THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ), upon the request of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has created a task force to handle the preliminary investigation of cases filed by the PNP-Counter Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) against rogue cops. Under Department Order 697, dated Oct. 25 but released to the media just this week, the task force will be spearheaded by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Severino H. Gana, Jr. The group’s members include: Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Juan Pedro C. Navera, Susan B. Azarcon, Edwin S. Dayog, Susan Villanueva, Ma. Emilia Victorio, and Hazel Decena-Valdez; Assistant State Prosecutors Aristotle M. Reyes, Consuelo Corazon M. Pazzuiagan, and Chulo B. Palencia, Jr.; and Assistant Prosecutor Attorneys Borgy Calugay, Joan Carla Garcia, Loverhette Jeffrey Villordon, and Jonathan Paul Dimaano. — Andrea Louise E. San Juan

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