Former police Col. Royina Garma answering questions from lawmakers throughout the fifth quad-committee listening to held on Thursday, September 12, 2024. | Picture from the Home of Representatives media bureau
MANILA, Philippines — Retired police colonel Royina Garma confirmed that the previous administration adopted a so-called “Davao template” when it comes to the warfare towards unlawful medicine.
Garma, throughout her testimony on the Home of Representatives’ quad committee on Friday, October 11, 2024, was emotional as she learn a supplemental affidavit concerning the drug warfare. Within the affidavit, Garma confirmed that there are three modes of cost or rewards — first, for each suspect killed; second for the deliberate operations; and third, the refund of operational bills.
In keeping with Garma, it was former president Rodrigo Duterte who contacted her in regards to the creation of a nationwide process pressure.
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“I used to be already acquainted with then-Mayor Duterte, having served as a Station Commander in one of many police stations in Davao throughout his tenure. Throughout our assembly, he requested that I find a Philippine Nationwide Police officer or operative who’s a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, indicating that he wanted somebody able to implementing the warfare on medicine on a nationwide scale, replicating the Davao mannequin,” Garma stated.
“This Davao Mannequin referred to the system involving cost and rewards […] The Davao Mannequin entails three ranges of funds or rewards. First is the reward if the suspect is killed. Second is the funding of deliberate operations. Third is the refund of operational bills,” she added.
In keeping with Garma, she instructed Duterte that she is unaware of “any particular person with these {qualifications}” as she has not been assigned exterior of Davao. Nevertheless, she remembered her upperclassman, Nationwide Police Fee (Napolcom) Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo who was additionally a former police colonel, who’s a member of the Felony Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and was additionally a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo.
“I discussed his identify to the President. On the identical day, a sure particular person named ‘Muking’ contacted me by cellphone to request Leonardo’s contact particulars, which I promptly supplied. Per week later, I realized from Arthur Narsolis through cellphone name that Leonardo had been summoned by the President and was instructed to proceed to the Mandaya Resort in Davao for a gathering,” Garma stated.
“Leonardo knowledgeable me that he stayed on the lodge for 3 days, throughout which the President directed him to prepare a process pressure much like the PAOCTF. When Leonardo relayed this data and urged me to affix the duty pressure, I declined, citing my lack of expertise in dealing with such operations,” she added.
Garma additionally stated that Leonardo instructed her that he made a proposal outlining the duty pressure’s operations, coursed by Senator Bong Go who was then the particular assistant to Duterte.
She additionally admitted that originally, she facilitated the conferences between Go and Leonardo. Finally, Garma stated that the 2 males “established direct communication”.
It was additionally Leonardo who carried out briefings for all Philippine Drug Enforcement Company (PDEA) officers and even Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) chiefs — even having the ultimate authority on who can be on the watchlist.
“Leonardo carried out briefings for all PDEA, IG, Regional Administrators, and PNP Chiefs concerning operations. Moreover, if any particular person died throughout police operations, Leonardo reported the incident to Bong Go for inclusion in his weekly report and requests for refunds of operational bills,” Garma stated.
“Leonardo had the ultimate authority to find out who can be included on the listing of drug personalities and to categorise their menace ranges, in addition to the discretion to take away people from the listing,” she added.
Garma and Leonardo had been each invited by the quad committee over rumors that they’re linked to totally different extrajudicial killings.
Garma and Leonardo had been each accused of masterminding the dying of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Workplace (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga. Throughout a earlier quad committee listening to, Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza stated Leonardo contacted him about working a high-value drug goal within the individual of Barayuga.
In keeping with Mendoza, he instructed Leonardo that he would take into consideration the operation, however the Napolcom official stated that this operation would bode properly for his profession.
Mendoza stated Leonardo despatched him a synopsis that will present how Barayuga, a former police common and a member of the Philippine Army Academy Matikas Class of 1983 was supposedly concerned within the unlawful drug commerce.
However when the previous stated he would conduct his personal research, Leonardo supposedly stated that the hit already had the blessings of Garma, who was then PCSO common supervisor. Once they had been about to hold out the assault, Mendoza stated that Leonardo knowledgeable them that Barayuga was contained in the PCSO workplace in Mandaluyong, with Garma sending a photograph of the late board secretary.
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