PBBM, tinanggap na ang courtesy resignation ng 18 matataas na opisyal ng PNP

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00:00 PNP Chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. also gave their internal cleansing in the hands of the Philippine National Police.

00:07 This proves the acceptance of the courtesy resignation of some high-ranking PNP officials

00:12 who are being accused of illegal drugs.

00:16 Patrick De Jesus has the following.

00:18 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has accepted the courtesy resignation of 18 Philippine National Police officials

00:29 who are being accused of illegal drugs.

00:35 More than 100 third-level officers were accused by the Philippine National Police Ad Hoc Advisory Group.

00:42 The officials were relieved of their positions and were placed in the PNP's personnel and holding accounting unit.

00:51 The officials were released by the palace one day after the President announced this in his area.

00:58 Unscrupulous law enforcers and others involved in the highly nefarious drug trade have been exposed.

01:06 I will be accepting their resignations.

01:09 [Applause]

01:19 In their stead, we will install individuals with unquestionable integrity

01:24 who will be effective and trustworthy in handling the task of eliminating this dreaded and corrosive social curse.

01:31 We cannot tolerate corruption or incompetence in government.

01:35 [Applause]

01:42 The PNP chief, Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr., said that the acceptance of the courtesy resignation of some high-ranking PNP officials

01:51 gave them internal cleansing in their hands.

01:53 I would like to look at this as an eye-opener to each and every police officer.

01:59 It's high time that we take our job seriously.

02:03 When it comes to dealing with drugs, it's a no-no that we get involved in it.

02:09 Let's take advantage of this as a mode of really coming up with a better image for the Filipinos.

02:20 In the President's zone, he also said that a new campaign against illegal drugs will be launched

02:28 that is based on community-based treatment, rehabilitation, education, and reintegration.

02:35 Last year, we launched the Buhay Ingatan Drogay Ayawan or BIDA program

02:41 and established an additional 102 Balay Silangan Reformation Centers nationwide.

02:47 We will relentlessly continue our fight against drug syndicates, shutting down their illegal activities.

02:55 [Applause]

03:01 We will shut down their activities and dismantle their network of operations.

03:06 The President's statement was supported by the PNP while the illegal drug personalities are being targeted.

03:14 Actually, it's focused on the identified personalities.

03:18 It will be intelligence-driven.

03:20 We will make sure that each province and its targets will do their job.

03:28 Patrick De Azuz for the nation.