BARANGAY KAGAWAD IN ANGELES CITY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED EXTORTION, BRIBERY

BY KEVIN GALANG

A BARANGAY  kagawad on Thursday was arrested for alleged extortion and bribery in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Angeles City police director Col. Amado Mendoza Jr. reported to Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan that arrested was Lionel Bernardo, 39, a kagawad in Bgy. Lourdes Northwest, Angeles City. 

Joint operatives of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) Police Station 2 and the Angeles City Investigation and Detection Management Unit (ACIDMU) arrested Bernardo based on a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 116 of Angeles City, Pampanga for two counts of violation of the Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices (Republic Act 3019) or extortion, and bribery.

The court set a bail of P160,000 for each case for Bernardo’s temporary liberty.

The arrested kagawad is now under the custody of the Angeles City police.