{"id":168254,"date":"2018-06-28T23:53:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T03:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=168254"},"modified":"2018-06-28T23:53:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T03:53:44","slug":"no-link-between-saycon-appointment-destabilization-plot-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/28\/no-link-between-saycon-appointment-destabilization-plot-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"No link between Saycon appointment, \u2018destabilization plot\u2019: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Saycon reportedly told the media on Thursday that the Catholic Church could be used by some groups to destabilize the Duterte government, a claim disputed by Roque. (YANCY LIM\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Pastor \u2018Boy\u2019 Saycon has been appointed as commissioner of the EDSA People Power Commission but not to suppress any possible destabilization attempt against President Rodrigo Duterte, Malaca\u00f1ang clarified on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Saycon, secretary general of the Council for Philippine Affairs (COPA), was also recently appointed by Duterte as one of four members of a presidential committee tasked to hold dialogue with religious groups following Duterte\u2019s recent remarks against Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

Other members of the four-man panel include Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, former Palace spokesman and now Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella, and Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Roque said, when asked during the Palace press briefing if Saycon\u2019s appointment was aimed at quelling any destabilization plot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Pastor Saycon was included, because we know that he has very clear lines of communication with many of our church leaders in the Catholic Church,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Saycon reportedly told the media on Thursday that the Catholic Church could be used by some groups to destabilize the Duterte government, a claim disputed by Roque.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no. In the first place, the President is secure with his faith, the church is secure with their mission for this country. What we aspire is for the two institutions to serve better our nation,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque said Saycon, a newcomer in the Duterte administration, should follow communication line protocols and avoid talking to the media about sensitive information such as any destabilization plot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t know where the information came from. But I can assure you, we will have a briefing for him on the release of communication for public consumption,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

“I’ll have to tell him to be more careful about what he says to the public and to the media and that there’s vetting processes before we’re able to say anything to the media,” he added.<\/p>\n

In a television interview on Thursday, Saycon said the destabilization plot against Duterte is real.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe effort to remove him from office is something that he attributes to some of the leaders of the Catholic Church,\u201d Saycon said during the interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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