‘Euro generals’ ordered suspended 09/10/2010

‘Euro generals’ ordered suspended
09/10/2010
Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez ordered yesterday the preventive suspension of six officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for their alleged anomalous travel to the Russian Federation in 2008.

In a 16-page order, Gutierrez placed under preventive suspension for six months without pay Special Disbursing Officer Samuel Rodriguez, Finance Service Director Orlando Pestano, Budget Division Director Tomas Rentoy III, Police Supt. Elmer Pelobello, Directorate for Human Resources and Doctrine Development Director German Doria and Directorate for Operations Director Silverio Alarcio Jr.

The respondents were earlier charged administratively by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombdusman (OMB-FIO) together with now retired

PNP officials Avelino Razon Jr., Romeo Ricardo, Emmanuel Carta, Ismael Rafanan, Jaime Caringal and Eliseo de la Paz with grave misconduct, dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.

The case arose from the respondents’ alleged anomalous travel on Oct. 7 to 11, 2008 as Philippine delegates to the 77th Interpol General Assembly at St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Pelobello allegedly prepared the computation of the travel allowances of the delegates without consideration on the limits provided in the required daily susbsistence allowance (DSA), rules on austerity measures (Administrative Order 13) and one-year travel ban for retiring PNP officials..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20100910nat1.html