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| honorific_prefix = Retired [[Police ranks of the Philippines#Historical classifications|Police Director]] |
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| birth_name = Reynaldo Ignacio Berroya |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|03|11}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|15|1947|03|11}} |
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| office = Administrator of the [[Light Rail Transit Authority]] |
| office = Administrator of the [[Light Rail Transit Authority]] |
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| term_start = January 2021 |
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| term_end = November 15, 2021 |
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Ret. PMGen. '''Reynaldo "Rey" |
Ret. PMGen. '''Reynaldo "Rey" Ignacio Berroya''' (born March 11, 1947 – November 15, 2021) was a [[Philippines|Filipino]] retired [[police officer]] who served as the Administrator of the [[Light Rail Transit Authority]].<ref name="Frialde">{{Cite web |last=Frialde |first=Mike |title=Ping's nemesis Berroya fired |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/04/27/87755/pings-nemesis-berroya-fired |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> |
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==Police service== |
==Police service== |
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=== Early years === |
=== Early years === |
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Berroya was a cadet member of [[Philippine Military Academy]] Class of 1969 and subsequently served as Colonel Rolando Abadilla's deputy in the [[Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group]] of the [[Philippine Constabulary]] during the [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|Martial Law era]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Brigada Siete - Batas O Bala? (MISG, Philippine Constabulary, Kuratong Baleleng) FULL EPISODE |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdUsCmPNUM |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=en}}</ref> |
Originally from [[Bulacan]],<ref name="philstar2">{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Paolo |title=Berroya named acting LTO chief |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2006/11/02/366604/berroya-named-acting-lto-chief |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Berroya was a cadet member of [[Philippine Military Academy]] Class of 1969 and subsequently served as Colonel [[Rolando Abadilla]]'s deputy in the [[Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group]] of the [[Philippine Constabulary]] during the [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|Martial Law era]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Brigada Siete - Batas O Bala? (MISG, Philippine Constabulary, Kuratong Baleleng) FULL EPISODE |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdUsCmPNUM |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=en}}</ref> |
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He joined the [[August 1987 Philippine coup attempt|August 1987 coup attempt]] led by Colonel [[Gregorio Honasan|Gringo Honasan]] against President [[Corazon Aquino]]. Together with Major Manuel Divina, he led rebelling Philippine Constabulary officers in seizing [[Camp Olivas]] in [[San Fernando, Pampanga]].<ref name="wapo3">{{cite news |last=Keith |first=Richburg |date=29 August 1987 |title=AQUINO'S FORCES CRUSH MILITARY REBELLION |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/08/29/aquinos-forces-crush-military-rebellion/b96b7874-140f-432d-b1cb-87cb3ff8164e/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Following the coup's failure, Berroya surrendered to authorities on November 27, 1987 and was sentenced in 1989 by a court martial to eight years imprisonment for his participation in the coup.<ref name="upi3">{{Cite news |date=31 May 1989 |title=Manila court sentences Honasan plotters |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/05/31/Manila-court-sentences-Honasan-plotters/6736612590400/ |work=[[UPI]] |language=en}}</ref> |
He joined the [[August 1987 Philippine coup attempt|August 1987 coup attempt]] led by Colonel [[Gregorio Honasan|Gringo Honasan]] against President [[Corazon Aquino]]. Together with Major Manuel Divina, he led rebelling Philippine Constabulary officers in seizing [[Camp Olivas]] in [[San Fernando, Pampanga]].<ref name="wapo3">{{cite news |last=Keith |first=Richburg |date=29 August 1987 |title=AQUINO'S FORCES CRUSH MILITARY REBELLION |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/08/29/aquinos-forces-crush-military-rebellion/b96b7874-140f-432d-b1cb-87cb3ff8164e/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Following the coup's failure, Berroya surrendered to authorities on November 27, 1987 and was sentenced in 1989 by a court martial to eight years imprisonment for his participation in the coup.<ref name="upi3">{{Cite news |date=31 May 1989 |title=Manila court sentences Honasan plotters |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/05/31/Manila-court-sentences-Honasan-plotters/6736612590400/ |work=[[UPI]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Task Force Lawin === |
=== Task Force Lawin === |
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After the administration of President [[Fidel V. Ramos]] created the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC) in 1993 and appointed then-Vice President [[Joseph Estrada]] as its chairman, Berroya was assigned to lead ''Task Force Lawin'', while [[Philippine National Police]] (PNP) colonel [[Panfilo Lacson]] was the leader of ''Task Force Habagat''. They led operations against kidnapping syndicates targeting [[Chinese Filipino|Filipino Chinese people]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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[[File:Reynaldo berroya 1995.png|thumb|Berroya in 1995]] |
