CL police chief Albano relieved over 'jueteng'
The police chief of Central Luzon was relieved Tuesday for his apparent failure to curb 'jueteng' (numbers racket) in his turf, DZMM reported.
Police chief Supt. Rowland Albano would be replaced by police chief Supt. Alejandro Lapinid who was pulled out from Mimaropa's (Mindoro-Marinduque-Romblon- Palawan) Region IV-B.
Albano served as Central Luzon police chief for only four months.
DZMM said Albano would be placed on floating status.
But abs-cbnNEWS.com sources said Albano would take a "desk job" as head of the PNP-Directorate Research and Development office.
Albano said being relieved of his post was part of the hazards that go with the job.
Albano was put in hot water recently after an unidentified ranking police officer disclosed that 'jueteng' has not abated in Central Luzon particularly in Pampanga, the home province of President Arroyo.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer earlier published a series of reports on rampant jueteng operations in the country.
The report mentioned Pampanga as among the provinces where the vice has not been curbed.
The Inquirer source, an anonymous a high-ranking police official, said millions of pesos in jueteng proceeds are funneled monthly to three relatives of a top government official.
The alleged code names of the three relatives of the top government official were M1, M2 and JS7. M1 is the oldest of the three; M2 is a young politician in Luzon, and JS7 is his uncle, the Inquirer source said.
Senate President Franklin Drilon has filed a resolution directing the Senate committee on games and amusement to conduct an inquiry. He said it is aimed at amending Republic Act No. 9287, possibly increasing the penalties for violators of the law against the numbers racket.
He said he will invite National Police Director General Arturo Lomibao and other top police officers to name the jueteng coddlers.
A lawyer for first gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo also denied on Thursday the First Family's involvement in jueteng operations.
Arroyo's lawyer Jess Santos described the rumors linking the First Gentlemen and presidential son Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo to the scandal as a sign of dirty politicking.
Police chief Supt. Rowland Albano would be replaced by police chief Supt. Alejandro Lapinid who was pulled out from Mimaropa's (Mindoro-Marinduque-Romblon- Palawan) Region IV-B.
Albano served as Central Luzon police chief for only four months.
DZMM said Albano would be placed on floating status.
But abs-cbnNEWS.com sources said Albano would take a "desk job" as head of the PNP-Directorate Research and Development office.
Albano said being relieved of his post was part of the hazards that go with the job.
Albano was put in hot water recently after an unidentified ranking police officer disclosed that 'jueteng' has not abated in Central Luzon particularly in Pampanga, the home province of President Arroyo.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer earlier published a series of reports on rampant jueteng operations in the country.
The report mentioned Pampanga as among the provinces where the vice has not been curbed.
The Inquirer source, an anonymous a high-ranking police official, said millions of pesos in jueteng proceeds are funneled monthly to three relatives of a top government official.
The alleged code names of the three relatives of the top government official were M1, M2 and JS7. M1 is the oldest of the three; M2 is a young politician in Luzon, and JS7 is his uncle, the Inquirer source said.
Senate President Franklin Drilon has filed a resolution directing the Senate committee on games and amusement to conduct an inquiry. He said it is aimed at amending Republic Act No. 9287, possibly increasing the penalties for violators of the law against the numbers racket.
He said he will invite National Police Director General Arturo Lomibao and other top police officers to name the jueteng coddlers.
A lawyer for first gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo also denied on Thursday the First Family's involvement in jueteng operations.
Arroyo's lawyer Jess Santos described the rumors linking the First Gentlemen and presidential son Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo to the scandal as a sign of dirty politicking.
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