THE Police Regional Office (PRO 7) will conduct its own investigation on acting Tabuelan Police Station Chief, Captain Allen June Germodo, who was named as the one in charge of collecting the proceeds from small town lottery (STL) and online sabong allegedly run by Negros Oriental third district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO 7, their investigation will focus on the alleged illegal activities of Germodo, who was also ordered by PRO 7 Chief Anthony Aberin to appear in the Senate hearing to answer the allegations against him.
“PRO-7 gave instruction to Capt. Germodo to appear and cooperate with the Senate inquiry as we also conduct our investigation pertaining to the allegation of his involvement of any illegal activity,” Pelare said.
Germodo was identified by Siaton, Negros Oriental Mayor Fritz Diaz as the alleged bagman of Teves.
But in an interview with the media, the controversial police officer denied the allegations against him, saying he had been working at the Cebu Police Provincial Office for quite some time already.
Germodo’s previous assignments in Negros Oriental were chief of police for Sta. Catalina in 2020 and Zamboanguita in 2021.
On October 2022, he was appointed police station chief of Oslob town, southern Cebu, and was subsequently appointed officer-in-charge of Tabuelan Police Station last March. (AYB, TPT)