AWOL cop arrested in Cavite for estafa
MANILA, Philippines — A police officer who had gone Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) was arrested in Cavite province for estafa, according to the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
In a statement on Thursday, IMEG said the suspect, identified as Joebert Balisan, was a former Police Officer III. Balisan was collared by the group’s National Capital Region Field Unit (NCRFU) and Bacoor City Police Station operatives in a joint operation along Paladium St., Bacoor City.
The 50-year-old’s arrest stemmed from an arrest warrant for violating Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code or estafa issued by Presiding Judge Rowena Nieves Tan of Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 119 dated July 23, 2012.
Citing Balisan’s account, police said he went AWOL due to depression and marital problems after the business he built using a loaned capital went bankrupt. The former police officer failed to settle his debt, which led to the case filed against him.
He is currently under IMEG-NCRFU’s custody in Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City. The case filed against him has a recommended bail amounting to P44,000.
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