While the world is in financial crisis and Filipinos are tightening their belts some more, the top brasses of the Philippine National Police are living it high.
News report say two police generals, Police General Eliseo de la Paz, director for comptrollership until Oct. 9 and PNP Region 9 chief Director Jaime Caringal, together with their wives are being held in Moscow pending completion of the probe on the 120,000 euros (roughly P6.9 million), found with Mr. Maria Fe de la Paz while they were exiting the Russian capital last Saturday.
The amount of 120 euros exceeds the allowable amount of $10,000 (roughly 7,365 euros) for each airline passenger.
De la Paz and Caringal were part of an eight-man delegation who attended the three-day International Police Assembly in Petersburg, which started October 7. Other members of the “high-powered Philippine delegation were Deputy Director General Emmanuel Carta, PNP deputy chief for administration; Deputy Director General Ismael Rafanan, PNP deputy chief for operations; Director Romeo Ricardo, PNP director for plans; Director German Doria, PNP chief for human resource and doctrine development; Director Silverio Alarcio, PNP director for operations; and Supt. Elmer Pelobello.
De la Paz, Caringal, Carta and Alarcio brought along their wives. Zeny Versoza, wife of PNP Chief Jesus Versoza, was also with the group.
Why was Mrs. Versoza there? Without her husband there, what’s her personality in that conference?
Poor Chief Superintendent Nicanor Bartolome. As PNP spokesman, he has the agonizing job of trying to justify the embarrassing practice of his superiors. He said that the wives “traveled on their own personal capacities.” Really?
But even if they paid for their fare (I imagine they got free hotel accommodation because they would be sharing the room with their husbands) they would have to be attended to by the hosts in terms of seats during meals and transport when they shop and see the sights while their husbands are attending the conference.
Another anomalous thing that this incident exposed is the PNP’s criteria for sending officials abroad.
Government officials are sent to conferences in other countries, which cost a lot, so that they can learn something which rthey are expected to use in their work to the benefit of the country. Presence in international conferences is also a good way to establish a network which could be utilized in an official’s job.
De la Paz was due to retire Oct. 9. The PNP knew that. Why was he allowed to take that trip, using taxpayers’ money a few days before his retirement? Isinama pa ang asawa. What’s the taxpayers’ benefit from the attendance of De la Paz in that conference?
Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said De la Paz was there as the group’s budget officer. An eight- man delegation needs a budget officer? Why, can’t those officials handle the budgeting of their own expenses? They must have brought oodles and oodles of money to need a budget officer for the trip.
The PNP said the 120,000 euros found with Mrs. De la Paz was a “contingency fund” for the group. The PNP released to the Moscow-bound officials a separate P2.3 million for their traveling expenses and allowances. Bartolome said the group has spent about P200,000 from the contingency fund.
The underpaid Mamang Pulis who could not catch criminals because his dilapidated vehicle oftentimes run out of gasoline must be stunned by the privileges of his superiors.
Many are wondering, what if the Russians did not discover the 120,000 Euros? Could it have ended in someone’s foreign account as what the disgraced general Carlos Garcia did with money intended for the soldiers?
It seems officials of Gloria Arroyo didn’t learn from the Carlos Garcia affair. Or, on second thought, they must have learned a valuable lesson from it: big- time thieves don’t get punished.
Senator Panfilo Lacson, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, said government regulations do not allow a “contingency fund” for policemen or other public officials when they travel abroad.
Lacson disclosed this after PNP top brass and Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno said the 105,000 euros or P6.9 million discovered in recently-retired PNP comptroller Eliseo dela Paz’s possession by the Russian authorities last October 11 was a “contingency fund” for the eight-person PNP delegation to the 77th Interpol General Assembly in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Lacson said there is no such item (contingency fund) under Commission on Audit (COA) rules, and he vowed to grill PNP officials on this during their budget hearing in the Senate.
Gaylord Ventura, airport customs supervisor at Centennial Terminal 2, said Dela Paz did not declare that he was carrying a large sum of money when he, along with 12 other officials and their spouses left October 5.
