28 September 2005
3 hospital personnel face probe
LINGAYEN – The cashier, security guard and the driver of an ambulance of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital from whom P798,000 in payroll money was taken by three armed men Tuesday afternoon in Binmaley town are facing two parallel investigations as a result of the incident.
Ruel Camba, provincial information officer of Pangasinan, said the provincial government has decided to conduct its own investigation on the incident, separate from the investigation now being conducted by the police.
Under investigation for possible negligence are cashier Ruben Manangan, security guard Gilbert dela Cruz and their driver whose name was not immediately known.
Camba said the provincial government has jurisdiction on the three personnel because they are with the Provincial Health Office assigned with the PPH being operated by the province.
He said the money taken by the holdup men were the equivalent of two checks picked up by Manangan from the office of the provincial treasurer, which he encashed with the Land Bank of the Philippines branch in Lingayen.
Officials were puzzled because the checks could have been encashed by him at the Land Bank branch in San Carlos City, which is only about 2.5 kilometers away from barangay Bolingit in San Carlos City where the PPH is located.
Lingayen is some 15 kilometers away from Bolingit in San Carlos. But on the morning of that day, Manangan attended a meeting at the provincial capitol, Camba said
In the past, it was always at the Land Bank branch in San Carlos City where Manangan would encashed checks to cover their 15-day payroll at the PPH.
The Binmaley police also certified that the incident was reported to them more than one hour after the commission of the crime as Manangan and his companions did not go straight to the police station.
Instead, they drove to the PPH to report the matter to their superior before going back to Binmaley to have the incident recorded in the police blotter. The suspects were riding tandem on motorcycle without a plate number and made a clean gateway. (PNA)
Ruel Camba, provincial information officer of Pangasinan, said the provincial government has decided to conduct its own investigation on the incident, separate from the investigation now being conducted by the police.
Under investigation for possible negligence are cashier Ruben Manangan, security guard Gilbert dela Cruz and their driver whose name was not immediately known.
Camba said the provincial government has jurisdiction on the three personnel because they are with the Provincial Health Office assigned with the PPH being operated by the province.
He said the money taken by the holdup men were the equivalent of two checks picked up by Manangan from the office of the provincial treasurer, which he encashed with the Land Bank of the Philippines branch in Lingayen.
Officials were puzzled because the checks could have been encashed by him at the Land Bank branch in San Carlos City, which is only about 2.5 kilometers away from barangay Bolingit in San Carlos City where the PPH is located.
Lingayen is some 15 kilometers away from Bolingit in San Carlos. But on the morning of that day, Manangan attended a meeting at the provincial capitol, Camba said
In the past, it was always at the Land Bank branch in San Carlos City where Manangan would encashed checks to cover their 15-day payroll at the PPH.
The Binmaley police also certified that the incident was reported to them more than one hour after the commission of the crime as Manangan and his companions did not go straight to the police station.
Instead, they drove to the PPH to report the matter to their superior before going back to Binmaley to have the incident recorded in the police blotter. The suspects were riding tandem on motorcycle without a plate number and made a clean gateway. (PNA)
