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Army Chief Defends Marcelino in Drug Case by Alexis Romero (Philstar.Com) | Updated January 24, 2016 - 5:58Pm

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Army Chief Defends Marcelino in Drug Case by Alexis Romero (Philstar.Com) | Updated January 24, 2016 - 5:58Pm Army chief defends Marcelino in drug case By Alexis Romero (philstar.com) | Updated January 24, 2016 - 5:58pm MANILA, Philippines - Army chief Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año does not believe that his former subordinate, Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino, is part of a drug syndicate, saying that the arrested military officer was really serious in fighting illegal drugs. Año said Marcelino has a crusade against illegal drugs and is angry with drug syndicates. “Based on how I know him, I will never doubt his integrity. He is really a fighter against drug syndicates,” the Army chief said in an interview on Sunday. “I don’t want to judge him based on what happened but based on what I know about him, I don’t believe he would be involved in any drug trafficking case or organization or syndicate,” he added. Año, however, clarified that it would be difficult to comment on the actual incidents leading to Marcelino’s arrest. He noted that cases are being readied in connection with the raid. “I do not know the details. I can only vouch for the character, personality and integrity of Lt. Col. Marcelino based on our working relationship when he was still under me,” he said. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Marcelino was commander of the Military Intelligence Group (MIG) 4 when Año was chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP). The Marine officer was detailed at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency when it was headed by former Armed Forces chief Dionisio Santiago. “When he (Marcelino) was the MIG 4 commander, he had a good performance,” Año said, adding that Marcelino was then working against organized crimes in support of law enforcement agencies. Marcelino and Chinese national Yan Yi Shou were nabbed last Thursday in a raid on a suspected shabu laboratory in Manila. Authorities seized some 76 kilos of illegal drugs worth P383 million during the operation. The Marine officer is now facing charges for allegedly manufacturing, conspiring to manufacture, and possessing illegal drugs. Marcelino is claiming that he was on a covert mission with the ISAFP when he was arrested and that he had nothing to do with the drug syndicate. Año, however, noted that the mission order he had issued to Marcelino lapsed two years ago. Marcelino was Superintendent of the Navy Officer Candidate School when the raid happened. PDEA director general Arturo Cacdac Jr., however, has doubts on Marcelino’s claim and is wondering how a person tasked to conduct surveillance can be arrested inside a clandestine laboratory. Marcelino was superintendent of the Naval Officer Candidate School when the raid happened. Año, however, thinks that Marcelino’s relief from ISAFP will not necessarily stop him from continuing his anti-drug advocacy. “He now belongs to another unit but it won’t stop him from his crusade of getting information against drug syndicates. You know, every citizen of the republic has the obligation and duty to help curb crime and fight crime,” the Army chief said. Año said even after his stint as ISAFP chief, Marcelino was still providing information to Army units and intelligence units. He said Marcelino’s information made possible the raid of the Philippines’ biggest shabu laboratory in Camiling, Tarlac in November 2014. When asked if Marcelino’s arrest was a case of miscommunication, Año replied: “It’s possible. If that’s the case, it will come out in the PDEA’s investigation. It is very simple to cross check that.” Navy spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo said Marcelino would be the best person to answer questions about his supposed mission order that prodded him to go to the drug laboratory. “They are asking me whether it was job-related. I was telling them if you are going to look at the designation or position he has now, which is superintendent of officer candidate school, you will see that they are not immediately related,” Arevalo said. “We’re not inclined and we don’t want to be perceived as prejudging him. That being an intelligence operation, there is what we call need to know basis, meaning only those who know about it will be informed. Now, who should be informed? It depends on the nature and magnitude of the intelligence operation,” he added. A classmate of Marcelino at the Philippine Military Academy class ’94, meanwhile, has urged the public not to cast judgments on the Marine officer until he is convicted. “For me, we should not judge the suspect, Lt. Col. Marcelino while he is undergoing the process of defending himself,” former Armed Forces public affairs chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said in a statement. “I know him personally as a patriot, upright and a true enemy of drug syndicates,” he added. Cabunoc said Marcelino was not