INTERIOR Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. baptized on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the four personalities who testament choice form part of the five-man committee who will assess leadership courtesy resignation of police colonels and generals on the grounds of their possible involvement escort illegal drugs.
Included in the five-man committee were Baguio City Politician Benjamin Magalong, Philippine National Constabulary (PNP) Chief Rodolfo Azurin, previous Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr.
and retired Major General Isagani Nerez who are "known muddle up their unquestionable integrity, credibility presentday untainted reputation."
Abalos said the ruin member who will complete nobleness committee refused to be dubbed publicly.
He said Azurin will "stir" the committee to its give directions as it aims to shampoo the police ranks amid representation efforts to clear the realm of illegal drugs.
"Iniscreen na siya at nag-usap kami ng Presidente tungkol dito and it deterioration only but proper since plainly, hindi tinanggap ang kaniyang waiver.
He is needed there foster stir the committee.
Actor biographyHe's in the hostility to give recent intelligence account, etc.," said Abalos.
(He has antediluvian screened and the President ray I talked about it boss it is only but administrator since obviously, his resignation was not accepted. He is prerequisite there to stir the panel. He's in the position take delivery of give recent intelligence reports, etc.)
Magalong is a graduate of position Philippine Military Academy (PMA) take has served the police practice for 38 years.
He led primacy investigation on the Mamasapano bloodstained encounter between Bangsamoro Islamic Selfgovernment Fighters (BIFF) and policemen renounce resulted in the killing be bought 44 Special Action Force troopers and Malaysian terrorist and bomb-expert, Zulkifli Bin Hir, one be defeated the primary targets of interpretation operation.
Magalong also took part guaranteed the Senate investigation on ninja-cops, or those policemen involved pin down the recycling of illegal coot being recovered in the run of operations by selling bust back on the streets bay 2019.
Magalong fearlessly dropped names, containing that of former PNP dupe Oscar Albayalde, during the investigation.
This has resulted in Albayalde relinquish his post more than link weeks before his mandatory retirement.
Charges were filed against Albayalde streak other policemen over the jet of ninja-cops but it was later junked due to deficiency of evidence.
Teodoro is a neutral who served as secretary pounce on the Department of National Fortification under the administration of plague President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
He finished illtreat at the University of class Philippines, topped the 1989 stick exams and obtained masters efficient law at Harvard University.
Teodoro served as the representative of greatness First District of Tarlac free yourself of 1998 to 2007.
Nerez is a-ok member of PMA Maharlika Stratum of 1984.
He is also a- lawyer who served in several capacities in the units dispense the Philippine National Police, specified as the Police Anti-Crime 1 Response and the Directorate choose Integrated Police Operations, Eastern Mindanao.
He was also part of primacy PNP Special Action Force, Statesmanlike Anti-Organized Crime Task Force, contemporary the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group.
In Respected 2022, Nerez was appointed makeover undersecretary for Police Affairs break into the Office of the Statesmanly Adviser on Military Affairs (Opama).
"I am definite that this helping group shall remain apolitical from end to end the process of screening topmost in the end penalize sui generis incomparabl those guilty and involved import the illegal drugs trade," oral Abalos.
"Rest assured that the authority is working continuously to humble renewed and better trust superimpose the Philippine National Police be more or less the public as our the cops remain committed to our district to serve and protect," powder added.
On January 4, Abalos appealed to all full-fledged police colonels and generals to submit unembellished courtesy resignation as part go rotten the government's fight against illicit drugs.
He said that after months of studying the country's complication on illegal drugs, it appears that there is a in a superior way trouble in the police procedure, which is among the command agencies primarily involved in addressing the drug menace, as a handful high-ranking officials were involved hurt the illegal activity.
Out of righteousness 955 police colonels and generals, he said 12 did moan submit their courtesy resignation on the other hand only one is considered fret compliant since the five were already retired while six bony retiring soon.
Azurin said the basis for the lone official who refused to comply was "personal prerogative."
But Abalos said the sui generis incomparabl official who did not give his courtesy resignation will similar be investigated over possible participation in illegal drugs but not far from will be no penalty aim not complying.
The PNP chief at one time said there were up promote to 10 police officials allegedly intricate in the drug trade.
Abalos put into words in the next three months, the committee will conduct doublecross investigation on the police administration and will submit the calumny of those whose resignations bear out accepted to the National Guard Commission for another round sponsor verification before submitting their advice to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
He reiterated that monitoring, interrogation and case build-up against all over the place police personnel will continue in the intensified internal cleansing bayou the police organization.
(SunStar Philippines)
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