An internal investigative body that's completely independent from the Philippine National Police (PNP) hierarchy. That's what AP Party-list nominee Ronnie Ong aims to institutionalize via legislation if and when he regains a seat in the House of Representatives in the May 2022 elections.
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PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos (File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, has denied claims made by some groups that he went to the exclusive island resort of Balesin to meet with the Ongpin family to discuss the case of a scion who has been linked to the death of contemporary artist Bree Jonson in September last year. "There is no truth to the reported claim of the Jonson camp that I went to the island to meet the Ongpins to discuss the case of Julian Ongpin," Carlos said in a statement Wednesday night. Former trade minister and businessman Roberto Ongpin, the owner of Alphaland Corp. that owns and operates the exclusive resort, is the father of 29-year-old Julian. Julian was the boyfriend of the 30-year-old Jonson, who was found unconscious in their hostel room in San Juan town, La Union on Sept. 18, 2021 and was later declared dead in a hospital. The cause of death was asphyxia. "The Julian Ongpin case was dismissed and is on appeal (motion for reconsideration). The DOJ (Department of Justice) and the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) have been handling the parallel investigation, long before I was appointed as chief of the PNP. Any insinuation or attempt to link me to the Ongpin family is unfounded and baseless," Carlos said. Carlos made headlines for his Balesin visit after the PNP Airbus H-125 helicopter deployed to fetch him crashed in Real, Quezon on Monday, injuring the two pilots and killing the enlisted crew member. He said he was forced to request the PNP for transportation assistance as he would not make it in time for the flag-raising ceremony in Camp Crame, Quezon City if he took the chartered flight. The La Union Regional Trial Court earlier dismissed the criminal case against Julian for lack of probable cause. Julian yielded about 12 grams of cocaine at the hostel room. According to the court, the policemen who arrested Ongpin failed to comply with the provisions of Section 21 of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, which requires compliance with the chain of custody of seized illegal drugs. Also lifted and set aside was the precautionary hold departure order against Ongpin. Among the lapses noted was the absence of an indication that plastic sachets of suspected cocaine were individually marked and signed by the seizing officers; processing was done without Ongpin, who was already brought by police officers to the hospital for medical examination; and no witnesses, such as representatives of the media or Department of Justice and any elected public official, who are required by law to sign the copies of the inventory. (PNA) }
PNP chief Dionardo Carlos admitted he had a private trip in the luxurious Balesin Island, owned by the family of Julian Ongpin — the suspect in the death of painter Bree Jonson.
PNP chief Dionardo Carlos admitted he had a private trip in the luxurious Balesin Island, owned by the family of Julian Ongpin — the suspect in the death of painter Bree Jonson.
Gen. Dionardo Carlos, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), denied on Wednesday, Feb. 23, that he went to Balesin to meet the owners and discuss the case of Julian Ongpin. The owner of the high-end and exclusive Balesin Island resort are the Ongpins and their son, Julian, who was linked to
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'Rest assured that we will cooperate with DOJ, should there be additional queries and requests for documents,' Philippine National Police chief General Dionardo Carlos says
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said Julian Ongpin is no longer a person of interest in the case of artist Bree Jonson, who was found dead in their room at a La Union resort in September.
Julian Ongpin (File photo) MANILA - Government prosecutors will present additional evidence against Julian Ongpin on Monday after the La Union Regional Trial Court (RTC) hearing the motion for reconsideration of the junked drug possession charges against the billionaire's son agreed. San Fernando, La Union RTC Branch 27 Judge Romeo Agacita Jr. ordered a video hearing, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento told reporters via text message on Friday. "A presentation of evidence on the motion (is) set on December 7," Malcontento said. The La Union RTC earlier dismissed the criminal case for lack of probable cause to issue a warrant of arrest against Ongpin, who was caught with 12.685 grams of cocaine at a hostel room in San Juan town on September 18. The policemen who arrested Ongpin failed to comply with the provisions of Section 21 of Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act) that requires compliance with the chain of custody of seized illegal drugs, according to the La Union RTC. Agacita also lifted and set aside the precautionary hold departure order against the 29-year-old Ongpin, whose alleged girlfriend, artist Bree Jonson, was found unconscious in the same room. Jonson, 30, was declared dead in a hospital due to asphyxia, with Ongpin claiming she died by hanging herself. Among the lapses noted were the absence of an indication that plastic sachets of suspected cocaine were individually marked and signed by the seizing officers; processing was done without Ongpin, who was already brought by police officers to the hospital for medical examination; and no witnesses, like representatives from the media or Department of Justice and any elected public officials, who are required by law to sign the copies of the inventory. "Here, there was no justifiable ground given by the arresting officers for the absence of the mandatory witnesses in their Joint Affidavit of Witnesses, Affidavit Complaint with Supplemental Joint Affidavit. Likewise, there was even no earnest efforts on their part, not even attempts to call through phone nearby barangay officials, considering that the barangay hall of Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union is just a few meters from the place of incident," the La Union RTC ruled. (PNA) }