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⚫ | However, Lacson later implicated Berroya as for plotting the kidnapping of Taiwanese businessman Jack Chou in 1993. On July 28, 1995, the [[Makati]] [[Regional Trial Court|RTC]] convicted Berroya and two others for the abduction, and sentenced them to [[life imprisonment]]. The ruling was later overturned by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[G.R. No. 122487. December 12, 1997.] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUPT. REYNALDO BERROYA, SPO4 JOSE VIENES and FRANCISCO MATEO, Accused-Appellants. |url=https://lawlibrary.chanrobles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37118:g-r-no-122487-december-12,-1997-people-of-the-phil-v-reynaldo-berroya,-et-al&catid=1361&Itemid=566}}</ref> |
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However, Lacson later implicated Berroya as for plotting the kidnapping of a Taiwanese businessman Jack Chou, in 1993. On July 28, 1995, the [[Makati]] [[Regional Trial Court|RTC]] convicted Berroya and two others for the abduction, and sentenced them to [[life imprisonment]]. The ruling was later overturned by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] in 1997.<ref name="MSyr95">Cable, Honor Blanco. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19951229&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (1995, Dec 30)] "1995: Year of prayers, tears and hopes." ''[[Manila Standard]]'', pp. 12–13. Retrieved on Oct 1, 2021.</ref><ref name="RP95hrp">''Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995.'' [[United States Department of State]]. 1996. |
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⚫ | While stationed in the PNP [[Caraga]] Regional Office, Berroya was fired by Lacson, by then the [[Chief of the Philippine National Police]], for being ''absent without official leave'' (AWOL).<ref name="Frialde"/> After the [[Second EDSA Revolution]], Berroya implicated Lacson on the kidnapping of husband of whistleblower Mary Ong (aka "Rosebud"). But Lacson, then a senatorial [[2001 Philippine Senate election|candidate]] responded that Berroya was Rosebud's "handler".<ref name=":2" /> |
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⚫ | Berroya became the chief of the PNP Intelligence Group on July 14, 2001. Lacson commented that Berroya's appointment was a "mockery of the entire police service" and compared it to "appointing a convicted rapist and child molester to head the [[Department of Social Welfare and Development]]."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Christina |title=Berroya is new PNP intelligence chief |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/04/18/90393/berroya-new-pnp-intelligence-chief |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> On April 18, 2001, Berroya was appointed as regional director of the [[Central Luzon]] Regional Police Office and received his first star rank as Police Chief Superintendent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cervantes |first=Ding |title=Stop jueteng in Central Luzon, Berroya told |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2001/07/14/93783/stop-jueteng-central-luzon-berroya-told |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> |
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—See the [https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aa3c4.html full report (''Philippines'')] Retrieved July 4, 2022. |
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—See pp. 697–708 of the [https://books.google.com/books?id=0uSWBF2iZCgC&pg=PA702 book] published by the [[United States Government Printing Office]], [[Washington, D.C.]] Retrieved June 30, 2022.</ref><ref>"Police colonel gets life over kidnap case" [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19950725&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (July 29, 1995)] ''[[Manila Standard]]'', p. 3. Retrieved Oct. 2, 2021.</ref><ref>—''[https://apnews.com/article/0257a7d801eaff304380d1acabac60c7 "Senior Police Officer, Two Others Convicted in Kidnapping"]'' [[Associated Press]]. July 28, 1995. |
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For the details of the case: |
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—''[http://source.gosupra.com/docs/decision/23848 "G.R. No. 122487"]'' Supra Source. Dec. 12, 1997. |
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—''[https://www.oocities.org/who_is_rosebud/PNPplotters.html "The PNP Destabilizers"]'' OoCities. |
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Case is also mentioned: |
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—''[https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/04/24/90485/gma-rebuffs-calls-berroya146s-removal-intelligence-chief/ "GMA rebuffs calls for Berroya's removal as intelligence chief"]'' [[Philstar.com]]. Apr. 24, 2001. |
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== Civilian career == |
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⚫ | Berroya became the chief of the PNP Intelligence Group on July 14, 2001. Lacson commented that Berroya's appointment was a "mockery of the entire police service" and compared it to "appointing a convicted rapist and child molester to head the [[Department of Social Welfare and Development]]."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Christina |title=Berroya is new PNP intelligence chief |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/04/18/90393/berroya-new-pnp-intelligence-chief |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> On April 18 2001, Berroya was appointed |
