POLICE SSg. Noel Alabata was tagged as the triggerman in the March 2, 2021 attack on two businessmen in Dumaguete City that left one target wounded and the assailant himself seriously injured. Well, the 'to serve and protect' motto of the Philippine National Police notwithstanding, the news about Alabata hardly shocks anybody in this day and age. The public has become accustomed to news about policemen being involved in violent crime. Take the March 8, 2021 bloody ambush that killed Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino. No less than nine policemen were indicted for the attack. They were granted bail a few weeks ago.