Report: Manhunt on for armed group that shot Parañaque cop

The police are searching for a group of men who shot and critically wounded a policeman on foot patrol in Parañaque City early on Monday. Metro Manila police chief Director Nicanor Bartolome said PO1 Cayetano Ortiña was investigating a suspiciously parked taxi at around 5:00 a.m. at the MIA Road in Tambo, Parañaque when the men inside the vehicle fired at him. “Nagpapatrolya si PO1 Ortiña sa may Tambo sa MIA Road, may napansin na taxi na kahinahinala. Nilapitan nila ito at noong sisitahin nila biglang nagpaputok ang nasa loob," he said in an interview on dzBB radio. (PO1 Ortiña was conducting a regular patrol along MIA Road when he chanced on the taxi parked suspiciously in the area. When he approached the cab, the men inside fired at him.) Bartolome said he has ordered a manhunt for the suspects. “Immediately nakapagresponde ang pulis at hinahanap ang salarin (Our police personnel have responded and are now tracking down the suspects)," Bartolome said. Bartolome said Ortiña was rushed to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay City. – VVP, GMANews.TV