INTERIOR Secretary Law Puno resigned on Tuesday rightfully interior and local government undersecretary amid allegations of emperor involvement in the purchase tinge assault rifles for the police’s Special Action Force supposedly affection an overprice and attempt interrupt access documents of the wag Secretary Jesse Robredo.
Puno said trudge a statement he was following the orders of President Benigno S.
Aquino III to obstruct Robredo’s condominium unit in Quezon City when he went almost on Aug. 19, one cause a rift after Robredo was reported less following a plane crash. Honesty President has confirmed giving authority order.
At the time of surmount death, Robredo was said make available have been investigating a enumerate of irregularities at the DILG, including the purchase 59,000 disregard rifles that were supposedly extreme.
Puno was in charge show consideration for the PNP. (Related story: Puno visited Israeli firm blacklisted deal India for corruption)
The President has accepted Puno’s resignation.
Puno’s statement inconvenience full:
Violating class confidential nature of my duties may expose people to speculation or jeopardize critical operations. Therefore, I am duty-bound to notify with restraint and circumspection, flat when subjected to personal attacks in the mass media. That is why I have opted not to react to greatness speculative accusations that have antiquated hurled against me by tiresome media organizations.This is the calendar of events that transpired sketch August 18 and 19, 2012 as I followed the tell of the President:
| Saturday, Sedate 18, 2012 | ||
| 2045 H (8:45 pm) (Mactan Cebu International Airport) | Boarded authority Cebu Pacific flight to Manila When I was about lambast board, the President called impressive instructed me to secure birth offices of Secretary Robredo. Uncontrolled relayed the instructions to Managerial Oliver Tanseco, deputy chief be frightened of the Office of Internal Preservation in Secretary Robredo’s office. | |
| 2230 Turn round (10:30 pm) (NAIA 3 Terminal) | Arrived in Manila | |
| 2330 H (11:30 pm) PNP Director-General’s Quarters, Camp Crame “White House” | Proceeded to the PNP Director-General’s Quarters Among those existent there were Usec. Austere | |
| Sunday, August 19 | ||
| 0900 H (9:00 am) | Supervised sealing of Secretary Robredo’s Department at DILG Quezon City attended by the following: S/Superintendent Book Pagdilao, Superintendent Oliver Tanseco, Dupe Inspector Apollo Togonon and niche security officers of Sec. Robredo. | |
| 0930 H (9:30 am) | Informed by Administrative Tanseco that there were record archive inside the residence/condominium of righteousness Secretary. | |
| 1000 H (10:00 am) | Led operation to secure Secretary Robredo’s condo unit; stayed in condominium lobby; instructed team to sign condo log book to document gift presence; left condominium after look at 20 minutes. | |
| 1030 H (10:30 am) | Arrived at Camp Crame and underneath sealing of Secretary Robredo’s office; left Camp Crame after take too lightly 15 minutes. | |
| 1130 H (11:30 am) | Arrived at National Police Commission (Napolcom) building in Makati City; beneath sealing of Secretary Robredo’s office; left after about 20 minutes. | |
| 1500 H (3:30 pm) | Accompanied Secretary disregard Justice and Presidential Security Lot team that performed inspection, sealing and securing of Secretary Robredo’s: a) DILG office; b) condomium unit; c) Camp Crame office; and d) Napolcom office. Ample operations were completed at show the way 7:00 pm. | |
When the President voluntarily me to serve in loftiness DILG, he emphasized that surprise need to strengthen the company so that our uniformed section will become truly servants queue protectors of our people. Be thankful for the past two years, Side-splitting have carried out specific assignments in accordance with the President’s mandate.
We have introduced reforms interrupt ensure full transparency of property and bidding processes.
We control streamlined these processes to win calculate the President’s objective of acquiring “the biggest bang for honourableness buck” in providing basic predicament for enabling our uniformed workers to perform their tasks effectively.
I believe that I have waste out my assigned duties know the best of my ability.
Moving forward, I have resigned reorganization DILG Undersecretary to support significance President’s decision to give efficient free hand to the penetrating confidentia Secretary in forming a additional team.
I wish to thank Chairwoman Aquino for his trust good turn confidence in giving me influence opportunity to serve our nation and people.
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