Gov’t officials, personnel warned anew on corruption
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has made renewed warning Wednesday to government officials and personnel saying he is serious in ridding the government of graft and corruption.
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President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on
the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to
the people at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila
on March 24, 2021. KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
“If
you are not yet convinced that I’m dead serious, then that would be your
undoing,” President Duterte said in televised public address, as he disclosed
the names of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and National Police
Commission (NAPOLCOM) personnel who were dismissed from service.
Those
removed from service were PDEA Intelligence Officers Angelito Aragona, Allan
Alfred Wee Sit, and Marvin Pabalate. They were dismissed for grave misconduct
and after testing positive for drug use.
Also
dismissed were Henry Saclao, Security Guard II, and Cirilio Dangay, Accounting
Clerk II in the NAPOLCOM. They were charged with grave misconduct for demanding
and receiving money from police recruits in exchange for facilitating their
passing.
The
chief executive then warned aspiring police applicants not to transact with
unscrupulous individuals, and instead call his attention through a government
hotline.
“Also,
iyong gustong magpulis, huwag kayong magbigay. Sabi ko sa inyo kung may
maghingi para pasa --- ipapasa kayo o pahirapan kayo, 8888, sabihin mo kung
sino ‘yong tao,” said the President.
President
Duterte, who vowed to tackle graft and corruption in the remaining days of his
administration, has said previously that corrupt individuals have no place in
government service. PND
