The military is
wrapping up its investigation on an Army general accused of using soldiers for
the construction of his house in Taguig City.
“The investigation has been ongoing for
the past two weeks or three weeks, or maybe more than a month, and we are just
awaiting for the completion of the report and the submission to [Chief of Staff
General Emmanuel Bautista],” military spokesman Brigadier General Domingo Tutaan
told reporters Tuesday.
He added the accused, Brigadier General
Dante Costes, chief of the Communications Electronics and Information Systems
Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CEISSAFP) at Camp
Aguinaldo,
has taken a leave of absence over the conduct of investigation.
Aguinaldo,
has taken a leave of absence over the conduct of investigation.
Tutaan said the investigation turns out to
be “adverse,” there is a possibility that Costes will be relieved from his post.
The deputy chief of staff for CEIS (J6)
Major General Crisologo Naybe is currently taking over Costes’ post while he is
on leave.
Costes, a member of the
Philippine Military Academy Class of 1980, is facing a complaint of using up to
30 soldiers to construct his three-storey house at AFP Officers Village Inc
(AFPOVAI).
of the
Philippine Military Academy Class of 1980, is facing a complaint of using up to
30 soldiers to construct his three-storey house at AFP Officers Village Inc
(AFPOVAI).
The AFP Chief ordered the investigation on
the written complaint filed by an individual who identified himself as a
“concerned citizen.”
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