00:00A group of men who seem to be having fun on City Road in Caloocan City was complained by a truck driver in R-R-Recibo.
00:11He claimed that he received P1,000 for passing trucks to Yarda or else no pay, no entry route.
00:20In March of this year, a concerned citizen named Ron came to R-R-Recibo.
00:27According to him, they are not able to pass through City Road to enter a container yard in Caloocan City.
00:34The group of men behind him are in the area.
00:39When I started in 2017, that's how they treat us.
00:43It's not like that anymore.
00:45But now, it's getting worse.
00:47Even if you're in the front row, they won't let you in because they don't have vacancies.
00:56There's no vacancy in the front row.
00:58But look at the front row.
01:00I observed that there's a problem.
01:02Ron added that they are paying P1,000 to the group.
01:07It's more expensive than the toll fee.
01:09You have a problem with that, sir?
01:14If you're going to give P100, you should go to the penalty area.
01:19So that you can be allowed to enter.
01:21Sometimes, if they don't know your trucking, they will tell you later that there's a problem.
01:26If they know your trucking, you will automatically be allowed to enter.
01:29You will be given P100.
01:31Ron tried to get in, but it seems that the king ordered a no-pay, no-entry.
01:37I don't have enough space.
01:39I tried to get in, but they blocked me.
01:41I couldn't do anything. I tried to get out.
01:43We were affected because our transaction was delayed.
01:47So you have no choice.
01:49You need to fight for your right to enter.
01:51We experienced that our boss won't give us our right.
01:54We got there in the middle of the night.
01:56I tried to get in, but it took me six hours.
01:59We couldn't do anything.
02:00We tried to get in.
02:02Sometimes, Ron's trucking stopped being guarded by the police in 2022.
02:07But after a few months, business as usual for the group.
02:12Ron also added that there are times when the queue is too long.
02:17People can't stand it anymore because the drivers are leaving.
02:21That's why they went to the barangay.
02:23They left the barangay.
02:25They were the first ones to go there.
02:26The barangay cannot not know about this.
02:27Because of the queue, Ron called for...
02:30I just want them to stop what they're doing.
02:34They're abusing us, the truck drivers.
02:36We want them to be fair to us.
02:38So that the drivers will stop what they're doing.
02:42What if we don't know the truck drivers there?
02:46On the night of March 27, the receiver, Manmanan, started complaining to the group.
02:51Along Citri Road, you can see the trucks entering the area one after another.
02:56A man was on the radio and he was in charge of the queue.
03:02Later, a truck driver got off and it seemed that he was paid by the truck drivers.
03:08They're abusing us, the truck drivers.
03:12They're abusing us.
03:14On March 28, the sun rose but the queue for the payment did not stop.
03:24On March 31, the receiver approached the PNP Highway Patrol Group,
03:29which was called by Concerned Citizen.
03:31The PNP-HPG immediately conducted surveillance.
03:34There they are.
03:36Those are the people.
03:38Those are the queues.
03:39They're going to rob all of them.
03:41Someone is really giving, sir.
03:43Ah, confirm.
03:45Someone is really giving.
03:47They're really reaching.
03:50The next day, April 1, the PNP Highway Patrol Group and the receiver committed a chocolate operation.
03:56Sir, based on the information we received from the PNP Highway Patrol Group,
03:59what is the amount you're giving?
04:01When you reach P500 up to P1,000,
04:04it means that if you give a big amount, you'll be the first to enter.
04:10If you don't give anything, you'll be stuck here.
04:14Your truck will be stuck here.
04:16Then, there will be a robbery here.
04:18The drivers will be caught here.
04:20So you need to pay tollgate.
04:23Yes, sir.
04:24So that you can enter here.
04:26The complaint of these people,
04:29up to this point,
04:30there's a wide gap in that area of Caloocan.
04:34It was first brought to the Receiver program
04:37through a Facebook page.
04:39We brought this to the Intelligence Branch of the PNP Highway Patrol Group
04:44and every hour, they committed a police operation.
