{"id":242058,"date":"2020-01-13T21:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T02:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=242058"},"modified":"2020-01-13T21:46:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T02:46:06","slug":"duterte-transfers-pnp-procurement-power-to-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/13\/duterte-transfers-pnp-procurement-power-to-ano\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte transfers PNP procurement power to A\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte chats with Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on August 1, 2019. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Outraged over the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) purchase of alleged overpriced radar speed guns, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night ordered the removal of the police’s procurement power.<\/p>\n

Speaking before members of the Philippine Marine Corps in Taguig City, Duterte bared that he called up Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o and asked him to be in charge of the purchasing of equipment and firearms instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cTinawagan ko si<\/em>\u00a0(I called up) Secretary A\u00f1o.\u00a0Sabi ko<\/em>\u00a0(I said), \u2018Do not allow the police to procure.\u00a0Ang opisina mo na ang mag<\/em>-procure (Your office should handle procurement),\u201d Duterte said in his speech.<\/p>\n

Duterte ranted about how the PNP spent PHP950,000 per unit of radar speed guns when he could purchase the same type of device in Davao City for only PHP10,000 per unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said I may be wrong. Pero (But) certainly, PHP950,000 radar is just stupid because\u00a0‘yung sa<\/em>\u00a0Davao PHP10,000\u00a0lang<\/em>\u00a0(in Davao it\u2019s only PHP10,000),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He said he was willing to provide the police force any equipment and firearms they needed as long as they asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cAko, maski anong hingiin ninyo, basta<\/em>\u00a0legal\u00a0lang, ibibigay ko. Walang problema ‘yan<\/em>\u00a0(Me, whatever you ask for, as long as it\u2019s legal, I\u2019ll give it to you. No problem),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

In a media interview after his speech, Duterte described as \u201cabominable\u201d how the PNP spent almost a million pesos to purchase the radar speed guns.<\/p>\n

Under A\u00f1o’s helm, Duterte said he expected \u201cno corruption\u201d.<\/p>\n

The President, meanwhile, warned other government agencies against using public funds for personal gain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a warning,\u00a0lahat ng mga opisina<\/em>\u00a0(to all offices). If you will keep on f****** the people\u2019s money, I will remove the procurement powers\u00a0sa inyo<\/em>\u00a0(in your office),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte also threatened to establish a Bureau of Supply similar to the one established during the term of former President Ferdinand Marcos.<\/p>\n

“I will establish a\u2026\u00a0Kagaya noon panahon ni<\/em>\u00a0Marcos (Just like during the Marcos era). There was this Bureau of Supply,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Duterte, the Bureau of Supply would have a list of all procurements made by the government and its cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cGusto ko ilista lahat. \u2018Yung<\/em>\u00a0tractor,\u00a0kung anong gusto mong p***** i**** bilhin, eroplano, ilagay mo \u2018yung presyo. \u2018Yung<\/em>\u00a0international pricing\u00a0para malaman ko kaagad kung magkano<\/em>\u00a0(I want everything listed. The tractor, what you want to buy, airplane, indicate the price. Use international pricing so it would be easy to determine how much). In public,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier gave A\u00f1o the \u201cblanket authority\u201d to supervise the PNP, while Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa stays as PNP officer-in-charge.<\/p>\n

The President was confident that A\u00f1o could help him cleanse the police force.<\/p>\n

He admitted 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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