Pan’s relief not equated to guilt—AFP brass
By Mario J. Mallari 04/25/2011The recent relief of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deputy chief of staff for logistics (J4) Commodore Teddy Pan is not necessarily tantamount to his guilt over the alleged P400 million petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) scam, AFP deputy chief of staff for civil military operations (J7) Commodore Jose Miguel Rodriguez, concurrent spokesman for the AFP, said.
Rodriguez added Pan was requested to “step aside” while an investigation of AFP Inspector General Vice Admiral Mario Catacutan on the alleged anomaly is ongoing.
“Commodore Pan was not relieved for cause, it is customary for a unit where there is an investigation ongoing for the unit head to step aside because while we are ensuring an impartial investigation, what is equally important is the perception,” Rodriguez said.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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