“There was no declaration papers submitted to us by the PNP officials,” he said.
Central Bank regulation stipulates that any amount exceeding P10,000 or $10,000 or its equivalent carried by a departing passenger should be declared.
A Customs official who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal said: “Wala nang declaration kasi bitbit na ng escort ang bag (There was no declaration because the escort carried the bag).”
Read the full story in Malaya:
http://www.malaya.com.ph/oct17/news3.htm
I don’t think there was also a record of the disbursement of the P6.9 million “contingency fund”. So how can De la Paz liquidate it as what Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said in an attempt to snowjob the incident that has exposed the anomalous practice in the PNP.
Wow! All power officials of Pulis Ni Pidal (PNP), except Verzosa pero ang asawa ay kasama sa Russia, were out of Pinas. Ka Roger, ang hina naman ng intelligence mo!
Unfortunately, these crooks would get away from it just like the many others. If the biggest crook in the Palace could get away from all her crimes, how could these PNP bastards get prosecuted? Even Gen. Garcia is reportedly out of jail and enjoying his life.
The very instant that Gloria stepped on the doormat of the Palace of EK, liquidation of expenses was erased from any public transactions. Dapat kasi e si tianak ang e-“liquidate”!
They are now contradicting each other’s statements.ganyan talaga kapag nagsisinungaling.
From Inquirer:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081016-166683/P283000-for-each-PNP-official-in-Europe
But de la Paz said another thing in an interview with ABS-CBN. Part of the P6.9 million was his money, he said.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/15/08/questions-raised-over-p7m-travel-fund-pnp-delegation
O, nagkakagulo na ang kanilang mga alibi.
What, dela Paz has $10,000 personal money na isinama niya sa 250,000 euros. Dalawa lang kung ano si dela Paza: sinungaling o napakatanga! Bakit siya magdadala ng sariling pera e undeclared milyunes ang available na gustusin nila.
Palusot bulok!
Three top officials in Germany on a ‘free’ trip
By Abigail Kwok
Inquirer.net
Chief Superintendent Nicanor Bartolome said Director Geary Barias, chief of the PNP directorial staff, Quezon City Police Department (QCPD) chief Senior Superintendent Magtanggol Gatdula, QCPD deputy director for operations Senior Superintendent Federico Laciste, and QCPD mobile force chief Senior Superintendent Neri Ilagan left early October for Munich for a month-long “inspection and observation tour” at the facilities of Rhode and Schwarz, an electronics specialist company.
The trip is from October 11 to November 10, a copy of the travel papers obtained by Inquirer.net showed.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081016-166762/PNP-officials-Germany-trip-free
Isa pa itong si Yamsuan, ang sarap dagukan!
“… the more or less P4 million balance was the “contingency fund” that would have been used for other official trips of the officers after the Interpol assembly.”
Ang dami namang ‘official trips’ ng mga hinayupaks na yan. Besides, bakit bitbit ni dela Paz ang pambayad ng hotels/accomodation? If the trips were official, accomodation would have been paid in full by the office or patron to secure a reservation. Ano, matutulog sila sa kalye?
What are those sana ay ‘official trips’ Yamsuan mentioned. We have the right to know because for sure the amount in question here is ours/taxpayers’.
Di ba si Yamsuan ay dating reporter?
Chi, De la paz is trying to salvage what he can from what many suspect as his “pabaon”. or farewell gift from military suppliers. If he follows Puno’s script that it was a “contingency fund” he would have to turn over all the P6.9 million to the PNP for liquidation.
But how can you liquidate something that was never disbursed to you? There was no record of the disbursement. They would have to come up with ante-dated documents when they come back.
It’s a case of kuarta na naging bato pa. That’s probably why he has to say that $10,000 of the money was his.
Yamsuan was PR (tagapag-ayos ng media) in Malacañang during Estrada’s time. Then he joined then Sen. Tessie Oreta. Then the media office in the campaign of FPJ.
