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Purisima in hot water anew for P1-B take from PSCs share in casino earnings?
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MANILA He was dismissed by the Ombudsman in 2015 for graft and corruption and was the primary character in the botched Mamasapano raid wherein 44 police commandos were killed. But now, dismissed Philippine National Police chief director-general Alan La Madrid Purisima may be in hot water again for allegedly receiving nearly P1 billion from a casino in Cagayan Valley intended for sports development of the Philippine Sports Commission.
Speaking before the Kapihan sa Senado, Senator Sergio Serge Osmena III urged Senator Teofisto Guingona III, chairman of the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC), to investigate the alleged pay-off to Purisima.
Dapat imbestigahan (It should be investigated), definitely. Well, if he collected P1 billion, yun na nga (thats it), for whom? For whom did you collect the P1 billion? Baka (Maybe) it is just for Purisima? I dont know, Osmena said.
Osmena, vice chairman of the BRC, said he had not read the article exposed by multi-awarded journalist Jarius Bondoc in his column Gotcha at Philippine Star, but since the blue ribbon has the mandate to investigate any wrongdoings in the government, Guingona can take the cue from it.
I will advise Senator Guingona that he has to pick this up, definitely. I am his vice chair anyway in the blue ribbon, Osmena said.
In his column, Bondoc wrote that the First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corp. (FCLRC) released from January 2012 to June 2015 more than P937 million in 41 receipts to Alan La Madrid Purisima.
The fund was to benefit the Philippine Sports Commission as mandated by Republic Act 6847, which gives it five percent of the gross earnings of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).
Pagcor clarified that it does not regulate FCLRC as this operates under the jurisdiction of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, which was established by RA 7922.
PNoy's friendship with Purisima
However, Osmena hinted that since Purisimas friendship with President Aquino dated back to when he was his bodyguard during his President-mothers presidency, it could be a factor to protect him against these anomalies.
Alam mo, alam naman natin na bata ni PNoy yan and we know how long he has been with PNoy, he has shown his usefulness by having protected PNoy when he was ambushed, Osmena said.
Kaya medyo malalim ang friendship nila but we also know that PNoy has been very protective of him as when he was engaged in questionable activities, for example, yung mansion niya sa Nueva Ecija, yung Mamasapano. So of course, people will suspect that PNoy might have received some of the money. Thats a natural conclusion of a suspicious mind, he added.
Osmena said that based on his judgement, PNoy has nothing to do with Purimas take at First Cagayan.
Between you and me, if you ask me for my judgement, by my opinion, PNoy is not into those things. He only likes guns, cars, and pretty girls but he does not even want to commit to any pretty girl, Osmena said.
Purisima in hot water anew for P1-B take from PSCs share in casino earnings?
InterAksyon.com
The online news portal of TV5
MANILA He was dismissed by the Ombudsman in 2015 for graft and corruption and was the primary character in the botched Mamasapano raid wherein 44 police commandos were killed. But now, dismissed Philippine National Police chief director-general Alan La Madrid Purisima may be in hot water again for allegedly receiving nearly P1 billion from a casino in Cagayan Valley intended for sports development of the Philippine Sports Commission.
Speaking before the Kapihan sa Senado, Senator Sergio Serge Osmena III urged Senator Teofisto Guingona III, chairman of the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC), to investigate the alleged pay-off to Purisima.
Dapat imbestigahan (It should be investigated), definitely. Well, if he collected P1 billion, yun na nga (thats it), for whom? For whom did you collect the P1 billion? Baka (Maybe) it is just for Purisima? I dont know, Osmena said.
Osmena, vice chairman of the BRC, said he had not read the article exposed by multi-awarded journalist Jarius Bondoc in his column Gotcha at Philippine Star, but since the blue ribbon has the mandate to investigate any wrongdoings in the government, Guingona can take the cue from it.
I will advise Senator Guingona that he has to pick this up, definitely. I am his vice chair anyway in the blue ribbon, Osmena said.
In his column, Bondoc wrote that the First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corp. (FCLRC) released from January 2012 to June 2015 more than P937 million in 41 receipts to Alan La Madrid Purisima.
The fund was to benefit the Philippine Sports Commission as mandated by Republic Act 6847, which gives it five percent of the gross earnings of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).
Pagcor clarified that it does not regulate FCLRC as this operates under the jurisdiction of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, which was established by RA 7922.
PNoy's friendship with Purisima
However, Osmena hinted that since Purisimas friendship with President Aquino dated back to when he was his bodyguard during his President-mothers presidency, it could be a factor to protect him against these anomalies.
Alam mo, alam naman natin na bata ni PNoy yan and we know how long he has been with PNoy, he has shown his usefulness by having protected PNoy when he was ambushed, Osmena said.
Kaya medyo malalim ang friendship nila but we also know that PNoy has been very protective of him as when he was engaged in questionable activities, for example, yung mansion niya sa Nueva Ecija, yung Mamasapano. So of course, people will suspect that PNoy might have received some of the money. Thats a natural conclusion of a suspicious mind, he added.
Osmena said that based on his judgement, PNoy has nothing to do with Purimas take at First Cagayan.
Between you and me, if you ask me for my judgement, by my opinion, PNoy is not into those things. He only likes guns, cars, and pretty girls but he does not even want to commit to any pretty girl, Osmena said.