MetroBriefs

3 teens sought in teacher’s slay in Pasig City

The police are looking for three teenagers who stabbed dead a 49-year-old teacher in Pasig City. Merwin Cuaderno Tantay, a tutor and a resident of G. Valderamma Street in Barangay Bambang, Pasig City, was found dead in his house on Friday afternoon. His body bore 32 stab wounds, case investigator Senior Police Officer 2 Rogelio Baltazar said. The body was found by a neighbor at around 2:30 p.m. Witnesses said they saw three young men aged between 15 and 17 go inside the victim’s house hours before he was killed. According to the police, the victim’s laptop computer and wallet were missing.—Niña Calleja

Road safety campaign targeting Quezon City kids launched

The Quezon City government has launched a road safety campaign for daycare students in the city. Department of Public Safety and Order Chief Elmo San Diego said that during an informal survey of pedestrians, motorists and commuters, only a few were aware of the importance of road signs such “Ped Xing” which stands for pedestrian crossing. “We realized that most of the problems among adults stem from their lack of discipline when they were raised as children. The older ones now are harder to teach, that’s why we want to start early and start with the young ones,” said San Diego.—Penelope P. Endozo