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The DFA says the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco ‘stands prepared to increase acceptable help’
MANILA, Philippines – Royina Garma, the retired cop turned whistleblower in a Home of Representatives probe into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “battle on medicine,” continues to be underneath the custody of American border officers, the Division of Overseas Affairs (DFA) stated in a press release on Wednesday, November 13.
“The Division, by the Philippine Consulate Normal in San Francisco, is constantly coordinating with U.S. authorities concerning the reported arrest and detention of Ms. Royina Garma and [her daughter] who’re at the moment underneath the custody of the USA Customs and Border Safety (US-CBP) in San Francisco, California,” stated DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza in a press release.
Garma was positioned underneath the custody of the US-CBP on November 7, her lawyer had earlier informed Rappler.
“The Philippine Consulate Normal in San Francisco stands prepared to increase acceptable help to Filipino nationals inside its consular jurisdiction, in accordance with present guidelines and rules,” added Daza.
Garma was a colonel when she retired from the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP), then was appointed normal supervisor of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Workplace.
It was Garma who, in a Home listening to, accused former president Duterte of implementing a reward system for drug battle kills.
It remained unclear why Garma tried to the enter the US, even after she confirmed in a Home listening to {that a} earlier try and journey there was thwarted as a result of her visa had apparently been cancelled. The cancellation was seemingly attributable to US sanctions on human rights violators, though officers within the US and in its embassy in Manila have declined to substantiate or deny this.
Quad committee co-chairperson Santa Rosa Consultant Dan Fernandez earlier confirmed that they’d “heard” that Garma left the Philippines. One other chairperson, Surigao del Norte 2nd District Ace Barbers, stated they didn’t learn about her journey plans. The “quad committee” refers to 4 Home committees which have mixed efforts to probe a variety of points and insurance policies of the earlier Duterte administration — from the drug battle to the inflow of unlawful playing operations with ties to China.
The Philippine Justice Division earlier stated that Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado was engaged on Garma’s return to the Philippines. – Rappler.com
