Yet, as borne by the record and the testimony of the PNP Chief, his order was rescinded and PSupt. Marcos’ team was reinstated by President Duterte,” said the report. Lacson said that Duterte’s order basically disregarded the “conspiracy angle” that the Senate panels discovered. The decision gave Marcos “back-to-duty status,” not reinstatement, after serving his four-month suspension order in the “slap-on-the-wrist” administrative penalty imposed by the PNP, Lacson said. The latest development in the case of Marcos and his men will further “tarnish” the PNP as an institution, according to Sen. Grace Poe.

Source: Philippine Star July 13, 2017 08:34 UTC