Now he is with Ronnie Puno.
Ellen,
Humihingal ako sa kahahabol sa every second na balitang kababuyan ng mga Pulis Ni Pidal (PNP). Grabe, pati Rhode and Schwarz, a German electronics specialist company, ay pinasyalan. Barias et al are upgrading the electronic cheating machines for 2010? O iba-bug nila, using the latest electronics, ang lahat ng kaaway ni Gloria?
Mukha ngang malaki ang patrabaho ni Gloria sa kanyang mga pulis.
Binibigyan tayo ng tour ng mga Pulis ni Pidal…from Russia to Germany. Saan pa kaya?
Thanks, Ellen. kaya pala familiar ang Brian Yamsuan. Palundag-lundag din pala yan.
They admin guys, including Puno and the PNP staff should gather in one room and try to make their “Lies” Consistent, that even us are getting confused who are lying the Best.
Let’s hope Gen. De La Paz would not be abducted at the airport when he returns. Or else he would go straight to La Paz Funeral.
Vic, from the Hello Garci scandal, this evil government has not learned how to put their acts together.
Ellen,
Surprise, Surprise! The PNP has been ordered to stop all foreign travels of policemen.
Except for another group of 45 cops leaving for LA today!
Hayup talaga! Bigtime itong operation na parating, anyone has any ideas?
So far hindi pa sumasablay si Mamang Tinapa. Bago na naman itong papuntang L.A.
Thanks God they didnt bring along their yayas with them to Russia. Their wives wont pass quality control. They will be billeted at the bedchamber quarters. For behind every misfortune is an elderly woman.
Time for the rescue of those OFWs of the Euro-euro breed. Hope the govt is not successful this time.
Why only investigate De La Paz and these PNP Generals? Why not include the Congressmen and the First Family for those several junkets?
I wonder if this is the only time those PNP euro gang have travelled for abroad. How can they forget trivial matters on exit and entry clearances. They did not use official passports
as a pracaution just in case there would be a great change at home while they are abroad.
I will re-post the Angelina Jolie feature tomorrow. I made a mistake in the time-stamp. It’s supposed to be a weekend post.
That money is not De La Paz’ money nor the PNP’s. Look, the policemen are all travelling to Europe, Hong Kong, and California. Where most of Pidal’s assets and accounts are reportedly stashed!
That police contingent in California, at 45 officers, is the biggest one.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20081017-166854/PNP-stops-trips-but-45-leaving-on-Friday
Are they carrying home another part of the “pabaon” for recent retirees De La Paz and Razon, or maybe, pasalubong money for Versoza?
Or are they bringing home Pidal’s money from Morgan Stanley, Hypovereins and Credit Suisse?
I was left hanging with Angelina. Thought my wife deleted it.
Sorry, Val. Tomorrow na. Dito na muna tayo sa PNP and WB.
From Rene Villarosa:
6.9 million for 8 man delegation for 3 days???
That’s roughly 6000 USD per day per (bad) cop…
How can you spend that?
assuming they brought their wives…thats 3000 USD a day…
that’s a lot..kumukurapkurap na mga mata sa corruption na di ko maarok….
Last time I flew to the US, half of the economy class were filled with policemen and DILG people. That was two years ago. They did not go thru immigration when we arrived. My hunch was right. The money was caught from someone without official passport. dela Paz is obviously covering up for somebody. For these top PNP officers to make a juvenile mistake like that is beyond me. These people are supposed to be the top dogs of our police force. They think the entire planet is PNPs playground. They act recklessly anywhere. I doubt though that it is Pidal money. This is just small change to them. She probably just threw a bone for these group to chew on.
