The World - News from Jan. 9, 1986
Philippine security guards arrested an armed man after he shook hands with the daughter of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, police reported. Maria Imelda (Imee) Marcos Manotoc, 30, was campaigning for her father in a crowded district of Manila when the incident took place. The suspect, identified as Ebenezer Villar, 27, had a .38-caliber revolver tucked in the waistband of his trousers, police said. Villar was charged with illegal possession of firearms. The Manila newspaper Tempo quoted Villar as telling police he carried a gun for protection because he was new to the city.
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