches on her neck.

Malalad, a black belter, said she was able to hit Alvarez in the face before police could separate them. The incident was captured by ABS-CBN cameraman Larry Galinato.

“Masasabi ko lang napakabastos nitong si Bong Alvarez. Noong ayaw niyang magpakuha ni-respeto namin iyon. [Noong] papasok na kami sa pintuan dahil sa nandoon ang biktima, siya na lang ang dapat na iinterbyuhin namin, pero sinasarado niya ang pintuan ayaw niyang magpadaan. Tapos ng binuksan niya paglabas niya siniko niya ako sa mukha. Hindi ko talaga akalain (Bong Alvarez is so rude. When he declined to be interviewed, we respected his decision. But when we were about to interview his victim he was trying to stop us. When he went out of the room, he elbowed me in the face. I was caught off guard),” she said.

Alvarez was brought to the police station for mauling Cabanlit.

A radio DZMM report said an intoxicated Alvarez hailed a taxicab at Rembrandt Hotel in Quezon City around 5 a.m. Cabanlit said the former basketball star first wanted to be taken to Pasig City then changed his mind and asked that he be brought to Quiapo via Shaw Boulevard.

Cabanlit said he decided to take Boni Avenue to avoid heavy traffic but failed to inform Alvarez who had dozed off. He said Alvarez later woke up and reprimanded him for not following his instructions.

Cabanlit said he asked Alvarez to get off the taxi after receiving a tongue-lashing from the ex-cager. He said Alvarez kicked him and hit him in the face with a bottle.

Alvarez is now detained at the Mandaluyong police station. Malalad and Cabanlit filed separate complaints against him.

taken from abs-cbn website

[NazQ]

Gretchen Malalad? diba yan yung nanalo ng Gold Medal sa Karate at SEA Games? dapat binanatan din nya...

[Galactus]

Wa epek pala yung training ni Malalad as a karate blackbelter. AFAIK, ex-Air Force din sya, and may itsura.

Loko talaga tong si Alvarez, pati babae pinapatulan. Bakit kaya nag-taxi, eh alam ko mayaman tong si mokong, dahil kahit paano, may naipundar yan. Parang sa Corinthian Gardens sya nakatira eh.

Sana nga makulong para magtanda. Buti hindi siya niresbakan ng mga team-mates ni Malalad sa karate team at Air Force.

[Altis6453]

Buti na lang the Police were able to separate them. Bong Alvarez would've gotten his sorry butt kicked for picking on Gretchen Malalad. :nono: Wasn't she a karate champion?

[zero]

discipline on the part of gege for not throwing fatal blows on alvarez.
mabigat na kaso ito for paul alvarez.

[Cult Zero]

Yes she's a black belter and a member of the national team. Mr. Excitement pa rin si Bong Alvarez...mukhang kailangan na nya lumipat sa wrestling or UFC. Pati babaeng reporter pinatulan, paano pa kaya yun asawa nya tsk tsk tsk...

[badsekktor]

i've seen a lot of black belters getting creamed in a brawl. yun isa friend ko pa and lumalaban sa UFC pero iba talaga kapag street brawl!

idol ko pa naman sa pba to! san miguel player right? mukhang bad hair day ah!

[archangel_1911]

sa pagkakaalam ko madami ng nakasangkutang gulo itong si Paul Alvarez pero ang nakakahiya itong pagpatol nya sa babae especially Gretchen was just doing her job as a reporter of ABS-CBN. Dapat kay Alvarez mabigyan ng leksyon.

[Altis6453]

i've seen a lot of black belters getting creamed in a brawl. yun isa friend ko pa and lumalaban sa UFC pero iba talaga kapag street brawl!

idol ko pa naman sa pba to! san miguel player right? mukhang bad hair day ah!

True, but then again, you train like you fight and fight like you train. All things being equal, I think she would have held her own against a drunk.

Alvarez had his heydey playing with the Alaska Aces but he washed out after getting shot in the butt by a security guard of a shady massage parlor he went to(another guy who he tried to beat up).

[shadow]

gago nga, heard it on the news this morning...yari siya sa ch 2 for the whole week ito ang laman ng TV patrol police report.....

yes, the reporter is blackbelter but let us be realistic here....hinde mananalo yun gretchen kahit na blacbelter siya kay bong alvarez....