PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said Wednesday that the adjudication process for the police officers has already started. As for Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, Gamboa remained mum and insisted that the validation on his alleged involvement in illegal drugs be kept an internal matter within the PNP. I will deal with Espenido squarely as the chief PNP and he being a member of the PNP,” he said. He was the police chief in these areas when the two local chief executives, tagged as “narco-politicians,” died in police operations. “Nevertheless we are going back to the 43 for them to be marked AWOL and be investigated,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 19, 2020 03:56 UTC