Rear Admiral William Melad
Rear Admiral William Melad, the Philippine Coast Guard commandant, and 24 others, including a predecessor, were slapped with six-month preventive suspensions over an allegedly anomalous P67.5-million transaction, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said on Tuesday.
Also suspended were retired admiral Rodolfo Isorena, the former PCG chief, Rear Admiral Cecil Chen, Commodores Enrico Efren Evangelista Jr. and Aaron Reconquista, Commanders John Esplana, William Arquero, Jude Thaddeus Besinga, Roben De Guzman, Angel Lobaton IV, Ferdinand Panganiban, Joselito Quintas, Ivan Roldan, Rommel Supangan, George Ursabia, Jr., Ferdinand Velasco, Wilfred Burgos and Allen Dalangin, Captains Joeven Fabul, Angelito Gil, Ramon Lopez, Christopher Villacorte, Lieutenant Junior Grade Mark Franklin Lim II, Lieutenant Mark Larsen Mariano, and accounting head Rogelio Caguioa.
Morales directed Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade to implement the suspension order.
The Coast Guard officers are facing charges of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service for using P67,533,289.73 in cash advances “to purchase office supplies and information technology equipment without complying with procurement regulations,” Morales said.
“Spurious liquidation documents were also presented indicating respondents’ fraud and misrepresentation,” she added.
Explaining the suspensions, Morales noted that “the respondents’ respective positions allow them to wield influence on possible witnesses and to access public records, (and) their continued stay in office may not only prejudice the cases against them but also allow them to commit further acts of malfeasance.”
http://interaksyon.com/article/134981/coast-guard-chief-24-others-get-6-month-preventive-suspensions-over-alleged-p67-5-m-fund-mess
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