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Giving ammo to drug syndicates

Published by Ellen on January 15, 2009

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Only in the Philippines.

Imagine a justice secretary giving drug syndicates ammunition to use against law enforcers. The drug lords must be rejoicing.

In his anger towards Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino, who dared talk back to him at a hearing in the House of Representatives, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the Marine officer’s secondment at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is unconstitutional. Thus, all the operations conducted by Marcelino could be rendered invalid.

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RaulGon: No room for soldiers in PDEA

Published by Ellen on January 14, 2009

Sees all Marcelino-led anti-drug operations as illegal

by Evangeline de Vera

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday cast doubt on anti-drug operations conducted by Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino, head of the
Special Enforcement Services of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, saying the Marines officer is not authorized to hold any civilian position, being still in active military duty.

Gonzalez said a constitutional provision could in effect invalidate the operations conducted by Marcelino, considering that his appointment to the PDEA is unconstitutional.

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Anak ng droga

Published by Ellen on January 14, 2009

Ang pagtatalaga ni Gloria Arroyo sa sarili bilang anti-drugs czar, o pangkalahatang hepe sa laban sa ilegal na droga ay nagpapakita ng pagka-inutil ng kanyang administrasyon.

Halata namang gimik lang para maniobra nila at mawala ang isyu sa media at sa isipan ng mga tao. Wala sa priority ni Gloria na masugpo ang ilegal na droga na sumisira ng buhay ng maraming Filipino, karamihan ay mga kabataan. Ang priority ni Arroyo ngayon ay hindi malaglag sa kanyang nakaw na trono.

Ano ang kanyang utos bilang anti-drug czar? Tumigil sa pagsasalita sa media ang mga opisyal ng Department of Justice sa pangunguna ni Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez at ang mga taga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency sa pangunguna ni Director General Dionisio Santiago at Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino, hepe ng Special Enforcement Service ng PDEA.

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The right connections

Published by Ellen on January 11, 2009

Several names have come up as the connections that the parents of Richard Brodett, one of the suspects in the September 2008 Ayala Alabang drug buy bust, tapped to free him and his two friends, Jorge Joseph and Joseph Tecson.

Officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said the lobbying came loaded with multi-million peso offers.

It did not matter if one was in or out of the government as long as he was willing to say the word like former Navotas Rep. Ricky Sandoval.

Golf, supposedly a game of honorable men, provided an important link in this despicable affair that that further ravaged the people’s faith in the justice system. PDEA director general Dionisio Santiago said Sandoval, aside from being a townmate, is a golfing buddy. Sandoval, on the other hand, said that it was through golf that he met Butch Brodett, the father of Richard.

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Takipan at takutan

Published by Ellen on January 10, 2009

Natakatawa itong mga prosecutors sa Department of Justice. Nananakot na mag-resign daw sila at low morale na raw.

Sinisisi nila ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, lalo na si Marine Major Ferdinand Marcelino na siyang nag-expose na may lagayan sa Department of Justice para ma-dismis ang kaso laban kina Richard Brodett, Jorge Joseph, at Joseph Tecson na nahulihan ng marijuana at cocaine noong Septyembe 2008.

Sinong tinatakot nila? Hindi naman siguro ang taumbayan na pesteng-peste sa kanila. Hindi naman siguro ang PDEA.

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Retired generals back PDEA

Published by Ellen on January 9, 2009

by Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Retired generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are backing the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and its chief Dionisio Santiago for enforcing drug laws “without fear of favor.”

Mired in a bribery scandal involving a drug case against the so-called “Alabang Boys,” the PDEA must be supported by “patriotic and decent” people for continuing to perform its mandated duties well, said the Association of General and Flag Officers, Inc. (AGFO) in a resolution.

“Through the years, the PDEA has been conscientious in the performance of its duties [and] in doing its mandated tasks, it has been subjected to a lot of innuendoes and brickbats, so as to discredit its good name its personnel,” said the resolution.

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Prosecutors support Zuño,Kimpo, Resado; slam PDEA

Published by Ellen on January 9, 2009

These prosecutors are hopeless. They see nothing wrong in an undersecretary following up the release of a drug pusher. They see nothing wrong in a defense lawyer preparing a release order, which should be their job. Ang yayabang pa.

by Evangeline de Vera
Malaya

State prosecutors at the Department of Justice yesterday threw their support behind the resolution of the anti-narcotics task force that dismissed the drug charges against the so-called Alabang Boys.

The 100-strong State Prosecutors Association, led by its president State Prosecutor Crisaldo Rioflorido, faced the media following an emergency meeting among its members to denounce the criticisms hurled at the DOJ fiscals triggered by allegations by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency of a payoff in exchange for the release of the three suspects.

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Yano to Marcelino: “Stay on the side of truth”

Published by Ellen on January 9, 2009

by Joel Guinto
Inquirer.net

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Alexander Yano called to his office a Marine officer who exposed the alleged bribery in the so-called “Alabang Boys” case, advising him to stay “on the side of the truth,” the military’s spokesman said.

During a 15-minute meeting in Camp Aguinaldo, Yano also warned Major Ferdinand Marcelino, who is detailed to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), against groups with “vested interest” that might take advantage of him, Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto Torres Jr., AFP public affairs office chief, said.

“The advice of the chief of staff [to Marcelino] is to always be on the side of the truth and preserve his moral courage…and lastly, to be wary of some groups with vested interest who may take advantage of the situation,” Torres said.

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