The names of top Philippine National Police officials found to have been involved in the illegal drug trade will remain confidential, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said. | BPinlacINQ
“This is a radical move. Kamukha noong sinasabi ko, extraordinary times call for radical and bold acts. This is out of the box. Kung, let’s say, may matanggap kang resignation, let them retire silently,” Abalos said in a news conference.
“Kung wala ka namang ganoong katibay [na ebidensya], pero nakita talagang may involvement, let them retire peacefully,” he added. Abalos said nearly all ranking PNP officers had heeded his call to voluntarily step down from their posts in support of the government’s bid to cleanse the police ranks of ties to the illegal drug trade.PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said that of the 953 police generals and colonels in the country, 904 have already submitted their courtesy resignations.
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