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Gordon says Senate committee not politicking Albayalde

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 05:31 PM

Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chair Richard Gordon says the Senate could release its joint committee report on its investigation into the controversial recycling of illegal drugs by alleged rogue cops in 2013 by Thursday. But he insists, politics is not involved in the testimonies linking resigned Police Chief Oscar Albayalde to the controversy. Read more »

Embattled PNP Chief Albayalde bucks early retirement: Palace official

Pia Gutierrez and Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 12:00 PM

Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde was "misquoted" when he proposed an early turnover, a Palace official said. Read more »

Gordon: Albayalde needs 'very, very good lawyer' amid testimonies linking him to 'ninja cops'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:40 AM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday the Senate investigation into "ninja cops" gathered evidence that may hold Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde liable.  Read more »

Democrat Biden calls for Trump's impeachment

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 10:46 AM

WASHINGTON - Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden called Wednesday for Donald Trump's impeachment, saying the president "betrayed" the United States, but Trump dug in, predicting that the Supreme Court would have to resolve the fight. Read more »

Albayalde sought award for himself, cops in Pampanga raid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:14 PM

MANILA - Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde had sought an award for himself and 13 Pampanga cops for a 2013 drug raid that would later be questioned for various irregularities. Read more »

Senate panel orders arrest of 'ninja cop' in Pampanga raid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:19 AM

MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a Pampanga cop tagged in a raid in 2013 where he and his fellow policemen allegedly made off with millions of pesos worth of narcotics. Read more »

Cops linked to 'shabu in magnetic lifters' could be 2 colonels Duterte referring to: Gordon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 07:22 AM

MANILA—Sen. Richard Gordon has his own guess as to the identities of the 2 police colonels tagged by President Rodrigo Duterte in the illegal drug trade. Read more »

Senate has enough info for Duterte to decide Albayalde's fate - Gordon

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 05:43 PM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon on Monday said he believes the Senate has gathered “enough information” for President Rodrigo Duterte to decide on the fate of Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde, who has been linked to a group of errant cops. Read more »

Ombudsman urged: Do own probe on 'ninja cops'

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 05:09 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman, the lead government instrumentality that investigates offenses committed by public officers with salary grade 27 and above, should investigate the so-called ninja cops that resell drugs seized in anti-narcotics operations, Senator Richard Gordon said Monday. Read more »

Gordon: Albayalde should be included in new probe into Pampanga drug bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 12:15 AM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon on Thursday said PNP chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde should be part of the reinvestigation into the controversial drug bust in Pampanga in which lawmen allegedly sold the drugs seized in the operation. Read more »

Senate panel orders detention of BuCor personnel

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 08:09 PM

MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday cited two Bureau of Corrections officials in contempt for lying to panel about their role in the alleged “good conduct time allowance for sale” at the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

Gordon: Aquino retracted allegation vs Albayalde

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 06:50 AM

MANILA - Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino retracted his allegation that Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde tried to influence his decision on the case of 13 alleged rogue cops from Pampanga, Sen. Richard Gordon said Wednesday.  Read more »

Gordon tells PNP chief Albayalde to 'consider resigning'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 07:44 PM

"If I were him, I would probably consider resigning already...," Senator Richard Gordon told ANC on Tuesday. Read more »

Ex-CIDG chief Magalong, alleged 'ninja cops' to face Senate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 05:23 PM

MANILA – Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and police officers tagged in the alleged recycling of narcotics seized in drug raids are set to face a Senate hearing Tuesday, Sen. Richard Gordon said Saturday.  Read more »

May pinagtatakpan? Gordon questions timing of revelation of 'drug queen' amid 'ninja cops' issue

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 07:39 PM

Sen. Richard Gordon questioned the timing of police's revelation of the name of the "drug queen" allegedly involved in "recycling" illegal drugs seized in government operations, amid the issue of "ninja cops." Read more »

Drugs, prostitutes bared in ‘rotten to core’ prison system

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 06:23 PM

Moneyed inmates smuggled drugs and prostitutes, enjoying a list of privileges that came to light Thursday as senators sought to fix a Philippine prison system that’s “rotten to the core." Read more »

Gordon hits drug trafficker's 10-month hospital stay

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 05:00 PM

MANILA—A convicted drug trafficker left her high-security prison on at least 3 occasions, spending 10 months at a private hospital at one point for “facial pain,” said Sen. Richard Gordon, who denounced privileges accorded to moneyed inmates in the country’s corruption-ridden prison system. Read more »

Ex-CIDG chief Magalong to appear before Senate hearing on GCTA mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 12:47 PM

MANILA - Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong on Saturday confirmed that he is set to appear in the Senate hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) mess next week. Read more »

BuCor officer sinaksak ng preso sa Bilibid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 07:14 PM

Sugatan ang isang officer ng BuCor matapos saksakin ng preso sa maximum security compound ng New Bilibid Prison.  Read more »

Senate panel cites BuCor officials in contempt over Bilibid mess

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 11:48 PM

MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee led by Sen. Richard Gordon on Thursday cited three Bureau of Corrections officials in contempt for being “evasive” in their responses to the panel regarding the alleged anomalies at the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »