28/06/2025
"MISTAKEN IDENTITY"
Nakulong ng walang kasalanan.
Ano na Pnp? Ganun nalang? Wala bang pakonswelo manlang para kay Tatay at sa Pamilya nito?
Maano manlang ba sagutin nyo na mga medical bills nya at bigyan ng kabuhayan.
O mas magandang makulong ang mga PALPAK na pulis na humawak ng kaso nya.
"Prudencio โTay Prudingโ Calubid Jr., an 81-year old retired technician and long-time resident of Olongapo City, was arbitrarily arrested by elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-CIDG) on December 7, 2024 only because he happens to be a namesake of Prudencio Calubid, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) with a P7.8-million bounty on his head. The NDFP consultant, however, has been missing since 2006, after he and four others were abducted by suspected State agents in Camarines Sur.
Under custody, Prudencio Calubid Jr. was constantly pressured by the PNP to admit to being the NDFP consultant despite the formerโs presentation of several government-issued documents proving his identity.
In its ruling, the court cited the overwhelming evidence presented by Calubid to prove his distinct identity from the NDFP consultant, contrasting this to what it called the lack of due diligence on the part of the CIDG for failing to โconduct even basic verification within the very community where Prudencio Jr. had resided for several years.โ
Said the court: โ(T)he facts ... reveal a very troubling truth: an elderly and frail man remains in the custody of the State, despite evidence indicating that he is not โPrudencio Calubid.โโ
The court further stated that โWhen the scales of justice are weighed between a citizen who has been deprived of his liberty, despite asserting and substantiating with evidence that he is not the wanted person, and the State that has all the manpower, resources and institutional machinery to verify information and arrest and detain the right person, the Court would not hesitate to resolutely side with the citizen.โ
Tatay Pruding was the countryโs oldest political prisoner. He was one of 106 elderly and 100 ailing political prisoners. He suffers from chronic kidney disease and severe gout and could neither walk nor stand unaided."
Article from Inquirer net