Tag: Purisima

Sen. Miriam grills Purisima, Napenas, Iqbal on Mamasapano incident, notes MILF’s “bad faith”

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago grilled resigned Philippine National Police director general Alan Purisima, Special Action Forces chief Getulio Napenas, and Moro Islamic Liberation Front chair Mohagher Iqbal as the senate resumed its inquiry of the Mamasapano incident. Santiago told Purisima that he should not have involved himself in the Mamasapano incident and questioned why he had been meeting with President Aquino regarding the Mamasapano operation, when he was already suspended at the time. Santiago, who […]

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Purisima invokes executive privilege, won’t divulge President’s instructions on Mamasapano operation

Resigned Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima invoked executive privilege as congressmen pressed him to reveal details of his conversations with President Aquino on the Mamasapano operation. Purisima insisted he cannot tell the congressional inquiry what the President had told him regarding the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force operation to get Malaysian bomb-maker Zulkifli bin hir, alias Marwan. When asked if he can reveal the details of his conversations with the President in an […]

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President Aquino says search is on for the next PNP chief

BUSAN, South Korea (Eagle News Service) – The search for the next chief of the Philippine National Police is on. During an interview with the Philippine media delegation in Busan, South Korea, President Aquino said regardless of the six-month suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman to PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima, he is already looking for a replacement of the PNP Chief since he is due to resign in November 2015. The President […]

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Senate to pursue raps vs Purisima; Palace says it respects Senate’s decision

MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang said it respects the decision of a Senate committee asking the Office of the Ombudsman to pursue charges against Philippine National Police Dir. Gen. Alan Purisima. The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs asked the Ombudsman to file plunder and graft charges against the PNP chief for alleged unexplained wealth and corruption.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Malacanang will respect the decision of the Senate committee and will let “the […]

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Roxas submits list of donors for Purisima’s “White House”

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has released the list of donors responsible for the renovation of the official residence inside Camp Crame of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Allan Purisima. Roxas said that amount involved was just over P11 million, specifically P11,462,754.39 and not P20 million as alleged by Purisima’s accusers and critics. The DILG chief named Carlos Garcia of Ulticon Builders, Atty. Alexander Lopez of Pacific Concrete Corporation and Christopher […]

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