State prosecutors have indicted three agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and four police officers over the botched anti-drug operation in February 2021 where four people died.
Department of Justice The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the filing of criminal charges in court against three Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents and four members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Feb. 24, 2021 “misencounter” in Quezon City where three law en
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The Department of Justice yesterday ordered the filing of criminal charges against three agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and four police officers in connection with a shootout along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City last year.
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) has recommended the dismissal from the service of a police officer who was among those involved in the "misencounter" with agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) near a mall in Quezon City last year. In its report released on Thursday night, the IAS said 10 other police officers will be demoted due to violations that they committed during the shootout. The report said Cpl. Alvin Borja is up for dismissal as he was identified as the shooter of an agent and an informant. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in September last year filed a homicide complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Borja over the death of PDEA agent Rankin Gano. Meanwhile, the IAS recommended a one rank demotion for the other 10 police officers over charges of direct assault and oppression. Of the 41 involved personnel, the report only carried 11 who have been recommended for sanctio