Tongue,
It was very hard even to change dollars officially in Russia. Uncertain amount was slipped through their own “binondo exchange”. For sure, a similar exercise is expected in the German seminar. Choose your wild from whose accounts the monies are coming from. PCGG people have been out for sometime. And there is not a let up on official visits with large entourages and seminars where huge deposits were suspected. All very suitable as couriers. May tariffa or quota na kaya kahit mrs ng absentee official ay kasama na rin. Words has it that there has been an alliance made significantly between the heirs and Gloria. With a flood of money getting in, lets expect an ex-gov from the north would be the next president.
Very comical na parang joke.
Nagtataka lang ako… bakit pa kailangang magsinungaling?
Alam naman nila na hindi tayo maniniwala.
Alam naman nila na wala namang huhuli sa kanila, dahil sila ang manghuhuli; Di naman sila makukulong dahil sila nga ang nagkukulong.
Alam naman nila na kahit sila’y kakasuhan panalo pa rin sila dahil siRaulo ang maghuhusga.
Dapat sasagot na lang sila, “So what, nagnakaw nga kami. May magagawa ba kayo, mga Inggitero?”
Ha?
SumPit,
Tama ka dyan! Its a very basic cadet reaction to getting caught “YOU JUST EXPLAIN HA!” and try to weasle out of the situation with technicalities.
If all else fails you say “SO WHAT?” and use your authority to quash all resistance. “CAN TAKE naman sa honor eh.”
Try sending Versoza or Bartolome these words and they will probably chuckle (or shiver), depending on how far they have fallen from grace…
What does that mean, “Can take naman sa honor?
“Can take sa honor” refers to someone who takes the HONOR CODE for granted, violates it at will without any qualms about it (a lowlife) and hides behind technicalities to get away with it.
Used to be that these honor violators na nakalusot or cannot be proven but guilty talaga were OSTRACIZED. No one talks to them, their rooms rumbagized (made a mess of), sometimes human feces were thrown in their rooms and walls…of course it could be the academy’s version of urban legend…
Case in point when Lacson challenged Reyes before with ALL RIGHT and he had a very interesting answer…can take din kasi yata si Reyes?
Hello everybody, especially to Ellen. It’s been a while I’m gone. Just monitoring on the sidelines. This caper must have jolted me though. This is outrageous! Stupid act on the part of these supposedly respectable officials. Where is the accountability? For the Chief PNP, being PMA ’76 I assume new generation, young blood and idealistic in vision but what in the world is your wife doing on this “official trip”? Unless the public is now aware if she’s in the roster of PNP rank and file. I challenge those eavesdropping intel people to tell this to the Ayer’s for I’m sure most of this involved officers belong to this special breed, COURAGE, INTEGRITY, LOYALTY. Which one is left among the three? Pera din lang pala katapat ‘nyo, magpakatotoo na lang kayo. How about the other classess? Are you just silent and waiting for your turn? Magladlad na kayo! Anyway this is just a news item anyway and the Filipino people forgets easily! Good luck to you and tough luck for us.
Talagang natuto kung paano yayaman. Ginagamit yung utak para makalusot kung maaari. Para nga naman pagtaghirap na ay hindi sila maapektuhan. Kung nakalusot iyan, hati-hati na sila pagbalik dito. Instant milyonaryo. Nagbiyahe lang, may milyon na! Ang tindi!
jug:
I really believe that the likes of Lacson is the perfect antidote for these Bacteria and Fungi that primarily caused the catastrophic breakdown of the whole system. He has the training, experience; not just the know-how, but most importantly, the know-who.
Today, we can’t speak of a functioning system of government. There’s no governance whatsoever – only deceptive schemes, plundering, murders and cover-ups.
If there are infra projects we can see around, it’s either foreign debt kickbacks laden bridge to nowhere, or outright realignment of budget with double entries and allocations!
In all cases, real economic activities come mostly from the blood, sweat and tears of our OFWs. In no time did this Vicious Midget caused an inch of progress in this country for the last 8 years – not one f_ck_n’ useful contribution from a proud Jesuit Georgetown Grad Ekunomist!
Of course, you already knew that.
And like i’ve said before, 8 years of Lacson Forging followed by another 8 years of AT4 Idealistic Reforms would be most desirable in bringing us back to the time when even these Parasites weren’t even born yet…
Another OFW is down.
