PNP to demand ex-cop in viral road rage video to return retirement benefits

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it will ask the ex-cop who was involved in an altercation with a cyclist to return his retirement benefits.

“As a matter of procedure, we are already preparing a demand letter for Patrolman Gonzales to return the money,” PNP Retirement and Benefits Administration Service (PRBS) director Police Brigadier General Niño David Rabaya said in a press conference.

“We are already taking initial actions for the recovery of the said payment of his pension,” he added.

According to Rabaya, former police officer Wilfredo Gonzales had received a lump sum of his pension for three years from 2016 and 2019.

Rabaya said Gonzales stopped receiving pension in 2019 when the PRBS received a dismissal order against the ex-cop.

If Gonzales does not return the retirement benefits, Rabaya said the PNP will file a complaint against him.

A video went viral on social media where Gonzales was seen pulling out a gun during an altercation after a cyclist's bicycle hit the former policeman's vehicle.

Gonzales said he and the cyclist went to a police station following the incident and settled their differences.

Bike enthusiast and lawyer Raymond Fortun, however, said that the cyclist was forced into an agreement admitting that the incident was his fault and was told to pay P500 for the damage to Gonzales’ car.

Police on Tuesday filed a complaint against Gonzales for alarm and scandal.

On Sunday, the Quezon City government said bike enthusiast and lawyer Raymond Fortun filed raps against three QCPD cops with the People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB).

The complaints are for oppression, irregularities in the performance of duties, and incompetence under Rule 21 of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Memorandum Circular 2016-002.—AOL, GMA Integrated News