CCTV footage shows Ang Probinsyano solon nearly hit service crew

A CCTV footage showed that Ang Probinsyano party-list Alfred Delos Santos nearly hit a service crew at a diner in Legazpi City on Sunday.

In the footage, Christian Kent Alejo, a service crew at Bigg's Diner, could be seen dodging and narrowly missing a punch thrown by Delos Santos. The service crew could be seen handing out the menu to Delos Santos and his companions before the incident happened.

According to a police blotter report, Delos Santos allegedly punched the service crew "without any apparent reason," but the latter "luckily avoided it."

Delos Santos was said to have three male companions during the incident, two of them were identified as Kim Lawrenz Castillo and Wendell Trillanes Morasa.

WATCH: The CCTV footage in the Legazpi City diner showing Ang Probinsyano party-list Rep. Alfred Delos Santos “punching” a service crew. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/tNcwOPiIB6

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The police blotter report made no mention that charges were filed against the neophyte congressman.

Party-list conducts probe

Nevertheless, Ang Probinsyano party-list said it is already conducting its own investigation into the matter, saying it will not tolerate any abuse of authority even among its nominees.

"Definitely we will not tolerate any kind of abuse in our party. We will not hesitate to suspend or even remove Congressman Delos Santos if we establish that this was an unprovoked attack," said party-list spokesperson Atty. Joco Sabio.

"Just like everyone else, the party is concerned and really disappointed with what happened. We are not taking this sitting down and we are taking all the necessary steps to make sure that this will not happen again in the future," he added.

But Sabio said Delos Santos should be given a chance to explain himself so that the party-list could make a fair judgment on what course of action could be taken for his case.

"Despite all the flak that our party is getting because of this incident, we will still accord Rep. Delos Santos the right to due process," he said.

"I would like to make it very clear however that Rep. Delos Santos is our nominee but he is not the entire representation of the Ang Probinsyano Partylist. His actions and his decisions are his own and should not reflect on Ang Probinsyano as a party and as an organization," he added. — MDM, GMA News