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[Delivered at Air Force City, Clark Air Base, Pampanga]
Salamat po. I was given this morning a prepared speech. It was all motherhood statements and I felt that I had to do something more for the country for it is my moral duty, my obligation by my oath of office that you should know what is happening to the country.
Alam mo ang problema natin is criminality, drugs, corruption, human trafficking, at ‘yung corruption lalo na sa gobyerno. Dito sa criminality, iisahin ko na lang. Lalong lumala ang ating law and order with the advent of…[Just given them tikas pahinga, please, sorry. Give tikas pahinga to the troops.]
The law and order of the country have become really a very serious problem for all of us. It has deteriorated with the advent of drugs because of the corrosive effect of money.
I am very sad but on the drug scene, we have long — we all long suspected na may maraming mga pulis sa gobyerno na involved sa drugs. I am not ready yet with the other branches of government agencies kagaya ng Customs. I still have to validate it, but I already have the raw information.
I am compelled by my sense of duty na sabihin sa inyo lahat lalo na ‘yung mga pulis na nasabit sa droga, one way or the other, have contributed to the deterioration of the law and order of this country.
What is really I said sad is that ito ‘yung mga tao who were given the honor to join the academies of our country, be at the PNP (Philippine National Police) or the PMA (Philippine Military Academy) at the expense of the public.
And they had these careers of theirs. All along, tayong mga mamamayan thought that we are being protected by the police primarily. Masakit pakinggan kasi ginastusan mo na, binayaran mo ‘yung pag-aaral niya, lahat ng uniporme, pati medyas niya, pati sapatos gastos mo, tapos you commit. By any language it is really treason.
And I’d like to name publicly: General Marcelo Garbo, he was a protector of the drug syndicates in this country; General Vicente Loot, who is now the mayor of Cebu in one of the municipalities of Cebu; General (Bernardo) Diaz, the former regional director of Region 11; General (Joel) Pagdilao, former regional director NCRPO (National Capital Region Police Office), General (Eduardo) Tinio, former QCPD (Quezon City Police District) director.
As this time, I ordered them relieved from their assignments and report to the Director General. I would like to talk to them but certainly I would expect the Police Commission to do their thing. Imbestihagan ninyo ito at huwag ninyong akong bigyan ng zarzuela na ano. Hanapin ninyo ang totoo.
Kasi overnight I was really trying to figure out, I do not necessarily humiliate people. It’s not my practice. Politiko ako e. Kung mayor, mayor lang ako, wala naman akong kasali diyan sa bayan na ‘yan, the Republic of the Philippines, e ‘di okay lang.
But dumating ako sa position na ito and I said I have the sacred obligation to the Filipino people. By my oath of office I have to tell you the truth. And the truth for the moment is…Itong mga ito after so many validations, even if I was still mayor of Davao City, lumalabas na itong mga pangalan na ito. Talagang lumalabas na at nakikita mo naman ngayon with the intensification of the criminal syndicates and the drug distribution, marami nang namamatay at marami pang mamamatay.
At huwag kayong sumali diyan maski pulis kayo, maski opisyal kayo because you will place yourself in the line of fire. Hindi ako mayabang, politiko ako and I keep silent. Sige lang, areglo dito, “okay lang”. Pero huwag ninyong sirain ang bayan.
I have been warning everybody: At the end of my speeches, when I was campaigning for the presidency, I always end it by saying “Do not destroy my country because I will kill you. Do not destroy the young people of this country because I will kill you. Kapag hindi pa naman sapat sa lahat ‘yan ay ewan ko, whatelse.
So the campaign against drugs will continue. Hopefully in the fullest of God’s time, I may not be able really to clean it three to six months, but by the that time siguro, three months, six months and one day after, medyo tapos na. May partida lang ng isang araw.
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Presidential Communications Office
Presidential News Desk
05 July 2016
