Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 25) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accepted on Tuesday the resignation of 18 third-level Philippine National Police (PNP) officers linked to illegal drug activities, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said.
Marcos said during his State of the Nation Address on Monday that he would accept the resignations of \”unscrupulous\” law enforcers involved in illegal drugs amid efforts to eradicate drug syndicates.
The three generals and 15 colonels are:
– PBGen Remus Balingasa Medina
– PBGen Randy Quines Peralta
– PBGen Pablo Gacayan Labra II
– PCol Rogarth Bulalacao Campo
– PCol Rommel Javier Ochave
– PCol Rommel Allaga Velasco
– PCol Robin King Sarmiento
– PCol Fernando Reyes Ortega
– PCol Rex Ordoño Derilo
– PCol Julian Tesorero Olonan
– PCol Rolando Tapon Portera
– PCol Lawrence Bonifacio Cajipe
– PCol Dario Milagrosa Menor
– PCol Joel Kagayed Tampis
– PCol Michael Arcillas David
– PCol. Igmedio Belonio Bernaldez
– PCol. Rodolfo Calope Albotra Jr
– PCol. Marvin Barba Sanchez
The PNP is monitoring the police officials, the PCO said.
“[Necessary] orders for their relief from their present positions will be immediately issued and the (resigned) officers will be assigned to the Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit, DPRM (Directorate for Personnel and Records Management) to preclude them from exerting further influence and/or performing illegal activities using their positions,\” PNP chief PGen Benjamin Acorda Jr. said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said sanctions against the 18 resigned officers are still being evaluated.
“Titignan po natin (We will see) if it’s really strong enough level for the criminal case,” DILG chief Benhur Abalos told reporters.
“Titignan po natin (We will see) if it’s really strong enough level for the criminal case,” DILG chief Benhur Abalos told reporters.
The 18 resigned cops were among the 953 police officers investigated by the five-man National Police Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Group for their possible involvement in illegal drug activities.
