ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 12, 2021
Ipinag-utos ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar ngayong Sabado ang pagbawi ng isinampang kaso laban sa babaeng negosyante na naiulat na sangkot sa umano'y "vaccine slot for sale" scheme.
Kinilala ang naturang businesswoman na si Nina Ellaine Dizon-Cabrera.
Noong nakaraang buwan, nabuking ang bentahan ng mga vaccine slots matapos itong maisiwalat dahil sa ipinost ni Cabrera sa social media. At nang isinama siya sa mga kinasuhan, pumalag siya dahil ang katwiran niya ay siya pa nga ang nagbunyag sa publiko ng naturang modus.
Saad pa ni Cabrera, "I was the one who posted about this alleged scheme. What happened was I saw a 'for sale' post online and then I inquired. And then I found out that they were selling not vaccines but vaccine slots from LGUs. So I took it to Twitter.
"And then all of a sudden, I was caught in the middle. I was dragged into the case, saying I had the intent to sell—but really, I was the one who exposed it."
Nakipag-ugnayan din umano si Cabrera sa lokal na pamahalaan ng San Juan upang magsagawa ng imbestigasyon matapos mag-viral ang kanyang post.
Saad pa ni Cabrera, "I posted everything on Twitter, all of my conversations... They even thanked me for all the information I passed on to them."
Ikinagulat din umano ni Cabrera nang mapasama ang pangalan niya sa mga kinasuhan ng awtoridad gayung siya ang binentahan ng vaccine slot.
Saad pa ni Cabrera, "Wait. BA’T AKO ‘YUNG NAGBENTA BIGLA? Ako nga ‘yung binentahan at ako ang nag-post? Hold on.
"Nobody ever reached out to me, which is why I was really surprised when I saw the article yesterday. Nobody asked me questions, nobody asked me anything about it. I was only in touch with San Juan LGU upon posting on May 21 and that was it.
"That’s why I’m really, really surprised. I’m completely baffled as to how they got to that conclusion when I posted it myself. Why would I expose myself?"
Ipinag-utos naman ni Eleazar sa Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) at Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) na suriin ang possible lapses sa imbestigasyon.
Aniya pa, "I assure Ms. Dizon-Cabera that I will personally monitor the progress of my order—and to correct if there are things that need correcting in the interest of truth and justice regarding this ‘vaccine/vaccine slot for sale’ controversy."
Matapos ang imbestigasyon, ayon kay Eleazar, hindi dapat isama si Cabrera sa mga sasampahan ng kaso sa Mandaluyong Prosecutor's Office.
Saad ni Eleazar, “I already instructed the CIDG (Criminal Investigation and Detection Group) to withdraw the cases filed against her before the Mandaluyong City Prosecutor’s Office the soonest possible time. The cases against Cyle Cedric Bonifacio and Melvin Gutierrez remain.”
Haharap naman sa kasong estafa, Anti-Red Tape Law of 2007, at Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 ang mga suspek na sina Bonifacio at Gutierrez, ayon sa PNP.
Napag-alaman umano na nagbebenta ang mga nasabing suspek ng vaccination slots sa Mandaluyong City sa halagang P12,000 hanggang P15,000.
Sinibak naman sa puwesto ang hepe ng PNP CIDG Eastern Metro Manila District Field Unit dahil sa “lapse of judgment and for command responsibility in the conduct of investigation,” ayon kay Eleazar.
Aniya pa, “Ang mali ay mali at hindi dapat pinanindigan. Sa halip, ito ay itinatama upang hindi na maulit, at upang kapulutan din ng aral para maging maayos ang pagsisilbi sa taumbayan.”
