But adds it is “always ready” to go to Taiwan to get him so he can face cases vs him
By Mar Gabriel
Eagle News Service
Philippine National Police spokesperson John Bulalacao said it “may take time” before Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog is deported to the Philippines so he can face the charges against him.
In a press conference on Thursday, May 24, Bulalacao said this was because Parojinog also committed violations in Taiwan, which means he has to be processed for those.
Bulalacao said Parojinog, who was the subject of a red Interpol notice, did not have documents when he entered Taiwan.
“The process may take long depending on how fast the Taiwan government could process the deportation of Parojinog,” he said.
He said as for the PNP, it was “always ready to go to Taiwan to pick up Parojinog.”
He said the councilor has pending warrants of arrest and has to face charges for violation of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
“Just recently sa kaniyang bahay na niraid ng (Criminal Investigation and Detection Group), na may theft din ng electricity,” he said, apparently referring to the police raid of the councilor’s inn and security agency in Pagadian.
The search reportedly yielded a cache of high-powered firearms and drugs.
Asked how Parojinog managed to slip out of the Philippines, Bulalacao said “we don’t know” but added that the Department of Foreign Affairs was already looking into this.
He also couldn’t confirm reports that said Parojinog was seeking the help of the drug triad in Taiwan.
“Isa rin sa dapat imbestigahan kung totoo report na yan,” he said.
Parojinog had been in hiding since he escaped a bloody police raid in the property of his family in Ozamiz last year.
The raid led to the deaths of 16 people, including his brother, Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr.
President Rodrigo Duterte had implicated the Parojinogs in illegal drug activities, and put up a bounty of P5 million for the arrest of the councilor.
