PNP chief Alan Purisima: My home is an ordinary house, not a mansion

By: Julliane Love De Jesus - 10 years ago

PHOTOS from PNP Public Information Office

MANILA, Philippines鈥揚hilippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima maintained on Thursday that his alleged hidden property in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija is not a mansion, even inviting the media to his 鈥渙rdinary house鈥� to prove his claim.

鈥淗indi po siya mansion. Ordinaryong bahay lang po na inimprove natin over the years,鈥� Purisima, who faced the media after weeks of silence over the allegations hurled against him, said in a briefing.

(It鈥檚 not a mansion. It鈥檚 just an ordinary house that we have improved over the years.)

Purisima has been embroiled in several plunder charges for allegedly misdeclaring his Nueva Ecija properties on his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

Maintaining that the market value of his property is only worth around P3 million, the PNP chief even invited the media to visit his house.

鈥淚鈥檓 inviting you to come to the house. We鈥檒l have it scheduled. Mag-picnic tayo doon (Let鈥檚 have a picnic there),鈥� he said in jest.

Critics alleged that the worth of Purisima鈥檚 property 鈥巆ould be at least P50 million with its high-walled structures and an Olympic-size pool.

Despite calls for his resignation and public anger against the PNP, Purisima also stressed that he would not step down from his post.

鈥�鈥淚tutuloy ko pa rin aking trabaho. Patuloy ang kampanya natin laban sa mga kriminal,鈥� 鈥巋e added.

(I will go on with my job. My campaign against criminals continues.)

Purisima declined to answer further questions due to 鈥渢ime constraint鈥庘€� as he was scheduled to attend a meeting in Malaca帽ang.

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