Duterte names 5 top cops linked to drug trade

MANILA – Firm on his stand against illegal drugs, President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte has already named five high-ranking police officers purportedly involved in illegal drug trade, protecting drug lords and syndicates.

The following are ordered relieved from their posts:

*Deputy Director-General Marcelo Garbo Jr.,

*Chief Superintendent Vicente Loot,

*Chief Superintendent Bernardo Diaz,

*Chief Superintendent Edgardo Tinio, and

*Director Joel Pagdilao.

Garbo and Loot are retired police generals, with the latter now the incumbent mayor of Daanbatayan, Cebu.

“The truth of the moment is, itong mga ito, after so many validations, even when I was still mayor of Davao City, lumalabas na itong mga pangalang ito, talagang lumalabas,” Duterte says in his speech during the 69th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Air Force.

(The truth of the moment is, these names, after so many validations, even when I was still mayor of Davao City, these names have been mentioned.)

“It’s going to be a dirty fight. It’s going to be a bloody fight. I am not apologizing for it,” he adds.  “Anumang kaso, under the Revised Penal Code, in the fulfillment of your duties as public authority, akin ‘yan, mine and mine alone. I assume full legal responsibility. Huwag kayong matakot, basta nasa tama tayo.”

(Whatever case, under the Revised Penal Code, in the fulfillment of your duties as public authority, it’s mine, mine and mine alone. I assume full responsibility. Don’y be afraid, as long as what you do is right.)