The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Friday, December 5, acquitted former PNP chief Alan Purisima and 16 others of graft charges over the controversial 2011 courier service contract with Werfast Documentation Agency, Inc.
The court, led by Associate Justice Sarah Fernandez, said the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It also imposed no civil liability and lifted all hold-departure orders.
The case stemmed from a 2016 Ombudsman finding that the PNP entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Werfast despite the company having no track record as a courier service, and without undergoing public bidding.
Investigators also discovered that Werfast subcontracted LBC, charging ₱190 for Metro Manila deliveries—more than double the ₱90 rate of other providers.
Purisima’s co-accused included former senior PNP officials and Werfast incorporators Mario Juan, Salud Bautista, Enrique Valerio, Lorna Perena, and Juliana Pasia.