MANILA - Two police non-commissioned officers (PNCOs) assigned with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are now facing charges for their alleged involvement in extortion activities. In a statement Monday, Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) chief Brig. Gen. Warren de Leon said charges of robbery extortion and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act were filed against Staff Sgt. Mark Anthony Palma and Pat. Gerald Tucas. "With the implementation of Oplan Bansay or Bantay sa Pagsasanay, our Training Internal Cleansing program, we were able to gather information on the alleged extortion activity perpetrated by these two active PNCOs who were supposed to be the role models of the trainees being their trainers and mentors while undergoing the Basic Internal Security Operations Course (BISOC)," de Leon said in a statement. Based on the information report received by the IMEG-Mindanao Field Unit, an alleged extortion activity transp
Two policemen assigned in Mindanao are facing dismissal from the service after they were accused of extorting money from police trainees in exchange for lenient treatment at the span of the training period.
Criminal and administrative charges were filed against Police Staff Sgt. Mark Anthony Palma