SURRENDER THE RIGHT WAY — Our friend Jojo Riñoza, photographer of Manila Bulletin, noted the poor coordination between Barangay Bonuan Gueset and the Dagupan police over the number of drug personalities in that village that have so far reportedly surrendered. I agree.

We are puzzled why up to this day, the Police Provincial Office listed just only 80 people involved in illegal drugs who have so far surrendered provincewide, when in fact Bonuan Gueset Barangay Captain Rico Mejia claimed on radio that more than 500 from his village already gave up.

Is this an example of poor coordination or no coordination at all between the police and Bonuan Gueset barangay or in this case between Superintendent Christopher Abrahano, chief of police of Dagupan, and Gueset Barangay Captain Mejia? Jojo asked during the KBP Forum Thursday at PIA.

Perhaps none of those who surrendered to Barangay Captain Mejia was officially endorsed to the police for a still unknown reason which explains to this day why Abrahano calls the signed documents submitted to Mejia as mere promissory notes.

In a recent talk with Abrahano, he said while he welcomes the initiative of Mejia in asking drug personalities to surrender, he pointed out that a valid surrender requires a lot more processing and will not be enough to erase one’s name from the watch list in an instant.

Take the case of one of the suspects who was gunned down and killed by the police in an alleged shootout in one motel room at Tondaligan Park in Dagupan last July 4, who was reportedly among those who surrendered in Bonuan. He simply returned to his usual activities after signing the document.

It becomes more complicated for persons who already have existing warrants of arrest issued by the courts. The surrender paper alone cannot erase his past crime.

Bottom line, the process of surrender requires the person to have their mug shots taken, finger printed which are routine police procedure. The person must also be interrogated to find out the extent of his involvement in illegal drug trade. –Leonardo Micua

 

WRAPSODY’S COLLECTION–There is one professor in a university in the province known among her co-workers as: Madam Wrapsody.

Rhapsody? I asked.

No, it’s Wrapsody, my source said.

Wrapsody because during gatherings where food is served, she sees to it she has something to wrap for take out. From food, tissues and yes, even spoons and forks.

When you open her cabinet, bottled water of different brands would greet you, my source added.

“Mineral water?” I asked again.

Yes, the source confirmed, courtesy of course of catering services in school or from other gatherings she attends.

Even fast food chains are not spared, the source said. Tissues, forks and spoons included, the informant added.

Notorious ka pala madam, ang tindi mo!

But please be careful, ma’am, there are CCTV cameras now in some restaurants.. –Tita Roces

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