PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde conferred the Medalya ng Papuri (Commendation Medal) on Police Officer 1 William Cristobal, whose photograph with his uniform drenched in taho went viral on Facebook. The PNP chief said Cristobal should be emulated by other police officers for not losing his cool and remaining professional while dealing with an irate commuter. “He showed to the public that our policemen treat people with the same respect whether they are foreigners or Filipinos,” Albayalde told reporters. He said he only followed the directive of the PNP chief to exercise maximum tolerance at all times. Based on the complaint, Zhang was entering the MRT-3 Boni station when she was stopped by security guards because she was carrying taho.

Source: Philippine Star February 11, 2019 16:08 UTC