MANILA, Philippines — A soldier from the Philippine Marines was arrested for drinking in a public place in San Juan City on Thursday, a police official said yesterday.
Charges of alarm and scandal and disobedience to an agent of person in authority and violation of a city ordinance on drinking in a public place were filed against Private Neil Patrick Ingreso and his companion, Mart Jaspher Tejoso.
San Juan police chief Senior Superintendent Lawrence Coop said policemen received a phone call from a concerned citizen about two drunk men singing on a karaoke machine along the street.
Lawmen who went to the scene told the suspects to stop their activity but instead of heeding their order, Ingreso refused and introduced himself as a soldier.
This prompted policemen to arrest Ingreso and Tejoso.