PNP denies “Efren” as their long time asset

Miami
April 21, 2008
Story 2: PNP denies “Efren” as their long time asset

Philippine National Police Chief Avelino Razon denies the claim of a certain Efren that he is a long time asset of the PNP intelligence group and asked to imitate the voice of Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon in a phone patch TV interview with ABS-CBN senior reporter Ces Drilon over ANC.

‘Efren’ was interviewed in a radio over dzbb and said that he was offered to do the job for about P185,000 but he only received P20,000. He also name names like Sr. Supt. Allen Bantolo, Provincial Director of Bulacan Provincial police as his handler and a certain Gen. Ferrer who allegedly involved.

Razon was quick to deny that they have an asset named Efren. He also identified the name that Efren mentioned as Gen. Ferrer, “General Ferrer is Director Dante Ferrer of the PNP-Intelligence. It is impossible that he ordered this certain Efren to imitate Capt. Faeldon, because that is not how the police work.”

“How could that happen where in fact he (Ferrer) is not here in the country, he is abroad attending training,” Razon added.

Ferrer was in Indonesia since April 6 for the training. The interview of the ABS-CBN with Faeldon happened last April 15, 2008 via phone patch interview. Razon even describe the story of Efren as “incredible.”

Razon said they are also thinking if Drilon really talked to the real Faeldon, “We are also looking at that, because it can be him or not.”

For Bantolo, he said he was surprised to learn that his name was been dragging on this issue, “I was shocked because I do not know him.” On the alleged that he was present at the White House, the official residence of the Chief PNP, in giving the P20,000 to Efren he added (Efren said that the Chief PNP was not at the White House then), “No, I haven’t been there, I do not know how it (White House) looks like.”

“The White House is a residence of the Chief PNP, not by Gen Ferrer so it is impossible for anyone to go there,” Razon said.

Efren said in the interview he revealed what he knew because he was promised to be paid P185,000 but only received P20,000. And was also promised that if Faeldon will come up or be arrested the P 1 million bounty will be given to him as well.

Razon, however said, “Somebody is trying to destroy the image of the PNP that is why these is happening.” He also believed that Faeldon is still here in Metro Manila.