
The Pasay City Police rescued a Chinese woman kidnapped by two siblings one of whom is an active police officer, the National Capital Region Police Office said on Monday.
Based on the report sent to NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, the victim Zhou Yunqiing, female, 26, single, tourist, Chinese National, was abducted by the suspects identified as Staff Sgt. Lordgin Antonino,34, a member of PNP assigned at Southern Police District, and his brother Nelson Antonino, 20, who will be facing illegal detention and robbery extortion after they brought the victim at Qing Qing Hotel located at No 2730 Figueroa Street, Barangay 74, Pasay City on Sunday evening.
Nartatez said the Pasay Police received information about the abduction on Monday around 1 a.m. from the victim's friend Law Yi Wei, 34, translator, Malaysian National and presently residing at Sea Residences, SM MOA Complex, Barangay 76, Pasay City.
Wei personally appeared before the office of Substation 3, Libertad, Pasay City Police Station, to seek police assistance regarding his friend a Chinese national who was allegedly arrested by the suspects who identified themselves as CIDG, Pasay for an alleged case of human trafficking.
Wei told the cops that the victim was detained inside Room No. 8515 Qing Qing Hotel in Pasay City. He showed police the picture of the victim while handcuffed and a picture of the PNP ID of PMSG John Reggie Reyes with Badge No. 124539 and the text message wherein the suspects asked for money amounting to P500,000 for the release of the victim.
Nartatez said Pasay police conducted a short briefing to verify the information for possible police operation against the suspects.
The Metro Manila top cop said that when the cops arrived at the hotel the operating team coordinated with the duty security guard of QingQing Hotel and informed them about their purpose. When they saw Lordgin sitting at the lobby with the same description on the PNP ID shown by Wei to the operating unit, they approached suspect and asked for verification. The latter identified himself as a policeman assigned at CIDG Pasay.