Francis was on his way home from Starbucks. He was dressed in his home attire (shirt, shorts and slippers), seated at the backseat of his friend's car, sipping on his iced-drink. (Do guys on a on a heist wear slippers?! I doubt it.)
As the three friends drove through Ortigas Blvd, a group of darkly tinted SUVs approached their vehicle and began firing shots at their car. The SUVs surrounded the stalled and bullet-ridden sedan, and out came armed men with military machine guns and hand guns, dressed in casual clothes. They approached the car, opened all of its doors, and fired more bullets directly at them at arm's length. So many shots were fired that everyone within a few blocks away felt a moment of fear upon hearing them.
To a witness of this scene, it looked like the SUVs were the car thieves and the sedan was their prey. Instead, the men in the SUVs were a group of corrupt PNPs (Philippine National Police) who made sure their prey would not live to tell the truth. Upon assuring that Francis and his friends were dead, the policemen immediately planted stolen guns and stolen licensed plates into the sedan. It was done so quickly, as if it was a drill they have done many times before. As a follow-up, their leaders immediately contacted the media to announce their successful "supposed" battle with the "supposed" car thieves. (It's quite typical of cowardly villains to lie and inflate their battles; and attempt to paint innocent citizens into threats.) Faster than the police can contact the family of the boys they shot to death, our TV sets was showing a heroic medallion being awarded to an injured cop from the scene.
Just as the country was being convinced of how great these corrupt cops were, an eye-witness video was released by UNTV (an independent TV station). Amazingly, UNTV captured the entire incident on video, proving that my classmate, Francis, and his friends were not a threat at all. It showed the cops planting the stolen guns and license plates that proved the police to be liars. The video demonstrated the overzealous cops attacking the sedan with unnecessary and excessive firings. It showed a cop firing extra shots into Francis, Anton, and Brian after opening their doors and seeing them taking their last breath.
The top forensic in Asia worked on this case and enough evidence gave her the conclusion that: #1) PNP's claim that gunshots were fired from the sedan was impossible because "all" the shattered glass were inside the sedan, proving the shots came from the outside. #2) Francis was too far from the planted gun and made it impossible for him to be a threat at all. #3) That wounded cop was hit by a ricochet bullet from his own gun, from inside his own car. #4) The cops planted a gun on the Brian's (guy on the front seat) right hand for the media to take photos of; but Brian is left-handed.
Francis was my classmate, and I know that he was neither a car thief nor a police threat. In fact, Francis hated guns and has always feared the noise it created. The PNP ended his life for the wrong reason, and attempted to destroy his name. This is my plea to get your attention to this matter, to help gain justice for Francis, and to the many other innocent souls who lost their lives from police and government corruption in the Philippines. Clear Francis Xavier Manzano of wrong accusations. Don't twist what's wrong as right. Give Francis and his family the right justice. Give our country hope.
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Manila Police in Actionby philstartdotcom17,770 views
This is why im scared of other countries and appreciate my country even more when stuff like that happens
RedAvery1 1 year ago
3 years from when this video was posted, I am here to agree with all that there are still some corrupted officers in the Philippines. I found this out first hand. I'm an American and I was shot at by a criminal. He must have paid the PNP or he knew somebody, because he is not in jail. The guy is actually accusing me of attacking him. On the PNP record, they said they didn't pick him up,they say he came in on his own. Witnesses saw him being picked up by the PNP. Now I'm taking all to court.
auimike 1 year ago
brie was like a brother to me...
drugholiday 2 years ago
i miss f and brie...well...theyre prolly in a better place now....
drugholiday 2 years ago
In my opinion, the TMG didn't solve any mystery or whatsoever of carjacking but they've lost innocent lives of these 3 great young men. modern day martyrs of innocence should i say.
condolence and with great sympathy......
"YET IN ALL THESE THINGS, WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US."
-ROMANS 8:37
jaxonchan 3 years ago
Brian Dulay,Francis Manzano,Anton Cu-unjieng, these brave and pitiful guys reserves justice is what I might insist. I dunno them but I've suddenly browsed this video with an idea that I've seen this on the news before. I frequently passed by these streets and OMG I can't imagine dat it really happended... I empathize w/ their family and friends and may the good Lord comfort your hearts and be strong coz God will give them justice in due time; his bountiful grace abides in them in the after lyf
jaxonchan 3 years ago
May Allah grnt his justice to this case ,ameen!
marneldindasan 3 years ago
i agree w/ you..francis is also my classmate.i met him since we both transferd in school in libis..and he is not just a classmate for me nor a friend,he was like my brother.i remmber some of our classmates call us BATMAN and ROBIN bec. wherever he is or i,we r both der as brothers.i beleive im d only person in school he trusted to go and enter on der home in a subdivison in pasig...(to done yet..)
snoopzero 3 years ago
i agree w/ you..francis is also my classmate.i met him since we both transferd in school in libis..and he is not just a classmate for me nor a friend,he was like my brother.i remmber some of our classmates call us BATMAN and ROBIN bec. wherever he is or i,we r both der as brothers.i beleive im d only person in school he trusted to go and enter on der home in a subdivison in pasig...
snoopzero 3 years ago
oh my god scary philippines
baboaila 4 years ago