A group of vendors formally filed complaints on Thursday against seven Manila policemen who allegedly forced them to cough up P100 to P200 every day. ADVERTISEMENTThe vendors—members of the urban poor group Kadamay Manila and United Vendors Alliance—said that the policemen had been demanding P100 to P200 daily from them as protection money. The vendors also alleged that the Ermita policemen were just one of several groups of lawmen extorting money from them. Joel Coronel, meanwhile, described the allegations as “serious” as he ordered the policemen to submit an explanation. The vendors filed the complaints a day after holding a rally that displayed photos of the respondent officers in front of the MPD headquarters on UN Avenue on Wednesday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2017 17:48 UTC