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(Eagle News)—-Over 300 policemen have been sacked after they tested positive for shabu, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said on Monday, Sept. 25. According to Albayalde, 349 police officers were dismissed from the service because of this from January 2016 to September 2018. “There will be no second chances” if a policeman tests positive for illegal substances, Albayalde, a known disciplinarian, said.
(Eagle News) — “Illegal, unconstitutional, unethical.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described the Office of the President’s decision to sack Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang from the service. “Not only is this illegal and unconstitutional since the Office of (the) Ombudsman is an autonomous constitutional body, it is also highly unethical to fire the very same person investigating him,” Trillanes, a critic of the administration, said in a statement. He said he […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has relieved two police officials following the misencounter in Samar that left at least six policemen dead. Relieved were Supt. Glen Oliver Cinco, officer-in-charge of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 8 and Chief Inspector Don Archie Suspeñe, commander of the 805th Mobile Company, RMFB 8. P01 Wyndell Noromor, PO1 Edwin Ebrado, PO1 Phil Rey Mendigo, PO1 Julius Suarez, PO1 Rowell Reyes, and PO1 Julie Escalo were killed […]
(Eagle News) — Two assistant secretaries have been ordered to resign over alleged corruption and abuse of power. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said asked to step down were Public Works Assistant Secretary Tingagun Ampaso Umpa and Justice Assistant Secretary Moslemen Macarambon Sr. According to Roque, based on an investigation, Macarambon was “regularly intervening” on behalf of alleged smugglers. A Department of Public Works and Highways investigation, he said, found Umpa, on the other hand, “committed grave […]
Says those recently fired were those who convinced him to run for presidency (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 17, said he fired as of last week “another set of high-(ranking) officials.” The President did not identify who these were in his speech before newly appointed officials in Malacanang, but said they were those who “went back and forth to Davao to convince me to run” for the presidency. “Ayoko sana […]
(Eagle News)– Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has ordered the dismissal of House Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia from service after she allegedly purchased a P98.9-million property when she was the governor of Cebu without authority from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The Ombudsman said the Cebu representative committed grave misconduct when she entered into contracts with Supreme ABF Construction for the acquisition of the 249,246-square-meter Balili property in Tinaan, Naga in Cebu. “She failed to point out the specific provision […]
(Eagle News)– The Ombudsman is set to initiate forfeiture proceedings to recover P29.2 million worth of alleged unexplained wealth reportedly accumulated by dismissed Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima and his family. In a statement on Thursday, the Ombudsman said it had ordered the filing of a petition before the Sandiganbayan, to initiate the proceedings against Purisima, his wife Ma. Ramona Lydia, and sons Rainier Van Albert, Eumir Von Andrei, Alan Jr, and Jason Arvi. […]
The Sandiganbayan dismissed Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s bid for oral arguments on his motion for determination of probable cause, with the 5th division saying that having oral arguments will be redundant.
