The Armed Forces of the Philippines has included another military official in the chopping block following his supposed involvement in fund irregularities.
The AFP said it would create three tribunals to try erring personnel who are involved in fraud and corruption.
AFP Chief of Staff Carlito Galvez also issued a stern warning against military officials found to be involved in corrupt practices during their tour of duty.
Galvez declined to identify the military official involved in fund irregularities except that he was the alleged conspirator of Philippine Military Academy comptroller Lt.Col. Hector Marana, who was earlier accused of misusing P15 million worth of cadets allowances.
Marana has been convicted and is due to be transferred to the New Bilibid Prison from the custody of the AFP Intelligence Service.
Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the dismissal of Brig. Edwin Leo Torrelavega, commander of the AFP Health Service Command, along with Col. Antonio Punzalan, head of V. Luna Medical Center and 20 both lasers on allegations of graft and corruption.
Reports said the officials allegedly misused funds intended for wounded soldiers who defended and liberated Marawi City against the terrorists in a fierce five-month battle last year.
The accused military officials will undergo court-martial proceedings to determine the gravity of their involvement to corruption amounting to millions worth of medical equipment and supplies.
“Mayroon pa po tayong susunod. May isa na kaming naimbestigahan. Isa rin po siya sa kasama ni Marana at sinabihan ko po kahapon ang court martial na bilisan,” Galvez said.
“Maybe in one month or two months time, another officer ang mako-convict natin,” Galvez said.
He said he had already formed three court-martial tribunals so that justice will be meted to those implicated on corruption and irregularities.
“As I’ve said in my earlier speech that I will make the AFP clean,” Galvez said.
Galvez said they are in a cleansing mode in the AFP to eradicate corruption to ensure that all resources and logistics will be given to their men in the field.
He also promised that all guilty parties who had embezzled government resources will be eventually punished as he repeated to all AFP personnel not to engage in corruption.
