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3 Soccskargen police officials sacked over P2-B Pulis Paluwagan scam

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">FLASH REPORT: Tatlong matataas na opisyal ng PNP sa Reg. 12, sinibak ni DILG Sec. Eduardo Año dahil sa investment scam, ayon kay DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya | Ulat ni <a href="https://twitter.com/ZandroDZMM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZandroDZMM</a> <a href="https://t.co/FVDkz1nd9h">pic.twitter.com/FVDkz1nd9h</a></p>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1110379751015763968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>- Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the removal of 3 police officials in Soccskargen from their posts in connection with a P2-billion investment scam, an official said Tuesday.</p><p>The Pulis Paluwagan Movement (PPM) allegedly targeted &quot;a sizable number&quot; of police officers and their families in General Santos City and nearby areas, said Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/21/19/mga-pulis-sa-gensan-nabiktima-ng-paluwagan-scam">Mga pulis sa GenSan nabiktima ng paluwagan scam</a></li></ul><p>Col. Manuel Lukban, Col. Raul Supiter, and Lt. Col. Henry Viñas were removed from their posts to give way to an investigation by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, he said. </p><p>Some 30 police personnel and civilians were allegedly behind the scam that promised a 60-percent interest rate every 15 days, added Malaya. </p><p>&quot;In a span of few months, the PNP personnel involved in this scam acquired multiple assets and they have issued checks that cannot be encashed due to insufficiency of funds in the bank accounts of PPM,&quot; he said. </p>

<p>Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the removal of 3 police officials in Soccskargen from their posts in connection with a P2-billion investment scam, an official said Tuesday.</p>

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the removal of 3 police officials in Soccskargen from their posts in connection with a P2-billion investment scam, an official said Tuesday.