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P300K as reward: Cop details alleged order to kill PCSO official in July 2020
P300K as reward: Cop details alleged order to kill PCSO official in July 2020
Jose Miguel Dumaual,
ABS-CBN News
Published Sep 27, 2024 03:33 PM PHT
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Updated Sep 27, 2024 05:23 PM PHT
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(UPDATED) An officer from the national police's drug enforcement group came forward on Friday with alleged details of a kill order that led to the death of Wesley Barayuga, board secretary of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in 2020.
PLtCol. Santi Mendoza attended as a witness of the House quad-committee investigating extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration's drug war.
He narrated the alleged events leading up to the assassination of Barayuga, who was shot dead inside a moving vehicle by an unidentified man on a motorcycle on July 30, 2020 in Mandaluyong City.
Mendoza implicated then-PCSO general manager Royina Garma, as well as Edilberto Leonardo, former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief in Davao region, in the assassination plot. He recounted he had been told that Barayuga was a "high-value target" due to his supposed ties with illegal drugs.
The officer, who was visibly emotional during his testimony, also gave details of how he allegedly enlisted the help of his long-time informant to hire a hitman. He went on allege that they received a P300,000 prize money from Garma which they divided among themselves.
During his interpellation of Mendoza, Surigao del Sur Second District Rep. Johnny Pimentel, citing reports, claimed that Barayuga had been "ready to testify" about supposed corrupt practices in the PCSO under the leadership of Garma.
The lawmaker also alleged that the SUV which carried Barayuga when he was killed had been given to him by Garma, so that he would be easier to identify once the assassination plot was carried out.
(UPDATED) An officer from the national police's drug enforcement group came forward on Friday with alleged details of a kill order that led to the death of Wesley Barayuga, board secretary of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in 2020.
PLtCol. Santi Mendoza attended as a witness of the House quad-committee investigating extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration's drug war.
He narrated the alleged events leading up to the assassination of Barayuga, who was shot dead inside a moving vehicle by an unidentified man on a motorcycle on July 30, 2020 in Mandaluyong City.
Mendoza implicated then-PCSO general manager Royina Garma, as well as Edilberto Leonardo, former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief in Davao region, in the assassination plot. He recounted he had been told that Barayuga was a "high-value target" due to his supposed ties with illegal drugs.
The officer, who was visibly emotional during his testimony, also gave details of how he allegedly enlisted the help of his long-time informant to hire a hitman. He went on allege that they received a P300,000 prize money from Garma which they divided among themselves.
During his interpellation of Mendoza, Surigao del Sur Second District Rep. Johnny Pimentel, citing reports, claimed that Barayuga had been "ready to testify" about supposed corrupt practices in the PCSO under the leadership of Garma.
The lawmaker also alleged that the SUV which carried Barayuga when he was killed had been given to him by Garma, so that he would be easier to identify once the assassination plot was carried out.
Both Garma and Leonardo said they were surprised by Mendoza's testimony, insisting they hardly know him.
"Hindi ko po alam 'yung sinasabi niya," Garma said, when asked to respond by Bukidnon Second District Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores. "This is the first time... Iniisip ko kung saan ko siya nakita. I cannot recall if I've met him or what. Ngayon ko lang din narinig ang name niya."
Leonardo answered similarly, saying, "Nagulat nga rin po ako."
"Actually, nakilala ko po 'yan I think isang beses lang. I know he's an underclass po namin. Maliban doon, wala na po akong... Hindi ko na po siya gaanong kakilala," he said.
Both Garma and Leonardo said they were surprised by Mendoza's testimony, insisting they hardly know him.
"Hindi ko po alam 'yung sinasabi niya," Garma said, when asked to respond by Bukidnon Second District Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores. "This is the first time... Iniisip ko kung saan ko siya nakita. I cannot recall if I've met him or what. Ngayon ko lang din narinig ang name niya."
Leonardo answered similarly, saying, "Nagulat nga rin po ako."
"Actually, nakilala ko po 'yan I think isang beses lang. I know he's an underclass po namin. Maliban doon, wala na po akong... Hindi ko na po siya gaanong kakilala," he said.
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Santi Mendoza
Wesley Barayuga
Royina Garma
Edilberto Leonardo
House of Representatives
extrajudicial killings
war on drugs
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