MMDA chief offers P10K reward for information on impostor traffic enforcer

Johnson Manabat

ABS-CBN News

<p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">MANILA — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Romando “Don” Artes is offering a P10,000 reward for information on a motorcycle rider who pretended to be a traffic constable and reportedly tried to extort money from a motorist.<br/><br/>Atty. Artes said in a press conference on Tuesday that a video has been circulating on social media of a man asking money from a motorist whom he had flagged down for a supposed traffic violation.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Artes said the man in the video is not an employee or traffic enforcer of MMDA.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The motorist that the fake MMDA enforcer tried to extort money from was able to record their conversation on video. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">When asked for an ID, the man immediately fled.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMMDAPH%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02eK3eYP3UhVF6iopDKZA8QDSepK7xaC3QxdhUU4A9Ei3Q7sZN5BhmfsKykiwQxz3El&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="735" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/>“Upon verification po hindi po namin ito empleyado at nagpapanggap po na empleyado ng MMDA para mang-extort po ng pera sa ating mga motorista,” Artes said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">(We have checked our records and he is not an employee of the MMDA but is pretending to be one to extort motorists.)</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Artes said he was offering a reward of P10,000 for information that will help the MMDA identify the man pretending to be an MMDA enforcer and bring him to court.<br/><br/>The MMDA has posted on their official Facebook page the picture of the said rider wearing a black jacket or raincoat and a helmet, with his face clearly visible.<br/><br/>Artes believes the rider will soon be identified with the help of the public.</p>

<p>The motorist that the fake MMDA enforcer tried to extort money from was able to record their conversation on video.</p>

The motorist that the fake MMDA enforcer tried to extort money from was able to record their conversation on video.

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MMDA chief offers P10K reward for information on impostor traffic enforcer

MMDA chief offers P10K reward for information on impostor traffic enforcer

Johnson Manabat,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 19, 2024 07:11 AM PHT

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