Seeing nothing improper about the practice, she bragged, “Ako ang nagpapasweldo doon. Hindi ako nagnanakaw sa bayan. Part iyon ng proteksiyon sa sarili ko. (I’m the one paying them. I don’t steal money from the people. This is part of my protection.)”
She denied that President Aquino meddled in her case as alleged by the lawyer of her former husband Jed Salang. “Problema ko ito at bakit ko sila isasali? (This is my problem so why would I involve them)” she said.
Someone should tell AiAi that having a policemen as her security escorts my not be illegal but it is highly improper considering that the alarming peace and order problem in the country is attributed to the PNP being undermanned and the rise of petty crimes in Metro Manila is due to lack of police visibility.
Someone should also tell AiAi that even if she gives money to her police escorts, she cannot say that “Ako ang napa-pasweldo doon.” She may be giving them allowance but the policemen still get their salary from the PNP and that’s taxpayers money. That’s our money being used for her personal protection which should not be our concern.
That is so in conflict with “tuwid na daan.”
Security expert Ace Esmeralda said, “It’s normal for a private person or a celebrity under the impression of being under threat to pay for the expenses of his or her bodyguards or close protection officers who maybe private individuals or off duty police officers or soldiers. But it’s not proper when his bodyguards are active duty public security or safety officers who are paid by people’s taxes. “
Esmeralda added,”The public officials themselves are doubly compensated” which is illegal.
Part of PNP’s job is to provide protections for citizens whose lives are threatened like kidnap victims and their families or witnesses to a crime. Anybody who feels his or life is endangered may request for protection with the Police Protection Office. Requests are assessed and if found meritorious, the PNP provides security escorts.
It is public knowledge that this practice is abused. Politicians and friends of those in power enjoy police escorts. There’s a lot of speculation how AiAi ‘s request was assessed as meritorious. But we will not deal here with her friendship with presidential sister, Kris Aquino.
Since AiAi has the money to pay for her security escorts, why did she have to get them from the PNP, depriving the public of police service for the everyday maintenance of peace and order ? Why didn’t she hire security agents from private security agencies?
A security experts said she pays less with PNP because she would be giving them only allowance. P10,000 or P20,000 a month, per security escort?
If she hired private security escorts, she would be paying not less than P30,000 per escort who will render 12 hour duty a day. She would need two. That means at least P60,000 for her security escorts a month. Is that what she is paying her police escorts now?
Congress should investigate this undesirable practice of policemen serving as security escorts for private individuals and even politicians at the expense of their primary duty of maintaining peace and order . They can have AiAi as resource person.
There’s a rule that private individuals even if they are celebrities are not allowed to have police as bodyguards or security. I’m not sure if there’s a change in this rule.
But my question is, is Ai-Ai that popular and so important that she requires PNP as escorts? Is her life being threatened? But in fairness to her, even journalist like one I know who’s popular and controversial not only has an arsenal of high powered weapons, but Marines as security.
Ay Ay, kulang ang sa pulis sa pagsugpo ng krimen naka alalay lang pala kay Ai Ai. Paano nga magiging tuwid ang landas ni Noynoy kung ganyan ang frenz nila?!
Grabe ang gera sa Zamboanga, lubog ang Pinas sa baha. First time na lumubog sa tubig ang Subic at ilang lugar damay na kami sa Bataan…nagmamakaawa ng rescue ang mga biktima ng gera at baha. Ayun at nagbabantay pala kay Ai Ai ang mga pulis. Tangna!
I still believe Pnoy is clean and I trust him. Not sure about his staff and allies.
All the accusations thrown at GMA are the same ones being committed under Aquino Administration. All the accusations thrown at Erap were the same if not more committed under Arroyo.
When Pnoy declared all out war against NPA that killed a huge number of journalists, I was glad this NPA problem would at last be solved. But no, NPA grew stronger. Worse, no less than the Secretary of Political Affairs Llamas, was or still a certified leftist. How could NPA problem be solved then?
like policemen who escort funerals these policemen should know that what they are doing is wrong. Aiai may not be fully aware of her folly. These policemen who acted as her bodyguards should be immediately suspended and subjected to administrative and criminal proceedings.
There should be a clear guidelines in this regards. Our own police services can offer off hour service such as on site security for parties, funeral escorts at premium fees for officers paid to their Union by the party wanting the services.. But personal Protection can only be offered by On Duty police officers for those whose personal safety are under threats and that services is part of Police duty…and so far other than the PM there is no known individual that avail for such Police Protection …
wala kahit isang guhit ng karapatang magkaroon ng police escort itong si ai ai dahil bukod sa hindi naman siya isang VIP ay hindi totoong nakakapag-alala ang banta sa kanyang buhay (kuno). kung totoo mang may banta, mas appropriate at legal na kumuha siya ng private security’ng kayang kaya niyang bayaran.
ang isyung ito ay NAGPAPATUNAY lamang sa NAPAKALAWAK na pagitan at pagkakaiba ng may salapi at malapit sa mga nasa kapangyarihan.
naging NAPAKAYABANG at palalo nitong si ai ai sa pagbabando na SIYA ang nagpapasuweldo sa mga police security niya GAYONG nasa payroll sila ng PNP.
nakakalungkot.
kunsabagay ay ISANG napakalaking trahedya at kawalan sa buong pilipinas sakaling magkatotoo ang kanyang kinatatakutang banta sa buhay KAYSA bangungot na dinaranas ng mga katulad namin ay biktima ng kaguluhan sa zamboanga city!
“………..ang isyung ito ay NAGPAPATUNAY lamang sa NAPAKALAWAK na pagitan at pagkakaiba ng may salapi at malapit sa mga nasa kapangyarihan SA MGA ORDINARYONG tao at isang kahig isang tuka’ng kung minsan pa nga ay walang makahig.”
Bakit naman, maitanong ko, pinayagan ng mga may matataas na katungkulan sa Pulis Ng Filipinas na bantayan pa itong si Aiai Delas Alas? Hindi ba mas kailangan itong mga pulis na ito ng taong bayan na dapat nilang ipagtangol? Iba na nga naan ang may salapi at may kakilala sa pamahalaan. Kawawa naman ang mga pangkaraniwang mangagawa sa Amadeo; Silang, Ternate, Rosario, Cavite at sa lahat ng mga bayan at lalawigan sa bansa na hindi kayang magbayad at walang kakilala na magbantay at magtangol sa kanila.
Anak ng ….itong si AiAi.
The next time we bewail of lack of visibility, point to the likes of AiAi and other personalities enjoying their private security escorts subsidized by the Filipino people.