04:48When it comes to the highway,
04:50you can see the men sitting in a store next to the road.
04:54The trucks were able to enter,
04:56so the authorities decided to continue the operation the next day.
05:04On April 2, the authorities left again
05:06along with the receiver in the corner of C3 Road.
05:10The operatives waited again
05:12for the good news that they will be serving good judgment.
05:15While the operatives were waiting for the good news
05:17that they will be serving good judgment,
05:19they saw a man in black
05:22who seemed to be broadcasting at the end of the street.
05:25He's broadcasting.
05:26He's broadcasting a video.
05:28Who? Who?
05:29Later.
05:35The operatives' vehicle went down
05:37to confront the robbers.
05:39Let's go.
05:53Why do you have radios behind you?
05:54So that they won't be in traffic, sir.
05:56So that they won't be in traffic?
05:57But the money goes to the truck drivers.
06:00They just give it to us, sir.
06:02They just give it to you? How much?
06:03This much.
06:04I don't know, sir.
06:05We were able to collect the money in 2020, sir.
06:08In 2020.
06:09And in 2020, this bus will be completed, right?
06:13We were able to collect the money, sir.
06:15Later, the authorities saw the compartment of the motorcycle
06:18that was being put money by the suspects.
06:20This is their motorcycle, sir.
06:22They're hiding it here.
06:24They're hiding it here.
06:25I saw them putting money here earlier.
06:28They're putting money here earlier.
06:34Look, he's paying for it.
06:36He's paying for it.
06:38Get him, get him.
06:46The suspects were able to receive the money.
06:49We're busy, of course.
06:51We're neighbors.
06:52We don't have jobs.
06:53I have two children.
06:55I'm sick.
06:57I don't have a job.
06:59That's why I'm on the streets.
07:01But the men are refusing the accusation
07:04that they're not giving money to the trucks that are not paying.
07:07How true is that, sir?
07:09That's not possible, sir.
07:11Why?
07:12How much will they give?
07:13We're not accepting that.
07:14They're giving it to me, sir.
07:16That's the smallest one, right?
07:18And then, the road.
07:20The biggest road.
07:21I told him, sir, that I shouldn't have gone inside.
07:25There was traffic.
07:26Everyone helped me while I was selling.
07:28The barangay that is located in Kanto and Yardang
07:31received a receipt.
07:33According to them,
07:35they don't know that someone is still starving in the area.
07:39I got a call from him.
07:41I called the owner of the trucks,
07:44the one in charge of NCT,
07:46so that he can solve the issue.
07:48Sometimes, the barangay issued a reminder
07:50that they won't give money to anyone who is begging in C3.
07:54But a few months later,
07:56the barangay that is being complained about
07:58came back to the scene.
08:00Actually, we know that there's no one there
08:03because there's no one passing by the truck.
08:05Our problem there is that
08:07that's the main road there.
08:09And we can't be involved in the system
08:12of their entry.
08:14It's hard to put people there
08:16because, as I said,
08:17they're just people.
08:18Sometimes, you don't know if they will be put there,
08:20if they will be given.
08:21But right now,
08:22they didn't give me anything.
08:24The container yard that is being filled
08:26by the trucks with their containers
08:28was also targeted by R-Recibo.
08:30But no one came to us
08:32to give a statement.
08:34The four suspects in the extortionate robbery case
08:37were found guilty.
08:39They were sentenced to 6 to 15 years in prison.
08:43According to the PNP-HPG,
08:45they will not stop feeding this part of C3.
08:49It's too wide to talk about extortion.
08:52They can call Article 294
08:55or the robbery with intimidation
08:57that there is a penalty of imprisonment
08:59that is not less than 6 years
09:01and 1 day to 12 years.
09:03If they have a chance to experience it,
09:07they will immediately help
09:09and give us information.
09:12Once our Highway Patrol Group got that,
09:15we will immediately start the operation.
09:22Reminders to all street vendors
09:24and street vendors
09:27that every road was built
09:29for the people
09:30so that they can have a free passage
09:31and for them to benefit.
