3 Dasma Guards Who Stopped Binay Convoy Held Freed

[FlyAway]

Little bit of abuse of power? Reader comments on this article were pretty good. You can sure see the fear people have when they apologize profusely even though they were doing their jobs. Rules were reasonable, others followed. It took the use of threat and force to open the gate. There is a video of it all to.

 

Oh, and this is the children of the guy that wants to run for President?

 

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/548765/3-dasma-guards-who-stopped-binay-convoy-held-freed

 

MANILA, Philippines—Makati Mayor Junjun Binay ordered the arrest of three security guards of a posh subdivision in the city when the guards refused to allow his four-car convoy to pass through a restricted gate close to midnight on Nov. 30, according to a source privy to the incident.

 

The entire incident at the gate of Banyan and McKinley Roads was recorded by the closed-circuit television cameras of North Forbes Park and Dasmariñas Village, the source, who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal from City Hall, told the Inquirer.

 

Based on a 24-minute video, a copy of which was obtained by the Inquirer, the standoff was witnessed by the mayor’s sister, Sen. Nancy Binay, a passenger of one of the vehicles.

 

The siblings are the children of Vice President Jejomar Binay, a former mayor of Makati who has declared he will run for president in 2016.

 

The mayor came from his sister’s house in Dasmariñas Village when their convoy was not allowed to get past the Banyan Road gate of the village.

 

The guards of Right Eight Security Inc. did not raise the iron barrier because vehicles are not allowed to pass through the gate after 10 p.m. for security reasons, the source said.

 

“All vehicles are allowed to pass this gate during the day. They can enter until midnight, but no one is allowed to go out after 10 in the evening,” the source said.

 

He noted that high-profile residents, such as senators, congressmen, mayors and diplomats, were following village rules.

 

The source said the mayor’s convoy should have used the Palm Avenue exit, “which is 150 meters away from Banyan Road.”

 

The video clip showed that the mayor, who was in a polo shirt, stepped out of the lead vehicle after two security guards manning the Banyan Road gate on McKinley Road did not lift the iron barrier to allow the convoy to pass.

 

“The mayor went down from the lead car and asked the guards, ‘Don’t you know me?’” the source told the Inquirer.

 

Gun loaded, cocked

The video also showed Binay stepping away from the guard house toward the side of McKinley Road. He was talking on his cell phone. An aide held an open umbrella for the mayor.

One of the mayor’s security personnel loaded a handgun and cocked it, while another aide of the mayor carried a rifle.

 

The video also showed the young Binay talking to the two guards a few minutes before policemen in uniform, armed with M-16 rifles, arrived.

It was the Makati policemen who lifted the gate’s barrier and, shortly after, arrested the two guards and Virgilio Robang, the Dasmariñas Village security officer in charge.

 

Detained

The source said the three guards were taken to the Makati City Police headquarters where they were detained for at least four hours.

The video also showed Robang, who arrived on a motorbike, saluting the young Binay, but he was quickly surrounded and disarmed by the mayor’s security personnel.

Before Robang was arrested with the two guards, Binay was seen talking to him with the mayor’s index finger pointed to Robang’s chest.

 

Supt. Manuel Lucban, Makati City Police head, told the Inquirer in a phone interview that the guards were brought to the police headquarters for verification purposes.

Settled, apologies “We wanted to verify if the permits of their firearms were in order and [we did not file] charges. They were eventually released,” Lucban said.

 

Jay Pantangco, president of the Dasmariñas Village Homeowners Association, confirmed the incident between the guards and Binay. “But this has already been settled,” he said.

Pantangco declined to elaborate on the incident.

 

Ram Antonio, president of Right Eight Security, said the agency had already apologized to Binay.

“We have instructed our guards to apologize to the mayor and we have started a debriefing session,” Antonio said.

 

In a text message, Joey Salgado, City Hall spokesman, said the president of Right Eight had sent a letter to Binay and “apologized profusely for the incident.”

Salgado said Pantangco had admitted that “there were lapses in their procedures.”

