OZAMIZ CITY-- Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr.'s brother Ricardo
“Ardot” or “Patok” Parojinog is presently put on the immigration lookout while
investigation into their family's alleged drug network continues.
Yesterday, August 4, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary
Vitaliano Aguirre II sent the memorandum to Immigration Commissioner Jaime
Morente to instruct all immigration officers in the country’s airports and
seaports to issue an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) for Parojinog
who evaded arrest in the predawn raid here last July 30.
An ILBO will not prohibit the councilman from leaving the
country but it sets up a mechanism so that authorities would be alerted if he
tries.
A person subject of an ILBO can still leave the country
subject to conditions and requirements including clearance from the DOJ.
"Considering the gravity of the offense/s possibly
committed, there is a strong possibility that the foregoing personality may
attempt to place himself beyond the reach of the legal processes of this
Department by leaving the country," the DOJ said.
“We thus deem the issuance of an ILBO against the subject
prudent in order to at least monitor the itineraries of the flight, travel
and/or whereabouts,” the order further stated.
The DOJ said Ardot, a subject of the probe, was not at his
home in Bagakay when police found several firearms and ammunition in his
residence.
It added that the order was released because the city
councilor is still at large since the Philippine National Police-Criminal
Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) the raids here Sunday.
Police Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido says anyone who has
knowledge on Ardot’s whereabouts may contact him at telephone numbers
088-521-2201, 0939-918-9775, 0917-548-2777, 0946-802-3894, or 911. (MICHAEL
MEDINA)
