Cop held for extortion in GenSan

MANILA, Philippines — A police officer was arrested for allegedly extorting money from a police applicant in General Santos City on Monday.

M/Sgt. Arnel Labellera of the Soccsksargen police health service was arrested in an entrapment at a fastfood restaurant in Barangay Labangal at around 1:10 p.m., Col. Romeo Caramat Jr., head of the police Integrity Monitoring and Investigation Group, said.

Caramat said Labellera accepted P50,000 from the sister of the applicant as an assurance of her passing the neuro-psychiatric and medical examinations.

The suspect is facing charges for robbery-extortion and an administrative complaint for grave misconduct.