MANILA, Philippines — The security guard who was recorded on video kicking a girl selling sampaguita or jasmine garlands in Mandaluyong appeared before the Philippine National Police yesterday.
The guard appeared before the officials of the Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA) at Camp Crame.
Lt. Col. Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson for the Civil Security Group, said the guard was accompanied by his employer Redeye II Security Services Inc. and a lawyer.
Gultiano did not name the security guard for his privacy.
The meeting between the SOSIA and the security guard was held to address the video, which went viral on social media platforms.
“The investigator informed all parties about the preliminary investigation’s purpose and the requirements for the submission of pertinent documents and affidavits,” Gultiano told reporters.
The security agency’s lawyer told police that the guard will submit his affidavit by Jan. 23.
The sampaguita vendor has apologized to the security guard.
The girl expressed concern that the security guard might retaliate after he was pilloried by the public for his action.
She said she got angry when the security guard grabbed her jasmine garlands.
CIDG chief eyes cyberlibel vs Sonza
Meanwhile, after filing a complaint for sedition against a vlogger, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre is eyeing a case of cyberlibel against former broadcaster Jay Sonza for posting what he described as a fake photograph of him supposedly sick and in a hospital bed.
Torre said he will file the cases against Sonza and another vlogger before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila.
Torre said he wants to sue Sonza and another vlogger to teach them a lesson “for spreading false information on social media.”
A Facebook post shared by Jun Abines showed Torre in a hospital bed.
The CIDG chief said the picture was photoshopped, noting that he was not hospitalized recently and remains in the pink of health.
Last week, Torre filed a complaint for inciting to sedition against Clemente Enrique, a former Army captain, who allegedly called on the police and military on his Youtube channels to topple the government.