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7 probe for selling gov’t posts, promo
By J.Lo
“He claimed he has specific instructions from the First Lady to clean up bureaucracy…he presented himself as ‘janitor’ in the government,” National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) chief Jaime Santiago told reporters man allegedly posing as an official in administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and six others allegedly involved in the sale of government posts and promotions were arrested in Quezon City.
Santiago said group’s alleged leader, John Vicente Cruz, is reportedly name-dropping First Lady Liza Marcos in supposed crackdown on government officials appointed during presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.
Cruz’s alleged cohorts were Paulo Cruz, Kim Joseph Hernand, Jayson Marquina, Dante Rabano Jr., Darwin Dave Caigan and Noriel Reynoso.
Santiago said Cruz posed as assistant secretary of Presidential Management Staff in the Office of the President. His accomplices wore uniforms of Presidential Security Group.
Cruz would offer government positions to be vacated by Duterte’s appointees in exchange for P500,000 to P1 million, NBI said.
According to Santiago, Cruz had demanded P500,000 from applicants for position of Collector VI at Bureau of Customs. In return, he would receive “payola” under so-called “tara” system in BOC.
Ferdinand Lavin, heads NBI’s Ilocos field unit, said operation against Cruz and his cohorts started in La Union.
Cruz and Marquina, who were wearing jackets bearing insignia of Office of the President, welcomed NBI agents who posed as applicants.
After they accepted P100,000 in marked money, NBI operatives placed suspects under arrest.
Malacañang said Cruz is not assistant secretary and not authorized to conduct any activity in behalf of the government.
NBI records showed that Cruz has 20 criminal and derogatory records in Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and Laguna.
“He has been doing this for more than 20 years,” Lavin said.
Suspects face complaints for estafa, usurpation of authority, using fictitious name and concealing true name, illegal use of uniforms or insignia, violating Commonwealth Act 142 and Executive Order 141, prohibits forgery and unauthorized use of seal of the president of the Philippines.
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