TWO police officers will face administrative charges for allegedly escorting a local candidate in Marilao, Bulacan during a campaign rally on March 29. Police Corporal Gerlie Garcia and Patrolman Pat Jed Ceril Sevilla, both assigned at Marilao Police Station, were allegedly caught acting as escorts to Ricardo Silvestre, a mayoral candidate of the town while campaigning at Nicanor V. Guillermo Convention Center on March 29 and at Bisita Heritage Home on March 31. The police report indicated that the two’s violation was properly documented, photographed and video recorded. Police Col. Romeo Caramat Jr., Philippine National Police Counter-intelligence Task Force head, said Garcia and Sevilla were not arrested but informed of their violation of the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte and PNP chief Oscar Albayalde. He earlier reminded police officers not to engage in politics and always remain nonpartisan.
