It was Villegas who signed his promotion to lieutenant, using his Parker 61 fountain pen. He climbed the stairs to the plane and, before stepping in, he looked around and waved to the crowd. I saluted him and he saluted me back.
That last courtesy between us was snapped by the camera of newsman Ruther Batuigas. Next day, the front pages carried a picture of Mayor Bagatsing taking his oath of office side by side with pictures of me saluting departing mayor Villegas.
The juxtaposed photos could not have been pleasing to the new mayor. Retribution was swift and brutal. Bagatsing dissolved him of his precinct and his assigned police car was withdrawn. He was put in a headquarters detachment along with other officers also associated with the former mayor.
In short, they were put in the freezer. He would be humiliated further. Dressed in full uniform, Lim was ordered to direct traffic in front of City Hall. Alfredo Lim who was chosen Outstanding Policeman for five years running by five different boards of judges has been made some sort of security man and parking lot attendant and receptionist at the Manila Police Headquarters? Another journalist Teodoro Valencia would praise Lim as well.
This time, he reached breaking point. His gun packed, he was about to leave when his family prevailed upon him to reconsider. It was fortunate he did. Along with Gen. The mayor needed somebody who was unafraid to go against certain power brokers in City Hall, to act as head warder of the city jail.
Asking aloud, he heard no name that fitted the requirement. Then, someone said that he knew someone. After reciting a litany of commandments "Wag kayong magnakaw, wag kayong magsinungaling. The pushers would pack up and leave right after. Sabi nila para akong Hitler dahil katulad daw ng branding ng Jews.
Hindi pa daw convicted. Nothing ostentatious. Happy na ako sa dalawang ulam: nilagang talong, suka at bagoong, itlog na pula at kamatis, bulalo. The audience draws to a close, and most of the students crowd around the mayor to get pictures with him. Everyone laughs at the joke. Carry on the good work. Alfredo Siojo Lim. English Wikipedia.
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Share Share. The death of Lim, 90, was confirmed by his grandson, Paul dela Cruz, in a Facebook post. Dela Cruz also thanked everyone who had shown concern and offered prayers for Lim. A local news outlet initially reported that Lim passed away on Friday due to Covid
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