Man held for overtaking leader’s convoy

MANILA (AFP) - A Philippine motorist who tried to overtake President Benigno Aquino’s convoy was arrested early Thursday, officials said, in the second such incident in traffic-choked Manila in less than three months. Pharmaceuticals salesman Mark Hanopol, 24, failed an alcohol breath test after his car was pulled over by police for a “reckless” driving manoeuvre as the presidential convoy passed, Aquino’s spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. “At no time was the safety of the president in danger but he (Hanopol) was driving recklessly,” Lacierda told reporters.

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