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Manila, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced
its move to create a task force that will handle criminal cases of rogue policemen.
The said task force will handle all criminal charges filed
by Philippine National Police- Counter Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF)
against PNP members reported to be involved in illegal activities.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has issued Department
Order (DO) No. 697 dated October 25 but only released to media last weekend.
The order is to create the task force upon the request of
the PNP. It will be consisted of 14 prosecutors, who will conduct preliminary
investigation on the filed cases.
“In the interest of the service, pursuant to the provisions
of existing laws and upon the request of the Philippine National Police, a task
force is hereby created to handle the preliminary investigation of cases filed
by the PNP-Counter Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) against rogue PNP
personnel,” reads the Department Order.
“This order takes effect immediately and shall remain in
force until further orders,” Aguirre explained.
The panel will be chaired by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor
Severino Gana Jr. of the National Prosecution Service (NPS).
Other task force
members are; Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Pedro Navera, Susan Azarcon,
Edwin Dayog, Susan Villanueva, Ma. Emilia Victorio, and Hazel Decena Valdez;
Assistant State Prosecutors Aristotle Reyes, Consuelo Corazon Pazzuigan, and
Chulo Palencia Jr.; and Associate Prosecution Attorneys Borgy Calugay, Joan
Carla Garcia, Loverhette Jeffrey Villordon, and Jonathan Paul Dimaano.
Early this year, PNP Chief Director General Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela
Rosa who formed the CITF that among the 185,000 uniformed personnel, two
percent or roughly around 4, 000 are believed to be engaged in illegal activities.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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