MANILA, Philippines: Quezon City Mayor Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte assured that a City Hall official arrested by lawmen for "extortion" would be punished even after the victim withdrew his complaint.
Belmonte revealed during a Viber interview with The Manila Times that the unnamed businessman, a 47-year-old Filipino-Chinese, who sought the help of police, withdrew his complaint against Joel Avila, an Engineering Department supervisor, who was arrested at a restaurant on March 23, 2024.
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