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Karen De Guzman

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MANILA — An alleged rape victim on Tuesday filed a formal complaint before the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) against a police officer assigned to the Manila Police District (MPD), accusing him of sexually assaulting her after an evening of drinking.The complainant, identified as alias “Ana,” said she decided to come forward to seek justice and to prevent similar incidents from happening to other women.“Kasi grabe ‘yung ginawa sakin. Sa totoo lang, ayaw din naman namin ng ganitong kalaking eskandalo, pero ‘yung mga gaya namin na maliliit na tao, e minamaliit pa,” she said.Ana said she agreed to meet the police officer, whom she considered a friend, after he told her he wanted to help reconcile her with her live-in partner following a dispute.She said she trusted him and believed he would act as a mediator.“Siya ‘yung nagyaya sakin na umalis kami kasama ‘yung kaibigan nila at may nasabi rin siya sakin na dadaanan niya ‘yung asawa ko kaya expected ko, pag-aayusin niya kaming dalawang mag-asawa,” she recalled.“Hindi ko alam na set-up na pala ‘yung ginawa niya sakin,” she added.According to Ana, they first went to a restaurant with drinks, then transferred to a karaoke bar, and later to a club along Tomas Morato, where they continued drinking with the officer’s friends.She stressed that they were not together as a couple and that the police officer was accompanied by another woman, who even confronted her out of jealousy.Ana said she lost consciousness after her last drink and could no longer remember what happened for several hours.“Hanggang sa magising ako na nasa motel. ‘Yun talagang sabi ko bakit wala akong maalala. Kung hindi lang dahil dun sa mga CCTV, hindi ko makikita kung paano ako nilabas sa club at paano ako dinala sa motel. Duda ko rin na baka may hinalo siya sa ininom ko kasi first time na nangyari sakin ‘yung ganun.”She added that she did not consent to going to the motel and only regained awareness while the officer was allegedly sexually assaulting her.Her live-in partner, “Mark,” said the accused officer was a close friend of theirs for years.He became alarmed when his partner sent him unusual messages and stopped answering calls early that morning.He claimed phone records showed that calls were being canceled while Ana was unconscious, suggesting someone else had control of her phone at the time.The victim initially sought assistance from the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), which has since taken up her case.VACC President Arsenio Boy Evangelista said CCTV footage is a crucial piece of evidence.“Clearly, the CCTV video will not lie. Kaya we took recognition of this case, simply because of very high percentage, totoo ang sinasabi ng mga complainants natin. Hanggang dulo, tutulungan namin sa paghahanap ng hard pieces of evidence for the case build up for a more reasonable certainty of conviction up to jail term,” Evangelista said.He added that under the law, rape exists when sexual intercourse is committed while the victim is unconscious or deprived of reason.According to Edman Pares, staff service director of NAPOLCOM’s Inspection, Monitoring and Investigation Service, they will conduct the initial investigation based on the documents submitted by the victim.“As part of due process, pasasagutin natin ‘yung respondent na police officer bago mag determine ng probable cause,” Pared explained.NAPOLCOM Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer Commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan condemned the alleged act, calling it “deeply disturbing,” especially after viewing the CCTV footage.“Nung nakita ko CCTV, nagulat ako pwede pala ‘yun? Ito gagawin ng kasama nating pulis. Buo pa rin ang tiwala ko sa PNP pero itong mga scalawags in uniform, dapat talagang kalusin itong mga ‘to e,” Calinisan said.“We will send a strong signal na nakikinig na hindi pupwede ‘to. Ang ating mgs pulis dapat nagtatanggol sa ating kababaayn, hindi nagsasamantala. Hindi maaari &#x27;to.”Calinisan added that NAPOLCOM will also investigate reports that another police officer may have been involved and noted that police personnel are strictly prohibited from going to bars and similar establishments.

An alleged rape victim on Tuesday filed a formal complaint before the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) against a police officer assigned to the Manila Police District (MPD), accusing him of sexually assaulting her after an evening of drinking.

An alleged rape victim on Tuesday filed a formal complaint before the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) against a police officer assigned to the Manila Police District (MPD), accusing him of sexually assaulting her after an evening of drinking.

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Alleged rape victim files complaint vs police officer before NAPOLCOM

Karen De Guzman,

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Published Jan 13, 2026 07:21 PM PHT

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