Two officers of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have been relieved from their posts pending an investigation, the company stated Monday.
In an announcement, BuCor stated Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. has relieved from their posts Deputy Director General for Administration Gerald Aro and Deputy Director for Operations and Head Executive Assistant Angelina Bautista.
Catapang ordered the officers to be investigated following questions by lawmakers in opposition to them throughout a listening to of the House Committee on Public Order and Safety.
Bautista, for her half, claimed that she is open to an investigation.
“I ask that I be relieved of my position so as not to taint the good name of our Director General,” she stated.
Meanwhile, BuCor stated Aro was additionally relieved because the superintendent of the Davao Prison and Penal Farm. His deputy, Rufino Martin, was designated as performing superintendent.
Catapang stated that the investigation will give the officers an opportunity to clear their names and show their innocence. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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