Tinalakay ni AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Padilla ang isyung kinakaharap ng Armed Forces of the Philippines hinggil sa pagkakaugnay ng 1st Signal Regiment sa grupo ni Apollo Quiboloy. Ipinaliwanag din niya ang mga responsibilidad at pribilehiyo ng mga reservist, pati na ang proseso ng imbestigasyon sa mga reservist na maaaring nalabag ang mga polisiya ng AFP. Panoorin ang video. #TheMangahasInterviews
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00:00Anyway, Colonel, you're in the Signal Battalion, right?
00:03Yes, ma'am.
00:04But there's a report recently, and it looks like the Army is investigating this,
00:09that the Sunshine Media, called the Angels of Death, of Apollo Kibuloy, is in the 1st Signal Regiment.
00:17What is the status? Is this true?
00:20This is it, ma'am. Our spokesperson of the Philippine Army confirmed this.
00:26We are investigating this.
00:27As long as you have a report that was given to the Philippine Armed Forces,
00:32we are the ones who are acting on it.
00:34As of now, there is no final result of this investigation, as it is ongoing.
00:42But if there is one that comes out about this, we will inform you accordingly.
00:49They said that there are certain individuals that might be associated with this,
00:54but of course, at this time, unless our investigation is complete,
00:59that's when we will really give you the full details, ma'am.
01:03Okay.
01:04In a recent hearing of the Senate, it was said that Apollo Kibuloy led a general of an army unit
01:13because there was a ceremonial graduation event.
01:17He was there and it was said that it was for General Apollo Kibuloy.
01:21Is this like a security contingent given by the Armed Forces?
01:26We don't have any details about this.
01:30There was no official report on this.
01:32But this is what happens, ma'am, as reservists.
01:37What we are looking at is how they carry themselves during certain instances.
01:42There were pronouncements that were made as a reservist.
01:49So if this is how they represent themselves, in uniform and being a reservist,
01:56then we will give them the appropriate attention and what action we should take about that.
02:02But if they do it in an official capacity as a civilian, not as an official capacity of the Armed Forces,
02:09they will be treated as civilians.
02:12So here, ma'am, we have a jurisdiction on who should give the appropriate action
02:19depending on how they represent themselves.
02:24Even if they are in uniform as a reservist in the letter presented to the Senate?
02:30Yes, ma'am. If they are in uniform, then the Armed Forces of the Philippines will exercise our policies
02:36and our jurisdiction in this case.
02:40If they are a reservist, ma'am, and in an official capacity,
02:43they also have a responsibility in terms of the policies and regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
02:49And they can also be tried using our military courts.
02:54Okay. So to clarify, the image you are presenting is that the Armed Forces are very friendly,
03:00particularly the Army, Signal Battalion or Reservist Command, to Apollo and Boloy.
03:06How do you value that kind of relationship?
03:10Is that true? Or in other religious groups, do you also have that kind of relationship?
03:16We don't have a choice in terms of who wants to join us as reserve forces.
03:22Of course, we want to enjoin more Filipinos and more skilled personnel
03:28to offer their services to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
03:31But in cases where there is abuse or defaming of our uniform,
03:39then they will be tried accordingly in terms of the regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
03:45As I said, we cannot formally conclude anything at this point
03:51until such time that we have the results of the investigation that we are conducting.
03:56But rest assured, we are fair here.
03:59We are not being biased and we will follow the regulations.
04:06Okay. To be more clear, Col. Francel,
04:08what are the duties and privileges of being a part of the Reserve Command?
04:15We have what we call a ready reserve and we have an active reserve.
04:19It depends on the skill set that they offer to the table and our age.
04:23So our fighting class, our fighting age, these are our ready reserve.
04:29They can call us at any one time if we need to fight, they are there.
04:37We also have those who are a bit older.
04:40Their offer is their skill sets.
04:44They can be doctors, dentists, or lawyers.
04:50Whatever skill sets they can offer to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, we accept it.
04:58Remember, during World War II, during the war, we were active.
05:03We were the frontliners.
05:06But for business as usual, the work that we left behind, our reserve forces will fill it up.
05:13They can be radio operators, telephone operators.
05:17In the modern times, they can be cyber warriors.
05:21They can fulfill various roles to help the Armed Forces of the Philippines.