SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: A police major and three other officers are facing administrative charges for allegedly allowing mourners at a wake to gamble in violation of both the anti-gambling law and the health protocols imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

The charges filed by a barangay (village) captain against Maj. Ruel Albano, deputy chief of police at Urdaneta City Police Station, and Master Sergeant's Noli Teope, Edgar Allan Elogores and Jojo Mayo - all assigned at the UCPS - are being investigated by the regional office of the National Police Commission (Napolcom).

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