DWDD: ARRESTED | 10 men detained for entering Camp Aguinaldo with weapons

From DWDD AFP Civil Relations Service Radio Website (Oct 3): ARRESTED  |   10 men detained for entering Camp Aguinaldo with weapons

CAMP GEN EMILIO AGUINALDO, Quezon City (DWDD) – Authorities accosted ten (10) men around 5:45AM this morning, October 2, 2017, allegedly belonging to group called Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, while on board a van trying to enter a Gate of Camp Gen Emilio Aguinaldo.

According to Marine Col Edgard Arevalo, Public Affairs Office chief, the men were held for questioning for bringing firearms with no appropriate documents and neither are they holders of Gun Ban Exception from the Commission on Election (COMELEC).

The group is led by one Daniel Pagalan, their purported Chief Intelligence while the others were identified as: Alvin Simbahon; Rolando Mahusay @Kumander Melody; Dioscoro Danis; James Iwayan; Butch B Galimba; Rico Giducos; Ramil B Peralta; Rundy Paderes; and, Pascula Dizon @Kumander Haslim.

They were identified based from identifications they presented bearing the heading Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty.

The fact that they wore T-shirts of the same color and design drew the suspicion of the guards on duty. When asked, the men admitted to have firearms in their possession. They said they were on their way to present their letter requesting accreditation to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana through a staff. But upon checking, it turned out that they have no prior appointment with the office that they intended to visit. Hence, the persons were held for questioning. Seized from their possession were 5 pistols (2 homemade cal .45 and 3 Cal 9mm) and 7 magazines with 47 cal. 9mm and 26 cal .45 live ammunition; and identification cards of still unknown authority and source.

The said persons were the turned over to the PNP Station 8 for proper disposition.

”We commend the guards on duty under the leadership of Colonel John Dominic Pulido, the Camp Commander, for their vigilance and appropriate action taken as required under the circumstances. These sentinels will be cited for the faithful performance of their duty and in manifesting a high degree of alertness and level of camp security. Camp security is strictly enforced in all military camps”, added Col Arevalo. ALS/AES

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