Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION

REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
REGIONAL PERSONNEL AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
DISCIPLINE LAW AND ORDER SECTION
Camp Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE 2, Admin Case No.: PRO2-AC-01-081621

Complainant,

-versus-

PCpl Eduardo A Ferrer Jr, For: Grave Neglect of Duty

Respondent,
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TRANSCRIPT OF STENOGRAPHIC NOTE

This is to certify that on the pre-hearing conference conducted on the 8 th day of

September 2021 at 9:00 in the morning, with Police Staff Sergeant Teofilo D Gayudan,
Jr. as Secretariat and Patrolman Herdie Boy O Dela Cuesta as Stenographer, the
following proceeding took place:

SHO: Good Morning, Sir’s Ma’am, welcome to the DLOS, I am Police Executive Master
Sergeant Maria Lourdes M Madamba, designated as summary hearing officer of the
case against respondent PCpl Eduardo A Ferrer Jr for Grave Neglect of Duty, docketed
under Administrative Case PRO2-AC-01-081621. I now called to order this pre-hearing
conference. Are both parties present?

Prosecutor: For the prosecution your honor, PSSg Sheryl C Aglibut.

Respondent: Present Maam

SHO: Now may we know, what are the issues raised by the complainant?

Pros: For the prosecution your honor we have two (2) issues. For the factual issue,
your honor, whether or not the respondent PCpl Eduardo A Ferrer Jr, while being a
member of PNP and within the disciplinary jurisdiction of this office, did then and there,
wilfully, deliberately and unjustifiably failed to attend the scheduled hearing for Criminal
Case No. 11483 entitled PP vs Jovito Badomo y Castaneto for violation of RA 10591 on
January 21, 2021 at RTC Branch 28, Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya.

For the legal issue, whether or not the respondent is Guilty of Grave Neglect of
Duty, pursuant to the provisions of NAPOLCOM MC No. 2016-002, particularly Rule 21,
Section 2, Paragraph C, Sub-paragraph 1(i), “Fail to appear and testify, without
justifiable cause, in court, prosecutors office, the PNP disciplinary authorities, appellate
board, the IAS or any other quasi-judicial body when duly notified or subpoenaed as
witness. If his non-appearance resulted to the dismissal of the case or the acquittal of
the accused; or when he is the principal witness or the arresting officer, the penalty of
dismissal from the service shall be imposed”.

SHO: How about the respondent?

Res: Same issue raised by the prosecution Maam

SHO: Ngayon, PCpl Ferrer, Ano ginawa mo noong January 21?

Res: Noong January 21, 2021 ma’am, nagconduct ako ng surveillance/gather

information regarding doon sa wanted person. Ang nangyari diyan ma’am, siguro dahil
sa utos a magkaroon ng accomplishment. Ako yung most junior doon sa Intel PNCO,
ako lang talaga na task talaga na magtrabaho. Inaamin ko ma’am, Inaadmit ko naman
ma’am na hindi ako nakapagattend ng hearing nay an, but then it was just an
arrangement ma’am. Usually ang totoo diyan ma’am. Actually doon sa amin may isang
pupunta na mapaarresting man siya basta meron isa na representative or tinatawagan
din kami ng mga fiscalya naming ma’am kung talagang kaylangan namin magattend
ma’am. Yun kasi nakasanayan naming ma’am noong hindi pa e-subpoena talaga.

SHO: So ibig sabihin ok lang ang ganun na patakaran, kaya ok lang na hindi kayo mag-
attend ng hearing.

Res: Yes ma’am, yun kasi nakasanayan naming ma’am.

SHO: Nakasanayan na mali.

Res: Almost four (4) years ma’am. For the past na ganun hearing ma’am. Parang
nakasanayan ma’am. But then actually ma’am I admit na mali yun. Kasi doon sa
sinumpaan natin is kaylangan talaga natin mag-attend regardless kung anong klaseng
hearing ma’am. Inaadmit ko yun ma’am na kasalanan ko ma’am. But those cases
ma’am are still active ma’am. January 21 and March 18 iisang tao lang po yan ma’am.
Noong January 21 nagreset yan ma’am. Then doon sa second na nareset Nag attend
ako ma’am.

