OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales on Thursday ordered the filing of a forfeiture petition before the Sandiganbayan to recover the alleged ill-gotten wealth of former Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima and his family amounting to P29.2 million.
In a July 4 consolidated resolution, Morales ordered that forfeiture proceedings be initiated for the recovery of the unexplained wealth accumulated by Purisima, his wife Maria Ramona Lydia and sons Rainier Van Albert, Eumir Von Andrei, Alan Jr. and Jason Arvi.
She also ordered the filing of nine counts of perjury against Purisima for willful and deliberate failure to disclose all of his properties in his Statement of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth in 2006 to 2014.
Purisima had been found guilty of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and acquisition of unexplained wealth and was ordered dismissed from the service.
“In the event of separation from the service, the penalty is convertible to a fine equivalent to respondent’s salary for one year,” the Ombudsman said in a decision.
The consolidated resolution covers 15 docketed complaints filed by the FFIB of the OMB-MOLEO, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, Coalition of Filipino Consumers and Jose Teddie del Rosario.
As then PNP chief, Purisima received salaries, allowances and other benefits of P9,550,621.44 for 14 years from 2000 to 2014.
His wife received a gross total compensation and other income of P6,382,530.84 as an employee of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Mutual Benefits Association Inc. for the same period.
“Thus, their combined lawful earnings amounted to P15,933,152.28 only,” the Ombudsman said.
Purisima declared business interests and financial connections with RAS Construction from 2000 to 2006 as a partner, I@Link Computer Center from 2002 to 2006 as the proprietor, Aliakbar Hauling and Trucking Services from 2008 to 2014 and EALRAJ Corp., a family owned general merchandising company, from 2012 to 2014.
Ombudsman investigators said Purisima’s net worth for 2014 was P16,762,948.85.
Based on the investigation and analysis, Purisima and his family accumulated unexplained wealth of at least P29,292,459.92
Also, Purisima was found to have other properties and business investments under his name and/or that of his wife or sons, “which he failed to declare in his SALN.”
The questioned assets were real properties in Aulo, Palayan City; residential land in Zaragosa, Nueva Ecija; 11 parcels of land in Talisay, Batangas; land in San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur, and personal properties consisting of firearms acquired from 2010 to 2014.
Based on the records of the Bureau of Immigration, Purisima made frequent travels abroad from 2001 to 2014.
He had a record of 19 foreign trips, 12 of which were official in nature, while seven of his foreign trips ‘‘were financed from private funds.’’ Respondent Ramona had 19 travels abroad; Rainier, 10; Eumir, four; Alan Jr., five; and Jayson, seven.
“Said travels show that they lived a lavish lifestyle which is not commensurate with their declared earnings and financial resources,” the Ombudsman said.