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Philippine President sacks military officers over alleged corruption

Philippine President sacks top military officers over alleged corruption

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired 20 officials, including several colonels and a general, over accusations of fraud and corruption in purchases of military medical supplies.
Philippine President sacks top military officers over alleged corruption ảnh 1Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

Hanoi (VNA) - PhilippinePresident Rodrigo Duterte has fired 20 officials, including several colonelsand a general, over accusations of fraud and corruption in purchases ofmilitary medical supplies.

Among those dismissed of theirpositions were Brig. Gen. Edwin Leo Torrelavega, Commander of theArmed Forces of the Philippines Health Service Command (AFPHSC),; Col. Antonio Punzalan from the Logistics Officeof the AFPHSC; and several employees ofthe AFP Medical Center, the President’s spokesmanHarry Roque told reporters.

Those sacked were accused ofinvolvement in 17 cases of fake purchases of supplies, drugs, and equipment atinflated prices.

One such ‘ghost delivery’ alone amounted to 1.49 millionPHP (roughly 28,000 USD), he said.

Aside from losing their jobs, the top militaryofficials will also undergo court martial proceedings.

The names of the other officials involved will bepublicised in the upcoming days, according to Roque.

In his campaign against corruption,Duterte has sacked dozens of officials, including many of his own appointees. –VNA



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