Monday, January 21, 2008
Cops arrest 2 men for anti-nuisance violation
By Rhodamae M. Hernandez
POLICE arrested two men accused of violating the anti-nuisance ordinance of Davao City, shortly after midnight Sunday.
The suspects, identified as Jonathan Niño Ponao, 19, of Ponce Street, and Alex Twalya Paculayan, 21, of Leon Garcia Street, were arrested by the Sta. Ana police at around 12:31 p.m.
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Police said the two were arrested after a concerned resident called up Central 911, asking for assistance after they were disturbed by very loud music coming from a bicycle roaming around Leon Garcia street.
In an interview, Ponao denied the accusations and said their music was not so loud.
"Nangagi mi ato didto kay nangihi ko. Wala man ni siyay labot kay nagsakay lang man ni siya sa akoa (We stopped in the area to urinate. Paculayan was my passenger)," Ponao told Sun.Star Davao, adding that they are aware of the city's anti-nuisance ordinance.
Sta. Ana chief investigator Jeffrey Grant Bangcas said the two will be restricted for 12 hours and will pay the fine of P500 each.
Confiscated from the two suspects were a bicycle, CD player, MP3 audio devic, amplifier, and motorcycle battery.
Trisikads and trisiboats, which have become the vehicle of young urban poor dwellers out on a nightly stroll, are now equipped with sound systems that can create a lot of noise and the youths, once drunk or just to show off, parade these in city streets, disturbing residents.For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star General Santos. For Bisaya stories from Davao. Click here. (January 21, 2008 issue)
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