RIP Jenifer Bedoya.
Prior to his hanging, DFA forced the dependents to sign a non-disclosure agreement which they faithfully complied to, causing a complete media blackout while he was still alive, and up to his head was cut-off.
I can’t find within the confines of my skull what kind of Monster this DFA we have today.
Tongue,
Ano ang gagawin ng 45 na Pulis ni Pidal (PNP) sa CA? Alam ko na. They will rob the banks kung saan nakatago yung ill-gotten cash ni Pidal.
In Germany, the banks should be looking at the Barias, Bartolome, atbp. Baka nakapasok na sa banko nila na nakamaskara! Buti na lang at nahuli/naisumbong sina dela Paz, Caringal, etc. dun sa Russia.
Chi,
Ths is the litmus test for Versoza: his wife and the wives of other cops were in a group that, if they will stand by their story, took all of about P10M in foreign exchange out of the country without documentation from neither Customs, nor Central Bank, will he invite his wife along with the others for questioning? If he finds during their investigation that they violated some laws, will he arrest her and them?
That, I guess would have been the SOP incountries like the US or Japan. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Maganda na sana ang simula ni Versoza, nagpagamit pa. Sabi ko nga, kung gusto kang hawakan sa leeg, ng sinuman, kulag na lang, papainan ang buo mong pamolya para kung sakaling magkaonsehan, maraming maisasabit.
Taragis na keyboard to puro sablay ang typiing.
On the heels of a controversy-tainted visit of police officials, a group of lawmakers and their wives are also reportedly in Moscow.
Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. and his wife Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar are now in Russia, along with three senators from the majority bloc.
Villar’s entourage included Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Juan Miguel Zubiri and Lito Lapid, who were all scheduled to arrive in Moscow yesterday with their wives, as well as some staff members, sources from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.
….We can understand why Alan Cayetano is with Villar in Moscow; but what is this Lito Lapid doing there? Does Lapid speak Russian?
Ipinadala sila ng ating Gobyerno na kumatawan sa Interpol meeting na yan. Kung ano man ang mangyari sa kanila doon, di ba dapat sagot ng embahada natin. O di ba ang embassy natin ang uma-alalay sa kanila doon. Anong “contingency fund’ ang pinagsasabi nila. Puweeee ….
Talagang sadyang ginagago nila ang mga tao. Anong aasahan mo sa Gobyerno kung ang Presidente natin ay mandurugas, magnanakaw, sinungaling at kung ano ano pa.
That’s why all these start from the top. If the fake leader is a crook and corrupt, what do we expect from the others?
Hay, at last nakapasok din.
So, what can I say? The old dictum “follow the leader” seems to be at work here again. Tama ka, bitchevil.
Sabi ng isang mamang pulis sa kanto, “Bakit, si ma’am lang ba ang pwede mg granatsa sa abroad?”
Sagot naman ng isang pulis patola, “Oy, at bakit, si Gen. Garcia lang ba ang marunong magpuslit ng perang bayan sa abroad?”
Well, folks, here we go again as usual. Kurakutan galore!
This is what pinoys get, for having a leader who steals. Can the followers be any different?
Wawang pinas… tsk! tsk! Going to the dogs na talaga.
hawaiianguy,
panahon pa ni marcos ang ganyang sentimiento: ‘kung magnanakaw ang nasa itaas, eh magnakaw na rin tayo’. sa airport din, noon pa yan. ilang beses na ba akong pa balik-balik sa Pinas mula noong nag saudi ako hanggang ngayon, $10 lang ayos ka na. walang bukas ng kahon mo, walang tanong-tanong.
It’s now $20. For those immigrants, they can fix your passports for a fee without violating your immigration status abroad.
tongue,
made in china kasi ang keyboard mo. na-apektuhan ng melamine.
