Ombudsman suspends 'Euro generals'
MANILA, Philippines - Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez on Thursday ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Jesus Verzosa to suspend for 6 months 6 active police officials for their alleged anomalous travel to the Russian Federation in 2008.
In a 16-page order, Gutierrez placed under preventive suspension without pay the following police officials:
Special disbursing Officer Samuel Rodriguez;
Finance Service Director Orlando Pestaño;
Budget Division Director Tomas Rentoy III;
Superintendent Elmer Pelobello;
Directorate for Human Resources and Doctrine Development Director German Doria; and
Directorate for Operations Director Silverio Alarcio, Jr.
The police officials have been charged administratively along with now retired police officials -- former PNP chief Avelino Razon Jr., Romeo Ricardo, Emmanuel Carta, Ismael Rafanan, Jaime Caringal and Eliseo dela Paz -- with grave misconduct, dishonesty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
The Ombudsman explained that the other respondents were not included in the suspension order because they are already retired from the service.
The case stemmed from the officials' alleged anomalous travel on October 7 to 11, 2008 as delegates to the 77th Interpol General Assembly in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
The alleged anomalous travel was discovered after Dela Paz and his wife were held at the Moscow International airport for carrying 105,000 euros (P6.9 million) in undeclared cash, which was above the allowable limit, as the two were about to take a flight back to the Philippines.
The Ombudsman said Pelobello prepared the computation of the travel allowances of the delegates without consideration on the limits provided in the required daily subsistence allowance (DSA), rules on austerity measures (AO No. 13) and 1-year travel ban for retiring PNP officials.
Rodriguez, Rentoy and Pestano allegedly disbursed PNP Confidential and Intelligence Funds, which they said was the source of the seized currency from Dela Paz.
A team of investigators led by Assistant Ombudsman Joselito Fangon, however, said the money came from private funds and recommended the filing of graft charges against the 12 police officials.
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Ganyan talaga, baka natutulog at naghihintay ng padulas. One of the official of the ombudsman was accused of demanding money from the hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza. Baka ganyan talaga ang kalakaran. Let's see and watch what happened next. Kawawa those who are still in the service, they are considered sacrificial lambs to regain the Office' reputation. Their suspension is apparently intended to show they are doing something (when in fact they are sleeping) para madismiss yung impeachment investigation sa camara. Di kaya ganoon ang intension nila? Mga congressmen, huwag kayong papayag na mablunder kayo!
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED !!!
After several months, Ombudsman issued a preventive suspension on these Euro Generals.
Does it really need to take this long to issue one?
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED.
If Ombudsman continues to this kind of performance, these criminals will retire from public plunder and die happy.
What a pitiful justice system we have. This country is a disgrace to a civilized society. We are even worse to other countries ravaged by years of violence, ethnic cleansing and civil war.
Decency is indeed very rare, perhaps even extinct, within our polical and judicial structure. Quite pitiful !!!
Bakit ang tagal maresolba
Bakit napakatagal naman maresolba tungkol sa Euro generals, aba'y retirado ung iba.
Ganyan ba ang pagresolba matutulog muna sa pansitan.