If it’s government property, don’t get too attached to it.
“In separate resolutions released on Monday, Nov 18, Assistant City Prosecutors Nilo Peñaflor and Maria Raisa Marino-Geronimo recommended the filing of malversation charges against former Quezon City Police District (QCPD) members Senior Police Officer 1 Manolo Magtibay and Police Officer 3 Antonio Torrente for failure to return their service firearms,” reports Janvic Mateo in The Philippine Star.
The cases were filed after QCPD supply officer Rosanna dela Cruz reported that Magtibay and Torrente failed to return their respective service firearms despite her demands.
In his counter-affidavit, Magtibay claimed that the .45 caliber gun issued to him “is presently in the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), which arrested him in connection with a rape case filed before another court.”
Meanwhile, Torrente, who was suspended from service in 2011, failed to appear during the preliminary investigation. He also failed to submit his counter-affidavit despite due notice. Nobody else knows where his .45 Colt pistol is.
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