Purisima’s Prado could land him in jail

Philippine National Police Chief Alan Purisima’s statement in the Senate hearing the other day, recorded by network news, that he had bought his brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser “Prado” for P1.5 million, could land him in jail – if we had a real rule of law, that is.

He claimed the car dealer from San Fernando, Pampanga gave him a huge discount, that he paid only that much. But that kind of top-of-the-line SUV, according to Toyota Philippines’ published prices, costs P4.5 million.