{"id":241630,"date":"2020-01-07T20:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T01:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241630"},"modified":"2020-01-07T20:48:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T01:48:32","slug":"future-of-pnp-rests-on-ano-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/07\/future-of-pnp-rests-on-ano-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of PNP rests on A\u00f1o: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is assisted by Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o as he hands over a trophy to one of the awardees during the 118th Police Service Anniversary at Camp Brigadier General Rafael T. Crame in Quezon City. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The future of the country\u2019s police force will depend on Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o\u2019s efforts to rid the Philippine National Police (PNP) of corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this remark admitting that he has yet to appoint a PNP chief but only because he wanted A\u00f1o to ensure that the police force is corrupt-free before he names its new head.<\/p>\n

He earlier appointed A\u00f1o to supervise the PNP while Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa remains as PNP officer-in-charge (OIC).<\/p>\n

\u201cI have given Secretary A\u00f1o the blanket authority to get rid of corruption,\u201d Duterte said in a media interview in Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it is on his shoulder the future of how the police would behave in the coming years — na kay A\u00f1o ‘yan (it\u2019s A\u00f1o\u2019s responsibility),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

At present, the President said it was enough for him for A\u00f1o \u201cto make the corrections.\u201d<\/p>\n

He expressed confidence that A\u00f1o would be successful in cleansing the police force.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think that with the remaining — remaining two years, if I can just fix a third of what’s bogging the PNP, and that is corruption,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Even if he appointed a new head, the President said he was sure that the new PNP chief would \u201cnot be able to solve the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, historically — historically, the police, the PNP, has always been a problem for any administration,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said A\u00f1o will manage the country\u2019s police force for as long as the President thinks is necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Di ba sabi niya hanggang kailan niya gusto?<\/em>\u00a0(Didn\u2019t he say that he wanted A\u00f1o to supervise the PNP as long as he wanted him to?),\u201d Panelo said in a January 2 Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Despite his delay in appointing a new PNP chief, the President assured that a new commander will definitely be named for the police force within his term.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should have a commander,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

However, he said he has not selected a new PNP chief \u201cat this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contenders for the PNP chief post are Gamboa, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, deputy chief for operations and Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, former Metro Manila police director and now head of the directorial staff.<\/p>\n

Also considered were Central Visayas regional director, Brig. Gen. Valeriano de Leon and Calabarzon regional director, Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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