lured by money and wealth during his stint at PDEA. “Let us allow Lt. Col. Marcelino to defend himself and clear his name,” he added. Probers checking Marcelino bank records By Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 29, 2016 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – The police anti-drug unit is now coordinating with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to check on the bank records of Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino, the former anti-narcotics official arrested inside an illegal drug laboratory in Manila last week. This developed as a bag seized from Marcelino during his arrest reportedly yielded about 13 pieces of bank deposit slips with amounts totaling P2.25 million. Authorities however did not reveal the name of the depository bank. Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force chief Senior Supt. Antonio Gardiola said the Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (AIDG) is coordinating with the AMLC to look into the case of Marcelino regarding the bank receipts. AIDG spokesman Chief Inspector Roque Merdegia added they have requested for a complete financial investigation on Marcelino to determine if there are money-laundering activities. Merdegia said deposit slips under the name of Marcelino showed transactions made on May 26 with P500,000 followed by another deposit with P200,000 on June, 25, and a third deposit with P300,000 on July 31, all in 2014. Another deposit slip indicated P30,000 done on March 4, 2015. “We also found P86, 000 cash from his bag, along with a handgun,” Merdegia said. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Merdegia added the arresting lawmen also seized from Marcelino $210, P2,510, 15 Australian dollars, 20 Hong Kong dollars and a SIM card for satellite phone. Merdegia said another case would be filed against Marcelino for carrying a .45 automatic with expired license. Merdegia said the AIDG has turned over to Marcelino’s lawyer all the seized items during the arrest. The Department of Justice approved Marcelino’s request to retrieve his belongings. Merdegia said Marcelino’s cellular phone, which remained in their possession, would be subjected to forensic digital exam to get additional details. He said they have seen some of the messages, which could help bolster their case. Marcelino maintained he was on a mission order when operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested him. He blamed PDEA chief Arturo Cacdac for his arrest. “Shortly after Marcelino was arrested, he claimed his presence there was part of a case operation plan. All along he was saying about coplan but we were surprised to learn that his affidavit now is blaming the PDEA director general. For us, he is not telling the truth. What he has been saying are purely alibi, denial which will not stand in court,” Merdegia said. Marcelino’s counsel Dennis Manalo said it was simply a “misencounter” between his client and the arresting lawmen. “True enough because of this misencounter there was a misappreciation of facts because of this unfortunate incident, our drug enforcement agencies clashed against each other,” he said. Manalo said drug syndicates stand to benefit from the arrest of Marcelino with the anti-drug enforcement units fighting each other. In his eight-page counter affidavit filed before the DOJ, Marcelino said the arresting lawmen should know the confidential nature of working undercover. “To demand such from me is to ask for the impossible. The proper action would be to first verify with the inter-agencies involved in the anti-drug campaign of my status before accusing me of any irregularity,” Marcelino said. –Evelyn Macairan Mission order stumps PDEA By Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 24, 2016 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will coordinate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to clarify the claims of Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino that he has a mission order to conduct surveillance on a shabu laboratory in Manila where he was arrested on Thursday. “I will ask for a copy,” PDEA director general Arturo Cacdac Jr. said on Friday upon learning that Marcelino insisted he has a mission order during his inquest at the Department of Justice. “I will ask the officer who signed the mission order, what is the nature of the job that was given to him?” Cacdac said. Cacdac said it does not make sense for Marcelino to claim that he was conducting a surveillance of the shabu laboratory where he was arrested. “How can a person who was tasked to conduct casing and surveillance be arrested incident a clandestine laboratory?” he remarked. Marcelino was arrested Thursday in a raid on a suspected shabu laboratory in Manila. Along with Chinese national Yan Yi Shou, lawmen seized from them some 76 kilos of illegal drugs worth P383 million. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Citing information from operatives, Cacdac said Marcelino and Yan had a key to the property, which was covered by a search warrant and has been under surveillance.
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