EXCLUSIVE: Makati City PSD member arrested for 'extorting' P200,000 from bar owner – Manila Bulletin
(Photos courtesy of Makati City Police) Police identified the suspect as John Rey B. Villarino, 30, of Barangay La Paz, Makati. Based on a police report, Villarino was arrested after accepting the marked money at Howzat Sports Bar on Fermina Street in Barangay Poblacion, Makati. His arrest stemmed from the complaint of 58-year-old businessman Jonathan Dean Thorp. According to Thorp, the suspect threatened to close his bar should he not give him P100,000 a month. On July 5, 2021, Hozwat Sports Bar was shut down by the city for violating health protocols and curfew ordinance. “Villarino of th...