VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT lead police, military attack on Malacañang
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have denied withdrawing support from the president.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have denied withdrawing support from the president.
In a March 4 interview on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said “many policemen” have been held accountable for drug-related violations and that his administration is “not interested” in small-time addicts. This needs context. STATEMENT Responding to ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson’s question on how his administration plans to bring justice to […]
After skipping congressional inquiries into allegations of sex trafficking and franchise violations of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), Apollo Quiboloy said he has gone into hiding because his life is in danger. He claimed that the Philippine and United States (U.S.) governments have placed a $2-million bounty on his head and are working together to […]
Sa isang press conference noong Enero 7 sa Davao City, itinanggi ni Duterte ang pagkakasangkot sa umano’y mga pagsisikap sa destabilisasyon laban sa administrasyong Marcos. Sinabi niya na siya ay naging isang pangulo at walang nakitang dahilan upang palitan si Marcos, at sinabing siya ay “komportable” sa kanyang kahalili.
Halos tatlong linggo matapos ipahayag ang pagtanggap sa pagbibitiw ng 18 matataas na opisyal, hindi pa naglalabas ng tahasang pahayag ang PNP na naglilinaw kung tinanggal lang sila sa kanilang mga posisyon o sinibak sa serbisyo ng pulisya. Nananatiling hindi malinaw kung kailan magkakabisa ang mga pagbibitiw.
Almost three weeks after the acceptance of the resignations of the 18 high-ranking officers was announced, the PNP has yet to issue a categorical statement clarifying whether they were merely removed from their positions or dismissed from the police service.
Controlling corruption in the PNP may indeed be a herculean task, and starting it with the illegal drug trade is a good move in the right direction. Is Marcos really up to it?
The Philippine Military Academy Class of 1971 told the economic team to first complete a full actuarial study, saying the P9.6 trillion estimate by the GSIS in 2019 to fully fund the pension system is “misleading.” It said the analysis failed to include data on the overall assets of the AFP and other uniformed services.
Send them to jail, where the big-time drug lords continue to operate? Dismiss them from the service, so they can work full time with the syndicates? Or, as Duterte has suggested, “ihulog mo?”
It presents a good opportunity for the good men in the PNP and the PDEA to purge the bad ones and restore the public’s trust in the organization.