The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of 19 officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from the service in connection with the allegedly anomalous purchase of police coastal crafts (PCCs) worth P4.54 million in 2009.

According to the office, the purchase of the rubber boats did not go through public bidding and the boats were also certified to have passed the acceptance criteria despite “glaring defects.”

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