SHO: Nag-attend kana sa second?

Res: Doon sa third ma’am.

Pros: Anong case yan?

Res: RA 10591 ma’am, ang search warrant ma’am.

Pros: So noong January 21 hindi ka nag-attend.

Res: Yes ma’am.

Pros: And then nareset siya nag-attend kana?

Res: March 18 hindi parin ako nakapag-attend kasi may kasama ako nag-attend doon
ma’am na nag-attend na si sir Masiddo ma’am.

SHO: Sa third?

Res: Doon na ako nag-attend ma’am.

Sec: Second hearing yung January 21 o first?

Res: First yung January 21 sir, second yung March 18, then yung March 18 nareset ulit
kasi yun ma’am, June 17, nag-attend na ako ma’am, may certificate of appearance na
ako ma’am.

Sec: Iisang kaso lang din yan?

Res: Yes sir.

Pros: Iisang kaso lang tong January 21 at March 18?

Res: Yes ma’am, iisang tao lang yan ma’am.

Pros: March 18 nag-attend ka?

Res: Hindi ma’am, ang nag-attend sa amin ma’am is yung kasama ko ma’am.

Pros: Eto yung pangalawa? Tapos sa third nag-attend kana?

Res: Yes ma’am.

Pros: Ano nangyari sa case?

Res: Ganun parin ma’am nagkwan siya ng plea bargaining ma’am. Nag-ask na siya for
plea bargaining para makwan yung kaso niya. Then may order na yung court ma’am na
lahat ng succeeding hearing canceled lahat kasi nag iba ng judge ma’am. Inaantay pa
nilang maresume siya ng duty niya. Andito yung mga order ma’am.

Sec: Sabi mo nagconduct ka ng surveillance noong January 21, 2021? Paano bay un?

Res: Actually yan sir, kay Garsao Rape case, kwan kasi yan sir joint kami niyan ng
Pasay, since, nahiya naman ako naman na kwan, kaya for accomplishment ma’am na
kapag may sacleo hindi na natin maiiwasan, yun napasubo na ako hindi na maituloy
yung gingawa ko kasi most junior ako ma’am.
Pros: Aware kaba kapag hindi ka nag-attend ng court hearing eh, dismissal ang
katapat. Aware ka ba o hindi?

Res: Bali actually ma’am hindi po ako aware kasi dati naman po kasi kapag
arrangement hindi na po kami nag-attend. Saka lang po kami tinatawagan ng fiscalya
kapag isasalang na po kami.

SHO: Pero yan main witness ka niyan. Ikaw ang arresting?

Res: Yes ma’am ako ang arresting ma’am.

SHO: Bakit antayin niyo pa na sasabihan kayo ng fiscalya kung aattend ka o hindi eh
ikaw ang arresting officer.

Res: Saka lang kami talaga tinatawagan kung kami na talaga ang isasalang ma’am.

SHO: Kapag isasalang?

Res: Kapag ka arraignment lang ma’am, babasahan lang yung accused hindi talaga
kami nirerequest ng prosecutor na mag-attend ma’am. Kapag ka yung trial na doon
kami tinatawagan.

Pros: January 21 arraignment palang yun?

Res: Arraignment po lahat yan ma’am.

Pros: Yung sunod?

Res: Arraignment lang din ma’am kasi nareset January 21. Tapos March 18 nareset
ulit. May mga order dito ang next na set niya is June 17, which is nag-attend naman
ako.

SHO: Yun na yung kaylangan kana?

Res: Yes ma’am kasi tinawagan po ako.

SHO: Bakit nareset?

Res: Nagkwan siya ng plea bargaining ma’am yung accused.

