00:00The police are now facing multiple cases of viral Facebook posts
00:06against President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. and officials of the Philippine National Police.
00:11It was recommended to put him under restrictive custody.
00:15Ryan Leziguez is in the center of the news.
00:20It was recommended by the Philippine National Police, PNP,
00:23to put him under restrictive custody,
00:25Patrolman Francis Steve Fontillas.
00:28This is the end of his outrageous comment on social media
00:32against President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. and officials of the Philippine National Police.
00:37He is accused of helping the government in Interpol
00:42to arrest President Rodrigo Duterte and put him in front of the International Criminal Court.
00:48I'm a police officer, you can't order me around.
00:51I'm just a patrolman, but you can't order me around.
00:55Whoever you are, even if you're the president,
00:58I'm telling you, even if Bongbong Marcos orders me around,
01:02I will not obey him, even if he removes me from the police force.
01:06Fontillas was immediately charged by the PNP with inciting sedition.
01:10He was put under restrictive custody because he prohibited the police
01:13from posting their photos on social media,
01:17especially if it's about politics.
01:20Because the police that we mentioned is in the AWOL status,
01:24he is not under the custody of the PNP.
01:27That's why we will just wait for the warrant to be issued
01:30for his case under Article 142 of inciting sedition.
01:34Fontillas was also put under a neuropsychiatric test
01:38by the NCRPO to find out if he is truly innocent.
01:42According to the PNP chief, PIO police colonel Randolph Tuanyo,
01:46in 2023, the police found erratic behavior and mood swings.
01:51That's why he was put under medication.
01:53As of now, it depends on the results of Fontillas' neuropsychiatric test
01:59if he should remain in the service.
02:02The PNP is also studying if he should be disarmed.
02:05Meanwhile, aside from the criminal complaint,
02:08Fontillas will also face an administrative complaint
02:12after his immediate supervisor's calls were disregarded.
02:16That's why he was declared AWOL since March 6.
02:32According to the PNP chief, police general Romel Francisco Marabil,
02:37the political bias in the national police has no place
02:40and the organization cannot be used in a personal or political agenda.
02:46As of 2021, Fontillas was allowed to join the PNP.
