MANILA, Philippines – Sinabi ni Acting Philippine National Police chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. na walang usapin sa pwersa ng pulisya patungkol sa pagbawi ng suporta kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“No one has talked to me, as well as my staff, commanders and even regional directors. If there are such efforts, I can ask them not to do it,” sagot ni Nartatez nang tanungin patungkol sa isyu sa press briefing sa Camp Crame nitong Lunes, Oktubre 6.
“And what’s the basis? We have a President who won by majority vote… I don’t see any basis to remove him from office,” aniya.
Ang tanong ay kasunod ng pagtanggi ni Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. sa tangkang kudeta laban kay Marcos na pinaplantsa ng ilang retired generals at religious groups matapos ang September 21 anticorruption protests.
“The coup rumors are not true. I myself was surprised when I saw the article,” sagot ni Brawner noong Oktubre 3.
Tinawag ng AFP ang mga alegasyon bilang “dangerous disinformation,” at sinabing “it remains loyal to the Constitution and will follow the chain of command.”
“[The AFP] is fully committed to defending the Republic — not betraying it,” dagdag pa niya.
Para sa PNP, nanindigan si Nartatez na hindi na kailangan ng loyalty check.
“With or without orders for a loyalty check, we conduct one. That’s why we say, the state of morale in the PNP is relatively high,” aniya. RNT/JGC
