2 men nabbed for rigging ATM

Two men suspected of tampering with an automated teller machine were arrested by policemen in Binondo, Manila, the other day. Supt. Nelson Yabut of the Manila Police District Station 11 said Bobby Tibo, 25, and Edwin Derla, 38, both residents of Phase II, Paliparan III, Dasmariñas, Cavite, were nabbed at around 2 p.m. at the Bank of Philippines Island branch at the corner of Ilang-ilang and Lavesarez Streets in Binondo. The two were arrested based on the complaint of Rowel Tagoldol, 34, a resident of Quezon City and Raul Paguranan, BPI’s ATM monitoring head. Tagoldol filed a complaint after the ATM did not dispense the P2,500 he was withdrawing from the machine. The bank management started monitoring the ATM and called up the police when they noticed the suspects hovering near the bank. The two men later confessed that they had tampered with the machine and with the use of aluminum foil and glue, had managed to “trap” the money inside the machine, long enough to make the customer think that the ATM was malfunctioning. After the customer left, the suspects retrieved the money dispensed by the machine. Allison W. Lopez

Azcuna to keynote symposium

The San Sebastian College of Law will hold a writ of habeas data symposium tomorrow, June 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the San Sebastian Bar Review Center on Recto Ave., Manila. The keynote speaker will be Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna. The writ of habeas data is a legal doctrine that aims to protect the constitutional rights of a person to freedom of information. Admission is free. Interested parties may contact Law Executive Council secretary Marren Wita at 0920-8283433 or 0926-7237428.

Diether Ocampo is Inquirer Read-Along guest

Actor, model and matinee idol Diether Ocampo will be the celebrity reader of the Inquirer Read-Along session to be held on Saturday, June 28. An Alitaptap storyteller will also read a story on the value of education and caring for the environment. Aside from promoting the rights of children through his Kabataang Inyong Dapat Suportahan (KIDS) Foundation Inc., Ocampo is an active supporter of the Greenpeace campaign to stop climate change. The read-along will be held at 10 a.m. at the Inquirer building on Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City. Interested participants may contact Ellen Caparros and Girlie Refran at 8978808 loc. 329. Reservations will be on a first come, first served basis.