But Darnayla, Ochea and Augusto gained temporary freedom after they posted bail of P16,000 each. The three were put behind bars on Monday for allegedly trying to prevent the city government from implementing a storm drainage project in the barangay.
Aside from the three, nine other individuals believed to be supporters of the barangay chief face the same complaint. They are George Yongco, Nilo Amoro, Nestor Casinilio, Arnold Oyao, Andy Oyao, Ronnel Casinillio, Geraldo Lumongsod, Antonio Ybañez Jr. and Rensio Ybañez, who are all at-large.
In their joint affidavit, PO2 Ronan Andales, PO2 Eugenio Hermosa and PO1 Jose Caratao said that Darnayla sought to stop the drainage project by blocking the road using the government-issued vehicles of the barangay.
The policemen added that with force and intimidation, Darnayla, the other accused and some unidentified persons formed a human barricade and used a government dump truck to block the road leading to the project site.
"The public uprising in barangay Basak is tumultuous considering that they employ force, violence and intimidation towards the project workers and to the law enforcers," the affidavit reads.
In another joint affidavit, P/Insp. Franciso Baguio, P/Insp. Filendo Navarro, P/Insp. Felix Pacaldo and SPO3 Mario Poblete stated that when they told Darnayla to remove the dump truck and to disperse the unruly people, they were instead told by the barangay chief that "Way magbuot nako akoy kapitan dinhi."
Darnayla then allegedly ordered the people to climb into the dump truck upon seeing the incoming city government-owned bulldozer that was sent to remove it.
"Captain Darnayla misleads his people in the belief that the drainage project is hazardous to the people of Tangke, Basak and detrimental to their economic resources which caused public uprising and in tumultuous manner by providing means of violence," the affidavit stated.
Darnayla, through his lawyer Celso Espinosa, is expected to file administrative and criminal complaints against the Lapu-Lapu City police before the Ombudsman and the Commission on Human Rights. - Mitchelle P. Calipayan