Before Rabusa, There Was Pogoy: Court-Martialed for YouTube Exposé, Ex-Captain Decries ‘Prevalent Corruption’ in Military

Before Rabusa, There Was Pogoy: Court-Martialed for YouTube Exposé, Ex-Captain Decries ‘Prevalent Corruption’ in Military

Former Air Force Captain Joenel S. Pogoy, who spent two years in detention after being court-martialed for exposing corruption in the Air Force, says corruption in the military is worse than what is publicly known. The truth is, he says, many military officers — from the time they are still lieutenants to the time they become generals — are being taught by unscrupulous superiors to become corrupt.

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com

MANILA — Former Air Force captain Joenel S. Pogoy was court-martialed and detained at the Villamor Airbase for two years for exposing corruption in the Philippine Air Force. Unlike the former budget officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and now whistleblower retired Lt. Col. George Rabusa, Pogoy did not spill the beans in a public hearing of the Senate. He uploaded his exposé on You Tube.

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