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After retiring from the PNP in 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lacson blocking my extension, says Berroya |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/03/13/198761/lacson-blocking-my-extension-says-berroya |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Berroya was appointed by President [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] to become head of the [[Land Transportation Office]].<ref name="rappler2">{{Cite web |title=Berroya, an Arroyo general, is new LRTA administrator |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/157470-reynaldo-berroya-lrta-administrator/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Rappler|date=January 5, 2017 }}</ref> Over the succeeding years, he held several other positions in government such as general manager of the [[MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)|Metro Rail Transit-3]], head of the [[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]] (LTFRB) and assistant secretary for special concerns and undersecretary for communications of the [[Department of Transportation and Communications]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya dies |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/15/21/lrta-administrator-reynaldo-berroya-passes-away |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=ABS-CBN}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Berroya was later appointed as a member of the board of the [[Light Rail Transit Authority]] (LRTA), and was unanimously named its administrator by the board in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ret. Gen. Reynaldo Berroya named LRTA administrator |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/01/05/1659717/ret-gen-reynaldo-berroya-named-lrta-administrator |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> He led efforts in improving the service of [[LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila)|LRT-1]] and [[LRT Line 2|LRT-2]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dela Cruz |first=Raymond Carl |title=LRTA administrator Berroya passes away at 74 |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1159748 |work=Philippine News Agency}}</ref> |
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== LRTA Admin == |
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⚫ | Berroya was appointed as a member of the board of the [[Light Rail Transit Authority]], and was unanimously named its administrator by the board in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ret. Gen. Reynaldo Berroya named LRTA administrator |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/01/05/1659717/ret-gen-reynaldo-berroya-named-lrta-administrator |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> He led |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life and death == |
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Berroya was a member of [[Guardians Brotherhood]], a [[List of social fraternities and sororities|socio-civic service fraternity]], and was nicknamed "SGF Cobra".<ref name=":1" /> He was friends with President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] |
Berroya was married to environmentalist Inday Berroya and had two daughters.<ref name="philstar2"/> He was a member of the [[Guardians Brotherhood]], a [[List of social fraternities and sororities|socio-civic service fraternity]], and was nicknamed "SGF Cobra".<ref name=":1" /> He was friends with President [[Rodrigo Duterte]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=LRTA chief, Duterte's buddy Berroya, talks about Ping, Erap |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/06/17/lrta-chief-dutertes-buddy-berroya-talks-about-ping-erap |work=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref> whom he openly endorsed during his [[2016 Philippine presidential election|presidential campaign in 2016]].<ref name="rappler2"/> |
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Berroya died on November 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LRTA administrator Berroya passes away |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/11/15/2141443/lrta-administrator-berroya-passes-away |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=LRTA chief Reynaldo Berroya dies |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/light-rail-transit-authority-administrator-reynaldo-berroya-dies/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website= |
Berroya died on November 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LRTA administrator Berroya passes away |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/11/15/2141443/lrta-administrator-berroya-passes-away |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=LRTA chief Reynaldo Berroya dies |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/light-rail-transit-authority-administrator-reynaldo-berroya-dies/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Rappler |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 25 August 2024
Retired Police Director Reynaldo Berroya | |
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Administrator of the Light Rail Transit Authority | |
In office January 2021 – November 15, 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Reynaldo Ignacio Berroya March 11, 1947 Philippines |
Died | November 15, 2021 | (aged 74)
Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy |
Police career | |
