PhilStarGlobal—Apr 17
To deter criminal groups from staging kidnappings, police have ramped up security in Filipino-Chinese communities and other areas in Metro Manila with a large presence of foreigners. National Capital Region Police Office director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin said police visibility patrols were increased in Binondo and Malate in Manila, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig and in Makati City following the kidnapping and murder of Filipino-Chinese steel magnate Anson Que and his driver Armanie Pabillo. “Our patrolling there is 24 hours. We have deployed both overt and covert cops,” Aberin told reporters on the sidelines of his inspection of a bus terminal in Quezon City yesterday.
Aside from this, the Philippine National Police (PNP) intends to bring its services closer to the Filipino-Chinese community through the establishment of help desks. “We are in close coordination with the Filipino-Chinese community and, as a matter of fact, the PNP chief has ordered the creation of a Chinese desk to cater to the complaints of the Chinese,” Aberin said. Binondo will serve as the pilot area for the help desk. Que and his driver were found dead in Rodriguez, Rizal on April 9, more than a week after they were kidnapped on March 29.
The businessman and his driver left his office in Valenzuela for a meeting somewhere in southern Metro Manila when they were kidnapped. Aberin assured the Filipino-Chinese community as well other foreigners and the general public of their safety in Metro Manila. “The streets are safe because our police personnel are deployed covertly and overtly,” he said. Instead of implementing politically motivated orders, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa has reminded the PNP to focus on their duty to protect the people and address the recent spate of kidnappings. The ex-PNP chief warned that if these crimes are left unaddressed, it will not only affect the Philippines’ image but the economy as well. Read more at:
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/04/17/2436707/security-tightened-vs-kidnaps
