Mayo is an intelligence officer for the PDEG, based on police records. In October 2022, Mayo was arrested after authorities confiscated shabu worth P6.7 billion following a series of anti-drug operations in Manila. “Di naman natin siya pwedeng sakalin sa harap niyo,” Dela Rosa said. In an ambush interview, Dela Rosa said the Senate panel has to respect Mayo’s right which he repeatedly invoked. “Sigurado ka wala kang tinatagong blue book?” Senator Raffy Tulfo asked to which Mayo responded “No, your honor.” You cannot fool this committee,” the former PNP chief turned lawmaker said.Īt the same hearing, Mayo was also asked if he served as a “bagman” for higher officials in the PNP. Alam namin na isang toneladang shabu di kayang itago, i-maintain ng isang master sergeant lamang. “Baka yan ang pambobola na binigay sa’yo ng mga kasamahan mo…The whole world doesn't believe in you. Kaya namin magbayad sa piskal, kaya namin magbayad sa judge para makalusot ka sa kaso mo,” Dela Rosa said. Kayang kaya namin suportahan ang pamilya mo habang nakakulong ka at pagkatapos makakalabas ka rin. Baka nabobola ka lang nila ngayon na sinabihan ka lang na ‘Just remain silent. Yung mga kasamahan mo ngayon, yung mga tao na nasa taas mo, tawa nang tawa ngayon. “Sige kargahin mo ‘yung buong kasalanan na ito. In trying to convince Mayo to testify before the Senate panel, Dela Rosa said Mayo might have been fooled by the people that he was protecting. Chair, wala tayong mahihita diyan kung ganyan ganyan ang sagot niyan,” the senator said. Mayo said he was already facing criminal charges. Why are you always invoking your right?” Estrada asked. “During the time that I investigated AFP generals, ganoon din ang sinasagot sa akin: ‘I invoke my right to remain silent.’ ‘I invoke my right to self-incrimination.’ And it turned out to be true. Mayo’s repeated response irked Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who said that previously accused individuals who invoked their rights to remain silent turned out to be guilty of the accusations against them. “’Yung isang tonelada na shabu na nahuli sa’yo, ikaw lang ba talaga involved don at si Atadero o meron pang iba?” Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa asked to which Mayo responded “I invoke my right to remain silent.” repeatedly invoked his right against self-incrimination when asked about other police officers who might be involved in the P6.7-billion drug haul. The former police master sergeant who had been charged in connection with the 990 kilograms of shabu seized in Manila in October last year would not tell on his conspirators.Īppearing before the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, ex-Master Sergeant Rodolfo Mayo Jr.

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