First, there was Chief Supt. Pedro Bulaong who was appointed assistant director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) upon his retirement from the police service several years ago.

Now, President Macapagal-Arroyo is reportedly planning to appoint her relative, retired Chief Supt. Jimmy Restua, as NBI assistant regional director.

The NBI, the country’s premier law enforcement agency, can no longer take it.

As one agent said: “Ginagawa naman kaming tambakan ng basura (We’re being made a dumping ground for trash).”

Bulaong and Restua are neither lawyers nor accountants in an organization whose officials are mainly either lawyers or accountants.

“We can’t take it any more. We can’t take orders from people who are not our equal,” said a lawyer-agent.

The NBI Agents Association is filing a court injunction against the President to prevent the appointment of Restua whose masteral degree, the association claims, is “fake.”

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If their request for a status quo – stopping the appointment of Restua to the NBI – is not granted, some agents are threatening to go against the government.

No, it’s not going to be a bloody coup, because NBI members know their law, according to a lawyer-agent.

“We may be forced to expose illegal activities of top Palace officials with the participation of some of us,” he added.

I was told about some of these supposed illegal activities.

If true, they could lead to the President being booted out of office.

Do they have documents to support their claim, I asked.

The agents assured me that they had the papers to back up their claims.

Abangan ang mga susunod na kabanata (Let’s see what happens next).

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Chief Insp. Nazrudyn Calbayan needs P2 million to save his arm. He suffered third degree burns putting out a fire at Ever Gotesco two weeks ago.

We need to help him because the government only gave him a pittance for his medicines and hospitalization.

Malacañang, through presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye, only pledged P10,000 for Calbayan.

Calbayan was injured doing his job, yet the government could only give him P10,000. He needs P2 million for 20 operations to ensure his complete recovery.

We should encourage government employees who put their lives on the line. Call up Calbayan’s wife at 0923-5434211 and make a pledge. Or just say a word of encouragement to this brave fireman’s wife.