Sec: Ano nakalagay sa subpoena mo? Arrangement o for hearing?

Res: For arraignment sir.

Sec: Dito kasi sa affidavit ni NUP Paulino inacknowledge niya yung subpoena for
hearing. Meron kabang copy?
Res: Order of reset ng January 21 sir.

Pros: Yung March 18?

Res: Meron din po ma’am.

SHO: Nakalagay arraignment?

Res: Kasi nagappear na ako ng June 17, kasi pinakalast na hearing niya ma’am then
lahat nalang ng hearing niya ma’am postpone na ma’am kasi wala pa.

PSSg Sedano: Ganito yun boc noong March 18 nagkaroon ng arraignment.

Res: Yes sir.

PSSg Sedano: May arraignment pre-trial.

Res: Kasi si sir Masiddo ang nagattend.

Pros: Sino yun?

Res: Kasama ko ma’am, siya ang seizing officer.

PSMS Tungcul: Kung papasok sa Plea Bargaining tatanungin ni Police Officer.

Res: Usually sir, hindi ganun.

SHO: Yun ang mahirap yun ang nakasanayan nila, kapag arraignment lang no need na
mag appear sila.

Pros: Customs nila?

Res: Kapag isasalang na kami doon sir saka lang kami tinatawagan sir.

SHO: Ganito yan Ferrer, kahit customs niyo yan, alam mong vilation niyo yan.

Res: Yes ma’am.

SHO: Sa atin bawal ang hindi magappear alam niyo palang ganun eh, bakit ginagawa
niyo parin yung nakaugalian niyo na mali.

Res: Sorry ma’am, but then.

SHO: Yung nakaugalian na yung sinasabi mo, yun lang ang reason niya dahil nga
nagging anon a nila yun, yung sinasabi mong operation.
Sec: Yung sinasabi mong intelligence operation, Kaylan nagsimula yun?

Res: By January, matagal ng warrant kasi yan sir parang RI na.

Sec: Pero yung operational surveillance?

Res: January 2021.

Sec: Paano yun, saan naganap yung surveillance?

Res: Within vizcaya lang sir.

Sec: Vizcaya?

Res: Thru coordination Sir, kasi tumawag ang Pasay City sir.

Sec: Paano ba ang transportation ng subject niyo kasi nagconduct ka ng surveillance

sa vizcaya pero yung accused naaresto ng Quezon City.

Res: Yes sir, ang sabi kasi nila sir yung accused sir is somewhere in dito lang din sa
Bayombong kaya dun ako nag-surveillance sir, sila nalang ang bahala, doon kasi may
kamag-anak sa Vizcaya.

Sec: Noong nagsurveillance ka ba e meron sa Vizcaya yung subject mo ng araw na

yun.

Res: Yes sir.

Sec: Bakit den sa Manila naaresto.

Res: Bali, coordinated kasi yun sir from Pasay City nakipagcoordinate sila sa amin,
yung accused kasi yung origin niya talaga from Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya taga dun
talaga sila sir.

Sec: Ibig sabihin nagcoconduct kayo ng surveillance kasi andun yung tao sa Vizcaya.

Res: Kasi hindi din nila Makita sa Pasay City sir, kaya nagcoordinate ang Pasay City sa
amin kung andun tignan yung taong to si _______ taga Vizcaya siya talaga. So ang
ginawa naming sir nagtanong-tanong kami sir, kasi yung sa amin sir, ilan lang kami na
duty na intel sir tatlo lang kami sir,

Sec: Pero nakita niyo yung tao sa Vizcaya?

Res: Hindi sir.

Sec: Ang pagcoconduct naman ng surveillance maliban nalang kung sinusundan niyo
yung tao justifiable yun na hindi ka mag-attend ng hearing. Pero kung wala naman
kayung binubuntutat na subject at may hearing ka, pwede naman I stop muna yung
surveillance at mag-attend ka ng hearing pagkatapos ng hearing magresume na
naman, hindi naman continuous yung lakad niyo nayan kasi kumbaga ano palang eh,
wala pa kayong lead sa tao. Akala ko yung surveillance na sinasabi mo sinusundan
niyo talaga yung tao from Bayombong to Manila paano mo sinsabi justifiable yan kung
hindi niyo pala binubuntutan kumbaga hindi talaga operation na kwan.

