(SunStar) PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the filing of administrative and criminal charges against eight policemen who were caught falsifying their swab test results.
Eleazar said the policemen tried to enter Zamboanga City on July 5, 2021 from Isabela and Lamitan in Basilan.
“They were on board MV Cassey Beatrise and MV Crystal Jane when intercepted by local health officials at the Zamboanga port. Upon verification, it was discovered that their Covid-19 test results were fake,” he said.
Criminal charges of violation of Section 9, Paragraph B (tampering of records or intentionally providing misinformation) of Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act will be filed against them.
The police officers were fined, placed in quarantine and subjected to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing before they were sent back to their respective ports of origin… Read More
