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| Wednesday, 01 September 2010 20:00 |
| Philippine National Police chief Director General Jesus A. Verzosa will retire on September 14 to give whoever will be his successor the chance to get his 4th-star early.
The Journal Group learned that Camp Crame is already preparing for Verzosa’s retirement with the PNP turnover of command scheduled the next morning. However, there is still no official word on who will replace Verzosa although the top candidates are still the same — Deputy Chief for Administration Deputy Director General Perfecto P. Palad, Deputy Chief for Operations Deputy Director General Raul M. Bacalzo and Chief Directorial Staff Director Benjamin A. Belarmino, Jr. Sources said Verzosa’s retirement on Sept. 14 has nothing to do with the bloody hostage-taking incident since the PNP chief said last month that he will retire earlier than his retirement on Dec. 25 to give his underclassman the chance to lead the force sooner. He said he will work on his ancestral farm in Dasol, Pangasinan. Retired PNP generals said the appointment of the next PNP Chief should be thoroughly examined so as not to place President Benigno Aquino in a bad light and so as not to jeopardize the institution. Officials agreed that there is a big need to “carefully select” Verzosa’s replacement. Verzosa has yet to recover from the shock of the bloody Manila incident that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead. “The whole PNP shares the grief of the Filipino people. Siyempre iisipin natin yung impact ng pangyayari sa ating bansa at sa lahat ng government institutions,” he told reporters at the end of ceremonies marking the National Crime Prevention Week. The PNP offered a one-minute prayer for the victims. Verzosa said his main concern is the morale of the policemen on the ground. “I have to see the morale of our people and to look at them and to talk to them para hindi maapektuhan ang ating normal police functions. Kaya ituloy natin ang normal police functions at public services,” he said referring to the stepped-up police visibility in the country with the start of the ‘Ber’ months. Verzosa said they are fully coordinating their investigation into the incident with the Department of Justice. He said he was monitoring and giving guidance to concerned police officers during the August 23 hostage-drama. |
Well, first off, I would just like to say that IT’S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!
“Sources said Verzosa’s retirement on Sept. 14 has nothing to do with the bloody hostage-taking incident.”
Talaga lang ha! Paalis na siya binobola pa rin tayo. Trip na trip niya ang puwesto niya kaya di aalis yan kung di siya pinaalis. Magpakatotoo ka brader.
“Retired PNP generals said the appointment of the next PNP Chief should be thoroughly examined so as not to place President Benigno Aquino in a bad light and so as not to jeopardize the institution.”
“Jeopardize the institution”? What the hell are they talking about? Do they really believe that the PNP as an institution has a stellar reputation? Sinusuka na nga ng taong bayan ang PNP dahil sa “corruption and inefficiency” nito. Kahit sino pa ilagay mo diyan na chief pnp di na magbabago yan.
“The whole PNP shares the grief of the Filipino people. Siyempre iisipin natin yung impact ng pangyayari sa ating bansa at sa lahat ng government institutions,”
Naiintindihan niya rin pala yung ibig sabihin ng command responsibilty. Marunong din pala mahiya kahit papaano.
“I have to see the morale of our people and to look at them and to talk to them para hindi maapektuhan ang ating normal police functions. Kaya ituloy natin ang normal police functions at public services,”
Paano ba naman hindi madedemoralize ang kapulisan e lagi niyang pinapasa at binibintang sa mga tauhan niya yung mga sariling pagkakamali niya.
The upcoming “early retirement” of Chief PNP Gen Jesus Verzosa has sparked speculation that his move is a graceful exit in the wake of the failed Manila Hostage rescue incident. A known controversial figure who was implicated in the PNP Euros scandal, Verzosa has been conspicuously absent at the investigation hearings of the Manila Hostage fiasco. Likewise he has not satisfatorily responded to congressional inquiries by Cong. Rufus Rodriguez and Cong. Bernadette “BH” Herrera regarding demands for an explanation as to how the PNP budget was spent and why our rank and file policemen remain poorly equipped up to this date.
One would think that not having any satisfactory answers to the foregoing issues, the next best thing is to cut and run.
Well, as the saying goes, “when the s#%t hits the fan”…
He is lucky he is not a Japanese Samurai. For failures like his, the honorable way out is via SEPPUKU (a,k,a, Hara-kiri)
Kung naging Yakuza member yan malamang walang nang natirang daliri yan kahit isa sa dami ng kapalpakan.
Call me a pessimist, but I don’t think we’ve heard the last of him.
I hope he doesn’t miss his job so much that he might resort to taking a bus hostage and demand that he be reinstated as the chief pnp : )
In that case there will be a lot of volunteer snipers and assault team among civilians to take down the hostage taker