A police officer assigned to the Regional Medical Unit of the Police Regional Office in Bicol is arrested in an entrapment operation over an alleged extortion involving a Philippine National Police (PNP) applicant, police said. The incident takes place at Camp Gen. Simeon A. A. Ola in Legazpi City, Albay. According to the Police Regional Office Bicol (PRO 5), the suspect is a 40-year-old officer who is accused of demanding and receiving PHP 38,000 in exchange for facilitating the applicant’s passage through the medical phase of the ongoing PNP recruitment process within PRO 5. Police spokesperson information identifies the officer as a police major and states the arrest occurs on Thursday morning during the entrapment operation inside their headquarters. The reports say the arrest follows an alleged deal tied specifically to the medical testing phase of the recruitment. PRO 5 and the PNP chief are cited in the releases, but the sources provided do not include details on charges filed, court proceedings, or the applicant’s identity. The case is presented as an allegation pending due process.