Service | Philippine National Police |
Allegiance | Philippines |
Divisions |
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Service years | 1969–2003 |
Rank | Police Director |
Ret. PMGen. Reynaldo "Rey" Ignacio Berroya (born March 11, 1947 – November 15, 2021) was a Filipino retired police officer who served as the Administrator of the Light Rail Transit Authority.[1]
Police service
[edit]Early years
[edit]Originally from Bulacan,[2] Berroya was a cadet member of Philippine Military Academy Class of 1969 and subsequently served as Colonel Rolando Abadilla's deputy in the Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group of the Philippine Constabulary during the Martial Law era.[3]
He joined the August 1987 coup attempt led by Colonel Gringo Honasan against President Corazon Aquino. Together with Major Manuel Divina, he led rebelling Philippine Constabulary officers in seizing Camp Olivas in San Fernando, Pampanga.[4] Following the coup's failure, Berroya surrendered to authorities on November 27, 1987 and was sentenced in 1989 by a court martial to eight years imprisonment for his participation in the coup.[5]
Task Force Lawin
[edit]After the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos created the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC) in 1993 and appointed then-Vice President Joseph Estrada as its chairman, Berroya was assigned to lead Task Force Lawin, while Philippine National Police (PNP) colonel Panfilo Lacson was the leader of Task Force Habagat. They led operations against kidnapping syndicates targeting Filipino Chinese people.[3]
However, Lacson later implicated Berroya as for plotting the kidnapping of Taiwanese businessman Jack Chou in 1993. On July 28, 1995, the Makati RTC convicted Berroya and two others for the abduction, and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The ruling was later overturned by the Supreme Court in 1997.[6]
Aftermath
[edit]While stationed in the PNP Caraga Regional Office, Berroya was fired by Lacson, by then the Chief of the Philippine National Police, for being absent without official leave (AWOL).[1] After the Second EDSA Revolution, Berroya implicated Lacson on the kidnapping of husband of whistleblower Mary Ong (aka "Rosebud"). But Lacson, then a senatorial candidate responded that Berroya was Rosebud's "handler".[7]
Berroya became the chief of the PNP Intelligence Group on July 14, 2001. Lacson commented that Berroya's appointment was a "mockery of the entire police service" and compared it to "appointing a convicted rapist and child molester to head the Department of Social Welfare and Development."[7] On April 18, 2001, Berroya was appointed as regional director of the Central Luzon Regional Police Office and received his first star rank as Police Chief Superintendent.[8]
Civilian career
[edit]After retiring from the PNP in 2003,[9] Berroya was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to become head of the Land Transportation Office.[10] Over the succeeding years, he held several other positions in government such as general manager of the Metro Rail Transit-3, head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and assistant secretary for special concerns and undersecretary for communications of the Department of Transportation and Communications.[11]
Berroya was later appointed as a member of the board of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), and was unanimously named its administrator by the board in January 2017.[12] He led efforts in improving the service of LRT-1 and LRT-2.[13]
Personal life and death
[edit]Berroya was married to environmentalist Inday Berroya and had two daughters.[2] He was a member of the Guardians Brotherhood, a socio-civic service fraternity, and was nicknamed "SGF Cobra".[13] He was friends with President Rodrigo Duterte,[14] whom he openly endorsed during his presidential campaign in 2016.[10]
Berroya died on November 15, 2021.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Frialde, Mike. "Ping's nemesis Berroya fired". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Romero, Paolo. "Berroya named acting LTO chief". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Brigada Siete - Batas O Bala? (MISG, Philippine Constabulary, Kuratong Baleleng) FULL EPISODE, retrieved January 12, 2024
- ^ Keith, Richburg (August 29, 1987). "AQUINO'S FORCES CRUSH MILITARY REBELLION". Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Manila court sentences Honasan plotters". UPI. May 31, 1989.
- ^ "[G.R. No. 122487. December 12, 1997.] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUPT. REYNALDO BERROYA, SPO4 JOSE VIENES and FRANCISCO MATEO, Accused-Appellants".
- ^ a b Mendez, Christina. "Berroya is new PNP intelligence chief". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Cervantes, Ding. "Stop jueteng in Central Luzon, Berroya told". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Lacson blocking my extension, says Berroya". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Berroya, an Arroyo general, is new LRTA administrator". Rappler. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya dies". ABS-CBN. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ret. Gen. Reynaldo Berroya named LRTA administrator". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Dela Cruz, Raymond Carl. "LRTA administrator Berroya passes away at 74". Philippine News Agency.
- ^ "LRTA chief, Duterte's buddy Berroya, talks about Ping, Erap". ABS-CBN News.
- ^ "LRTA administrator Berroya passes away". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "LRTA chief Reynaldo Berroya dies". Rappler. November 15, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.