Sandiganbayan clears ex-PNP chief Purisima, 16 others of graft

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and several others of graft over the allegedly irregular 2011 courier service deal he approved with WerFast Documentary Agency, Inc. In an 83‑page decision dated December 5 but released on Sunday, the anti-graft court’s Sixth Division cleared Purisima and the