San Simon mayor, aides nabbed in ₱30-M extortion entrapment
San Simon Mayor Abundio Punsalan Jr., along with his security detail, is presented by the National Bureau of Investigation in Pasay City on 7 August 2025. They were arrested Tuesday night in an entrapment operation over allegations of extortion. The mayor allegedly accepted an initial bribe of ₱30 million in exchange for a favorable local government resolution.
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