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Where Philippine cops go unpunished, just recycled
Under the Duterte administration, the Philippine National Police introduces a pattern: reinstating cops who have been dismissed, accused of wrongdoing or dragged into scandals

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Ex-SAF chief Lusad, staff blame each other in allowances mess
'I was focused on the operational aspect of my task and I was actually not very informed,' says former SAF chief Benjamin Lusad

Suspend ex-SAF chief, 3 others over missing funds – complainants
Complainants, led by a former SAF chief, had earlier filed a malversation and plunder complaint against the 4 cops over P59.8 million in unreleased allowances

Senate to probe unreleased P59.8-M allowance of SAF troopers
Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee chair Panfilo Lacson says if true, the withholding of allowances 'constitutes a criminal or unlawful act'

Returning money won't stop probes vs ex-SAF chief – Dela Rosa
The Philippine National Police has now launched its own probe into the Special Action Force allowances controversy

Ex-SAF chief's budget officer returns P37 million to PNP
(UPDATED) The PNP presumes that the money is in relation to the missing P59.8-million SAF allowances allegedly kept by former SAF chief Director Benjamin Lusad and his cohorts

Ex-SAF chief sacked as Ombudsman probe pushes forward
(UPDATED) Police Director Benjamin Lusad is facing plunder and malversation cases in the Office of the Ombudsman as he allegedly failed to release funds intended as allowance for troops on the ground

Fate of ex-SAF chief up to Albayalde now – Dela Rosa
Albayalde himself knows the struggle of SAF troopers over their allowances as he was once part of the elite force

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Former SAF chief faces plunder charges over P59.8M in unreleased allowances
Former and current members of the Special Action Force (SAF) file charges against former SAF chief Benjamin Lusad and other finance officials over nearly two years’ worth of allowances that were not distributed to police

Mamasapano veteran back to lead PNP SAF
Director Noli Taliño once served as a deputy chief and an officer-in-charge of the PNP's SAF

Inside Bilibid: Resurgence, resignation, 'recanting'
Detained Senator Leila de Lima says these developments only prove the transactional nature of the drug charges against her
Aguirre takes over BuCor, leads surprise inspection of Bilibid
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II also orders the return of transferred inmates to their original jail cells