[Rappler’s Best] Between brownies and marijuana

There’s severe hassle within the legislation enforcement sector, specifically the Philippine Nationwide Police and the Nationwide Bureau of Investigation

So, what occurred to the brownies, requested a pal over the weekend. I assured him it didn’t get combined with some provides from the Senate. It’s a double entendre response, however first — a contented Monday to you!

Our senior producer and reporter JC Gotinga used popsicles and brownies for instance how authorities contractors rip-off us taxpayers with their substandard flood management tasks. Watch it right here. 

And what are the ties that bind senators, congressmen, and building corporations? James Patrick Cruz tells us on this story. (Do alert us to extra ideas and data by our FloodControlPH chat room on the Rappler Communities app.)

JC’s story got here days after the Senate received memeified as soon as once more over reviews that an aide of Senator Robinhood Padilla was apparently smoking weed in its august halls. The chamber that has riled many just lately is now investigating marijuana (hashish) use, imagine it or not. Padilla added insult to damage when he went on Fb to push for his advocacy to legalize marijuana. We definitely hope he is not going to take the cue from Senate President Chiz Escudero and attribute the marijuana scandal to a demolition job by these against the legalization of the weed.

However between brownies and marijuana is a disturbing undercurrent that begs for consideration and scrutiny. 

There’s severe hassle within the legislation enforcement sector, specifically the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) and the Nationwide Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The protracted low-intensity battle between factions in these companies has now became open warfare.

• In an unprecedented transfer, the Nationwide Police Fee (Napolcom), headed by its chairperson Inside Secretary Jonvic Remulla, has reversed the brand new assignments given by PNP chief Normal Nicolas Torre III to key generals and colonels. 
• Previous to this, Torre demoted his No. 2, PNP deputy chief of administration Lieutenant Normal Jose Melencio Nartatez, to a regional submit as chief of the Western Mindanao command. Carefully related to Senator Imee Marcos, the Ilokano Nartatez had vied for the highest PNP submit however misplaced to the favored Torre. Remulla has since put Nartatez again in his No. 2 submit.
• On Friday, August 15, Nationwide Bureau of Investigation chief Jaime Santiago tendered his “irrevocable resignation” following what he described as “orchestrated” strikes by “detractors” who wished him out of the company. There was chatter about Santiago’s supposed kid-glove therapy of sure unlawful playing operators — which these loyal to him say are mere squid ways by playing operators who need to put their very own man within the NBI.
• Brigadier Normal Romeo Macapaz was sacked as chief of the PNP Legal Investigation and Legal Group (CIDG) barely two months after his promotion to the submit. This follows official complaints that he meddled within the sabungeros (cockfighters) case. Learn Jairo Bolledo’s report on it.
• Torre took pains to say that the switch of Macapaz to the SOCCSKSARGEN area in Mindanao had nothing to do with the sabungeros case. The PNP chief appointed Brigadier Normal Christopher Abragano to switch Macapaz in CIDG, however Remulla reversed this and as a substitute assigned Main Normal Anthony Aberin to the much-coveted command. Like Nartatez, Aberin had additionally been in competition for the PNP submit however misplaced to Torre. Learn their quick profiles right here. And as a refresher, verify Jairo’s story about Torre’s journey from South Cotabato to Camp Crame. 

Frankly, that is puberty play between the Napolcom and the PNP. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must step in and be the grownup right here, assuming he might. The general public deserves greater than this conflict of egos and vested pursuits — and hovering testosterone ranges — amongst these public officers.

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