SHO: Kahit hindi ikaw ang gumwa doon kasi may kasamahan ka pa naman pero yan
nga ang nirarason ninyo dahil yan nga ang nakaugalian na ninyo ang pwedeng hindi
mag-appear sa hearing kapag sa arraignment.

Sec: Kasama ba kayo sa nag-arrest?

Res: Pasay City na sir basta coordinate lang sir.

Sec: May communication lang na may warrant of arrest yung tao pero. wala talagang
surveillance operation na nalocate niyo yug tao at binubuntutan. Or else magbigay ka
dito ng kopya ng after surveillance report pagkatapus ng surveillance na ginawa mo.

Res: Wala kasi sir.

Sec: Parang operation lang din yan diba, kapag may operation kayo after ng operation
meron kayong after operation report, ewan ko lang kung ginagawa pero usually yun
naman ang..

SHO: Parang tawag tawag lang ganun, walang papel.

Sec: Lahat ng ano yan may report, kung yun ang allegation mo dapat meron, dapat
nagpasa ka ng AOR para icoconsider ng SHO or si RD kung justifiable ba yun. Ito
inalledge mol nga eh. Wala kang report na totoong nagconduct kayo ng surveillance
operation at isa pa may affidavit si sir Maribbay ewan ko lang kung chineck to paano
nangyari to na ang sabi ni sir January 21 nagconduct kayo ng surveillance gathering
information of wanted person at Sta. Rosa of this Municipality sa Bayombong that
yielded on the arrest of Ronald Zingapan with the arrest of Estafa, on January 21 si
Zingapan to ah.

Res: February dapat yan sir, dapat actually sir pinaimprove niya lang sa invest naming
sir noong nagpagawa ako sakanaya sir.

Sec: Ibig sabihin, hindi mo pwedeng sabihin na typo graphical error kapag nagpirma ka
ng affidavit, at saka ito pa parehas na date magkaibang surveillance paano mo magawa
yun January 21 nag-surveillance ka kay Ronald Zingapan, January 21 nag-surveillance
ka din sa rape case Bernard Renato imbes na matulungan ka dito mas lalong wala ka
ng paniwalaan sa dalawa na.
SHO: Contradicting.

Res: Kasi pinatype lang ni sir Maribbay yan ma’am.

SHO: Napirmahan naman.

Sec: Ibig sabihin pinapapirma niya rin, pinatype niya tapos pinapirma niya rin, yun lang
postpone naman yung hearing.

Sec: Wala naman kayong report sa surveillance operation niyo. Paano mo

papatunayan?

PSMS Tungcul: Ganito nalang, pareho naman yung kaso ng March 18 at January 21.
Kung makaproduce ka ng Order ng January 21 na nareset at March 18 na nareset.

Res: Meron sir, pati yung March 18 sir.

PSMS: Meron? Saan?

Res: Eto yung March 18 sir na Order.

PSMS Tungcul: Pero nagcomply ka ng March 18?

Res: Nireset ang March 18 ng June 17 sir.

SHO: Yan na yung nag-attend ka.

Res: Yes ma’am.

SHO: Are there other matters relevant to the case which the complainant wishes to
thresh out?

Pros: No more your honor.

 
SHO: Since there is no more concern, this case will be resolved based on the evidence
submitted and the result of this proceeding.

This proceeding is hereby terminated.

So, ordered. Thank you.

Prepared by: Certified Correct:

Herdie Boy O Dela Cuesta           MARIA LOURDES M MADAMBA
Patrolman           Police Executive Master Sergeant
Stenographer           Summary Hearing Officer