{"id":238663,"date":"2019-11-28T23:10:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T04:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238663"},"modified":"2019-11-29T01:22:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T06:22:01","slug":"prrd-to-direct-pnp-himself-than-appoint-corrupt-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/28\/prrd-to-direct-pnp-himself-than-appoint-corrupt-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD to direct PNP himself than appoint corrupt chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech after leading the awarding ceremony for the 2019 Model Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on November 28, 2019. VALERIE ESCALERA\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— If he could not decide on whom he would appoint as the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he would rather lead the police force himself.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he was taking his time in deciding who the next PNP chief will be because he is still conducting an \u201cextensive background check\u201d to ensure the next top cop is free of corruption cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they have even a single case of corruption, you\u2019re out,\u201d Duterte said in a chance interview with reporters in Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would rather not appoint anybody for that matter.\u00a0Ako na ang hahawak<\/em>\u00a0(I will handle it). I will be the one directing…guidance and direction\u00a0lang naman ako<\/em>\u00a0(I will only be there for guidance and direction),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Asked what would push him to lead the police force himself, Duterte said he would only come up with the decision as a last resort.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re talking of arrival, that will be a long journey but that is in the event that I could not find someone I could trust,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He, meanwhile, urged the PNP to suggest the \u201cbest guy\u201d who could replace resigned PNP chief Oscar Albayalde who stepped down on Oct. 14 amid the \u201cninja cops\u201d issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cShow me, tell me, who\u2019s the best to handle the command. Just give me an honest man, period. And for all of the Cabinet members including the military men who are about to enter the civilian service. Just be honest, that\u2019s all,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He also admitted that there were \u201cso many things that the police has to improve on.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the reasons why he was having trouble choosing the next top cop is because many police and military personnel were involved in the illegal drug trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cItong pulis maraming problema. Pati itong mga<\/em>\u00a0generals\u2026nila kasama sa droga. Yan ang ayaw ko diyan. Pati<\/em>\u00a0generals (These police, they have lots of problems. Even these generals, they\u2019re involved in the illegal drug trade. That\u2019s what I don\u2019t like. Even generals),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte admitted that he failed to fulfill his campaign promise to end the illegal drug trade within six months because he did not know the gravity of the country\u2019s drug problem until he became president.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi lumabas \u2018yan hangga\u2019t di ako naging presidente<\/em>\u00a0(That didn\u2019t surface until I became president),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 19, Duterte said the three police generals on the list of contenders for the next PNP chief are \u201call good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently, PNP officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa is one of the top candidates as PNP chief.<\/p>\n

The other contenders for the post are Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, deputy chief for operations and Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, former Metro Manila police director and now heads the directorial staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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