Pranksters fool Laoag food establishments

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

Laoag City—Several fast food establishments in this city were fooled when bulk orders were placed for delivery to the City Hall.

According to the Laoag police, on October 12, 2016, a person or several persons phoned in bulk orders for delivery using the names of Laoag mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas, vice mayor Michael V. Fariñas; and Laoag councilors Franklin Dante A. Respicio and Handy Lao. The delivery place was the City Hall.

The problem with this scenario was the Laoag officials mentioned—except for Mr. Respicio—were in Metro Manila at that time to receive the Most Business-Friendly City award.

Laoag police chief P/Supt. Edwin Balles said this should serve as a warning to all food establishments to be more alert in accepting delivery orders from phones.

Mr. Lao, upon learning about the issue, said he did not place any order thru phone at the said date. He stressed that he was already in Manila when the news broke.

The neophyte councilor then called on the person or persons behind this to cease this activity. He pointed out that it is the business establishment which becomes the biggest victim in this kind of prank.

“Because what will happen to the foods they ordered if the persons [who] called were fakes. Siyempre maperdi dagidiay naorder a makan ket agbalin ton a pukaw dagiti negosiyante,” Mr. Lao explained.

As a businessman himself, Mr. Lao said he feels the financial pinch felt by the duped establishments. He added that they should now be stricter in accepting phoned-in orders.

Meanwhile, Ms. Fariñas ordered the police to dig deeper in their investigation of this issue. She disclosed that phone numbers that were used were already traced.

The mayor admitted that she also gets food delivery when she has visitors but she had never phoned in for electronic loads for mobile phones.

“Saan kayo ngamin a dagus mang-mangted dagitay saan yo nga am-ammu ket ammuen yo a nalaing no siasinno dagta tumawtawag ta al-alaen dan sa met nukwa contact numbers dagita agtawag. But definitely agridam tayo appo,” the mayor said.

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