 

Edited December 19, 2013 by FlyAway

[Call me bubba]

After living here many years, seems that you can determine the shape of 1's country

1,by looking at the actions of its local leaders

2. the education system and the results that it gives

3. how the local police treat its citizens and visitors

 

maybe just maybe this can be a wake up call to the citizens that such behavior is not acceptable by those

who govern,

by reading the above story > (Other news reports that appear to seem "SUGAR COAT" this issue).

i am appalled. disgusted and (other words that i care not to post) 

 

 

 

Praise is due to these 3 guards who stood fast and followed the rules that was established.

Edited December 20, 2013 by Pittman apartments Sgn

[Malcolm Graham]

On the news last night they said that the President, Vice President and the Mayor have free access to that gate anytime of the day for security reasons.  There was also a comment from the Mayors' sister,  "why is this still news when it happened 3 weeks ago".     

[Thomas]

maybe just maybe this can be a wake up call to the citizens that such behavior is not acceptable by those who govern,

Well. This is much smaller the stealing of the AID gods ment for Yolanda victims...

I suppouse it's a problem, are there any good alternatives to wote for?

(I mean at higher level, where the "big bad guys" bother to get the power. Perhaps some better chance at some poor small village baranggays.)

[Mike S]

There was also a comment from the Mayors' sister, "why is this still news when it happened 3 weeks ago".

 

And it will be 2 years from now when his father runs for president  ..... shame to because Binay sure did an awful lot to put Makati back on the right track .... but like they say you can't always control your children no matter how much you try .... some people can't handle the power or fame and instead turn into tyrants drunk with their newly obtained powers .... time will tell if he will finally grow up ..... JMHO

:cheersty:

[Malcolm Graham]

Why is he a tyrant drunk on his own powers when he was following the rules set up when his father was mayor of Makati.  A lot of people support what the son is doing as Mayor of Makati

[Call me bubba]

latest update on this saga

 

 

 Homeowners of exclusive Dasmariñas Village commended the subdivision's security guards

for refusing to let a convoy of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and Senator Nancy Binay

from passing through a closed gate last November 30.

In a letter addressed to residents, Dasmariñas Village Association president Jay Pantiangco

said the guards, who were reportedly questioned by police after the incident, were only following policies.

 

"The four security guards still continue their duty and have been given both commendations and gifts from residents,

who have shown their support for the guards' performance in upholding and implementing Dasmariñas Village policies,"

Pantiangco wrote in the letter dated December 23.

The issue gained national attention as several camps chided the Binay clan for allegedly using their influence to skirt rules.

Junjun, meanwhile, denied ordering the arrest of security guards

after they argued with the politician's entourage for about 15 minutes.

Nancy also defended her brother and said that the matter was blown up by the family's political opponents.(Video doesnt lie)

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The village's board of governors, however, stood by the security officials' actions as they were "performing their duty" and upheld the private subdivision's operating procedures.

 

"The DVA board is still fully committed to continue to uphold our policies for the security and safety of our residents," Pantiangco added.

 

http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2013/12/24/1271774/dasmarinas-residents-commend-guards-refusing-binay

 

[Malcolm Graham]

The video shows nothing but  minor altercation.  As I said in a previous post who would keep it in the news unless you were anti binay.  The mayor who was shot at NAIA does not even appear in the news now

[Call me bubba]

in another article it was discuess about being "INVITED" here is a small part of that & the link

 this can explain this "law"

 

 

 

 

To prevent such irregularity probably was the intent of Mabini stalwart Bobby Tañada when he authored Republic Act 7438, in our time in the Senate, which says in part:

“As used in this Act, `custodial investigation’ shall include the practice of issuing an invitation’ to a person who is investigated in connection with an offense he is suspected to have committed . . .”

 

http://manilatimes.net/the-law-on-arrests-and-custody/63391/

 

To arrest is to take someone in custody or not allow him to move on his own. By action or words, the arrester restrains the arrestee from moving anywhere beyond the former’s control.

It may not be done without a warrant, as a rule.

 

Our resourceful law enforcers came up with an “invitation,”

particularly on the prodding of the ruling class or royalty. “Maaring po ba silang maanyayahan?”
It is an invite not to be refused if extended by armed, and maybe burly, policemen—even if politely, sweetly and smilingly extended.

Keeping the Dasmariñas security guards in l’affaire Binay “invited” for hours, may have arguably amounted to “custodial investigation,” which may not be done without a warrant.