Bad Tacloban Police Men:
Does anyone know this two police officers .. !?

Their names are Esperas and Monteza ..



03 Aug 2008
Tacloban Cops on Duty?!

This is a first for me in our store! We've had local police officers visit our store many times in the past. But these two (and their lady companion) are a breed apart.



From what their nameplates say, these two policemen are Esperas and Monteza. I don't know how to read the different insignia on their uniforms so i couldn't determine their rank. These photos were taken off our store security camera on 29 July 2008, a day after their first visit to the store. It was their visit the day before that's the real story.

On 28 July 2008, these two policemen together with a lady companion came to our store in the morning. They wanted to buy several pairs of denim jeans that we sell at Php380 each. They wanted to buy the jeans at Php300; we couldn't go that low since that would mean a loss for us. So instead we offered them a final price of Php350 per pair - a price that is still lower than our final price of Php360.



I guess they really wanted the jeans so they agreed to our offer of Php350. Interestingly, as they were leaving the store their lady companion left behind a few threatening remarks. She told Esperas and Monteza to tell the other policemen on duty around the block to come to our store and conduct sidewalk clearing operations. This means that our store would have to remove our sidewalk display or else the policemen would confiscate them.

True to her word, the policemen on duty visited us late in the afternoon and asked us to remove our sidewalk display. I have no problem with policemen asking us to remove our sidewalk display - i have always assumed that these are part of legitimate sidewalk clearing operations. This was the first time I experienced such an unbelievable coincidence: policemen visit our store in the morning, couldn't buy items at the price they wanted, threatened to ask other policemen on duty to conduct sidewalk clearing operations, and then in the afternoon, a sidewalk clearing operation happens. What a coincidence!

This incident has made me think twice about my respect for our police officers in Tacloban. My dealings with several policemen in the past have always been reasonable and respectful. I find that a lot of policemen in Tacloban are reasonable and respectful of citizens and in turn really deserve our respect for their authority. This incident, however, shook my respect for them. That they can threaten any establishment on a whim and by coincidence the threat is carried out later in the day is scary.

It makes me apprehensive about policemen visiting our store. Who knows what they will ask for next time. Who knows what they will threaten us with next time. It's too hard to imagine.

But this is not the first time that we have been visited by policemen who were not too subtle about their being policemen when it came to their purchases. The case of Sudario and Ibañez is a different story. More on that in another post. More photos on Esperas and Monteza from our security cameras in a future post too.

Source: http://taclobanspeakeasy.blogspot.com/2008/08/tacloban-cops-on-duty.html




06 Aug 2008
Tacloban City PNP

As promised in Tacloban Cops on Duty?!, here are pictures of Tacloban City police officers Esperas and Monteza (and their lady companion) who came to our store on July 28, 2008. These are photos taken from our store security camera between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30a.m.



It makes me wonder about the award that was recently given to Tacloban City PNP as Best Urban Station. From what i saw in local TV news, it was mainly due to their community presence and relations. If we are to take out the behavior of Esperas and Monteza (as well as Sudario and Ibañez), perhaps the award is deserved. On the other hand, this is exactly the kind of police behavior that makes our local police less praiseworthy.






The story on Sudario and Ibañez

August of 2007, these two police officers came to our store. They were looking to each buy a pair of jeans. The gist of the story is that despite our best efforts to achieve a cash sale, we had to give the items to them on credit. We agreed to the credit sale based on character since these two did not leave any form of collateral. We assumed that they are persons of integrity and character and eventually would return to our store to pay their debts.

Well, it's August 2008 and to this date they have not visited our store to pay for the items that they purchased. In fact, we would often see these two policemen on duty in the area around our store. My wife even visited them a couple of times to ask when they would pay.

DO THE MATH: Given the behavior of these Tacloban City police officers... ADD ...the fact that Tacloban City PNP was awarded Best Urban Station ... CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW TACLOBAN CITY POLICE OFFICERS ARE AT THEIR WORST?

I wonder if the local city police officials (and the local chief executive) have any idea what kind of petty abuse that street police do in the community.

Source: http://taclobanspeakeasy.blogspot.com/2008/08/tacloban-city-pnp.html

You need to watch out for the traffic cops to. I made a wrong turn on my motorbike. My wife was on the back and the cop started telling her that I can't drive with my licenses. I do know I can for 90 days with no problem ( U.S. licenses). He then told my wife I could pay him and he would throw the ticket away. So I paid him 500 pesos and we went on our marry way. I have always told my wife that you need to watch out for the cops because you can't trust them. I don't care what country you come from. Well now she knows. They can't be trusted. GREEDY!!!

some are good and most are good in what they are doing..hahay pinoy.