DinaPinoy & TT,
Malamang ang tatak nang Kboard ni TT ay GMA o Teves o Recto. Napakasimpleng i-key yung $10B WB ADB IMF eh ang lumalabas sa monitor eh ENGOT KAMI. Taragis talagang Kboard.
They did not make out any declaration when they left. It should be noted that the airport is occupied by their own kind and they can come and go as they please. Try to go back at the Lozada feature on his arriva;. Who met Lozada? Policemen. Looking some more back who gave the backlas passport of Garci? Police again.
Sabi noon, si Marcos lang ang nakikinabang. Kaya inalis ninyo. Ngayon ako na lang ata ang walang pakinabang, ay male.
This is not a joke. A Chinese baby got the milk with melamine from her Chinese mother after the mother breastfed him. The case is being investigated.
It’s very clear that these police generals are plain stupid. Their positions and status will show that they are persons of authority, law enforcers, and supposed to be knowledgeable of international rules and laws, yet the decided to ignore the rules. Maybe they thought that they are in a Manila airport where they can muzzle their way in and way out or maybe they thought that because of their status as police officers they can have their way, but sorry sirs you are in Russia and they will not condone such violation.
These police generals can’t really help themselves from their corrupting ways that they have to do it even in a foreign country. They represented the country as law enforcers and it turned out that they are violators. They brought shame not only to their fellow police officers but to the entire country by willfully violating a very simple rule. It’s really not surprising because that’s the latest craze in the Philippines. Who said that the evil bitch can be out-head-lined? Not to be outdone she weaved a fantasy and made it to the international scene. Nakakahiya pero sa kapal ng mga pagmumukha nila, wala na silang kahihiyaan. Sad to say but that’s the reality.
basta pag may ANOMALY, may CONSPIRACY AT CONNIVANCE… kawawang pilipino… niloloko na nakatunganga pa rin sa pansitan. kahit alam ng niloloko patuloy pa ring nagpapaloko. parang ngayon lang akong naniniwala na ang mga pilipino ay mga DUWAG!!! BAHAG ANG MGA BUNTOT!!!
Parang tama ka jan jackryan; duwag sa laban pero ang tatapang gumawa ng kahihiyan sa bayan. “Me kasabihan, sakit ng kalingkingan, sakit ng buong katawan.” This time, sakit na kasi ng pinuno, kaya naman naging sakit na ng lahat. Walang masamang puno na mamumunga ng mabuting bunga. Kung mabuting puno sila, siguradong mabuting bunga ang kanilang ipo-produce. Kaya hanggat nariyan ang mga iyan, huwag na tayong umasa na mamumungaang mga iyan ng mabuti. Malibang magkaroon na sila ng takot sa Diyos. Let’s pray for them.
sanay na sanay kasi ang mga henerales ng Kapulisan (maliban sa bihirang iilan) na sila mismo ang batas—-na kung ano ang gusto, yun na ang batas…
ang insidenteng ito, ay patuloy na patunay na Kapital ng Korapsyon ng Asya ang Pilipinas. gusto pa nilang ibandera at patotohanan ito sa Silangan bahagi ng Europa.
mobsters mga naman; korap na nga, sinungaling at manhid pa!
(anong Rule of Law?, Rule of the Outlaws ang siyang bida!!)
Tinignan ko tuloy yung ilalim ng keyboard ko, taragis, “Made in China” nga. Yung luma kong Dell, Thailand gawa yung keyboard, buhay pa kahit binugbog ng mga anak ko sa CounterStrike at DOTA. Itinawag ko na sa Dell, dito rin sa Pinas bumagsak yung tawag ko, alam ko Pinay yung sumagot dahil sabi niya “Dell Call Center”. Kung Kana yun, “Dell Call Cen’er” ang pronunciation. Sabi, baka raw naninigarilyo ako habang nagco-computer, sensitive daw yung contacts sa cigarette smoke kaya nagma-malfunction yung spacebar.
Parang walang pollution sa Beijing, a.
TT, if the receiver is a Canadian, he would answer “Centre”.