Edu Manzano was put into this unexpected situation
Veteran actor Edu Manzano confronted a “kotong” cop who asked for money from his driver.
Edu shared on his account on X what he and his driver encountered last Saturday, June 8. He said that his driver was stopped by a motorcycle cop on Roxas Blvd. His driver was approached because of an illegal U-turn violation.
The actor said that there was nothing wrong with this because of the violation but the thing that did not sit well with him was the money that the cop asked for.
“Yes my driver made a mistake but what upset me more was when he demanded P4K from my driver or else….” Edu Manzano said. Because of that, the actor said that he really confronted the cop.
He shared that at first, the cop said that the driver would undergo a seminar because of the violation but he eventually asked for P2,000 and as the conversation continued, the cop asked for P4,000. “I did not mince words,” he said.
Edu also said that the cop was surprised when he saw him sitting at the back of the car. “Gusto pa mag-fist bump. Kambyo bigla. Lalo ako pumitik! I should have let it go. I didn’t,” the actor said.
PEP interviewed Edu regarding this incident and he said that this definitely not his finest moment. He felt “napahiya” when he scolded the cop but he is wondering if this is really the situation of society.
The veteran actor was not able to take a video but he recorded the conversation with the cop and he kept on repeating it. When asked about the action he will take about this, he said, “I should, hindi ba? Otherwise what’s the point? Yun ang dilemma ko ngayon.”