00:00Samantala, assistance ng AFP sa BARM elections at ang pahayag nito laban sa katiwalian at korupsyon nating pag-uusapan
00:07kasama si Col. Frenzel Margareff Padilla, ang tagpagselta naman ng Armed Forces of the Philippines.
00:13Col. Padilla, magandang tanghali po at welcome sa Bagong Pilipinas ngayon.
00:18Magandang tanghali, Asik Weng. Magandang tanghali po sa inyong lahat ng taga-subaypay.
00:23Okay, Col. Sa inilabas na pahayag ng AFP laban sa katiwalian at korupsyon,
00:27paano ninyo masisiguro na mahigpit na ipatutupad ang Zero Tolerance Policy laban sa anumang uri ng panunuhol o pabor sa loob ng AFP?
00:37Well, Asik Weng, sa sandatahang lakas ng Pilipinas po, we are very serious sa ating commitment sa Zero Tolerance Policy laban sa korupsyon.
00:46Una po, pinalakas po natin at pinalawig po natin ang ating internal mechanisms.
00:52May mga designated integrity officers tayo sa ating mga units.
00:58Meron po kasi tayong tinatawag na grievance system.
01:01By levels po ito.
01:03And ang bawat unit at level ng command po natin, meron po tayong officers that are in charge of this.
01:09So, ito pong officers na to, they are directly responsible sa pag-monitor po at pag-investigate ng any irregularities po sa kanilang unit.
01:19So, we also encourage ang aming personnel na mag-report po ng corruption without fear of retaliation.
01:27May hotlines po ang AFP, may online monitoring reporting system din po tayo, at may physical suggestion boxes din po tayo sa ating mga major installations natin.
01:37And most importantly, as it went, ang leadership po natin, with the head headed by our chief of staff down to our company level po,
01:46nakakommit po tayo towards exemplary come back.
01:50We leave the example po, ito po yung ating tinaka-moto that we'll live by sa usaping ito.
01:56Kung ang leaders po namin ay may integrity, naturally po, susunod din ang rank and file.
02:01Okay, Colonel, anong po yung mga konkretong hakbang na ginagawa ng AFP para matiyak na hindi nagkakaroon ng paglabag sa Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
02:10at syempre sa Code of Conduct ng mga kawanin ng AFP?
02:15Marami po kami ginagawang concrete steps, si Kueng.
02:18We digitalized most of our transactions para po ma-minimize itong personal interactions na pwedeng mag-lead towards corruption.
02:28Yung procurement processes naman natin ay transparent din po ngayon through our online portals po.
02:35So whatever is the government mandating po, sumusunod po ang sandatahang lakas ng Pilipinas dyan.
02:40Meron din po tayong mandatory annual integrity seminars para po sa lahat po ng ating personnel.
02:48Hindi lang po ito theoretical.
02:49Ito po ay practical scenarios na tinuturo po natin para po malaman nila kung paano po mag-handle ng temptation and pressure po.
02:58At ang very important is we coordinate closely with the Commission on Audit sa Ombudsman at other oversight agencies po.
03:07Regular po yung audits natin sa sandatahang lakas ng Pilipinas na ginagawa po natin,
03:12hindi po tayo reactive pag may complaint na.
03:16So we are proactive po, Kase Kwe.
03:18So ma'am, ano naman yung magiging kaparusahan sa mga opisyal o kawanin ng AFP na mapapatunayang sangkot sa katiwalian?
03:25Meron na tayong mga record dati. Ano po ba nangyari sa mga isinampangkaso sa kanila?
03:31Very clear po ang AFP.
03:34Wala po tayong tinatawag na sacred cow, no?
03:37Pagdating po sa corruption.
03:39Whether you are a general or a private,
03:41Kapag ka po napatunayan na meron pong katiwalian,
03:45the appropriate disciplinary actions will be imposed po.
03:48Strictly po ito, no?
03:49According to the military justice system.
03:52May mga range po yan, si Kwe.
03:54From administrative sanctions,
03:57kutulad po ng reprimand, suspension,
04:00meron po tayong forfeiture of benefits,
04:03hanggang sa dismissal po from service.
04:05Kapag ka-criminal naman po ang nature ng offense,
04:09we will not hesitate po to refer this sa civilian courts para po sa prosecution.
04:15Recently lang nga po, may mga officers din po tayo na talaga pong
04:20we have implemented this rules and regulations.
04:24Wala po tayong favoritism, wala po tayong special treatment.
04:28Equal justice po under the law,
04:31ang principle po sa Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas.
04:34Oo, kasi mangyayari dyan, ano,
04:36kumbaga ipinagpapalit mo yung pang habang buhay mong pension,
04:39kung ikaw ay makasuhan ka mo, diba,
04:41dahil makakat yung lahat ng kanyang benefits.
04:43So paano naman ninyo hinihikayat yung publiko,
04:46pati na rin ng inyong membro,
04:48at iba pang stakeholders na makipagtulungan sa AFP
04:51sa pag-uulat ng anumang irregularidad?
04:52With this as a second one,
04:56we encourage po yung public na maging partners namin
04:58in the fight against corruption.
05:01Meron po tayong multi-channel reporting system, no?
05:04Pwede po tayong mag-text,
05:06pwede po tayong mag-email,
05:07pwede po tayong tumawag sa hotlines po
05:10ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas,
05:11o kaya po, mag-report po tayo sa ating mga website
05:14where we can report directly to the offices po, no?
05:17Meron po tayong mga ibang-ibang offices that are in charge of this.
05:22We also conduct regular community dialogues, no?
05:25Sa ating mga stakeholders,
05:27lalo na po sa mga areas na may major AFP installations po.
05:31Dinadala po natin ang message ng corruption, no?
05:35Na ito po affects not just the military,
05:38but the entire community na siniserve po natin.
05:41So dapat po tulong-tulong din po tayo dito.
05:44So paano naman ninyo pinoprotektahan
05:46yung identity ng mga magsusumbong?
05:48Siyempre, yung kanilang security,
05:49importante din, ano?
05:50Dahil halimbawa kung ang kanilang isusumbong
05:53ay mga matataas na mga opisyal ng AFP.
05:57Sabi ko, Ma'am Wem, no?
05:58May kanina, meron nga po itong levels.
06:01So kung hindi po kaya at this level,
06:04meron po tayong higher level authorities po
06:06to address that with our Brisbane system.
06:08Ang key po dito is transparency.
06:11We regularly publish po our accomplishments,
06:14yung challenges net natin,
06:15at disciplinary actions po natin na ginagawa po natin, no?
06:19Para po, andan nga po ang tiwala ng ating publiko.
06:23Okay, sa kabila naman ng mga hamon,
06:25paano ninyo pinanatili ang integridad
06:28at tiwalang ng nakapang taong bayan
06:30sa institusyong AFP?
06:34Ma'am, hindi po namin tinatago ang mga problema.
06:37We acknowledge them,
06:38at pinapakita po namin yung ginagawa namin
06:40sa lahat para po ma-address
06:42itong mga different situations
06:44that the AFP addresses, no?
06:46So we maintain po ang open communication channels
06:49between our media,
06:51of course, and a civil society.
06:53Nagkakonduct po kami every Tuesday, ma'am.
06:55Tomorrow po, tomorrow morning,
06:57meron na naman po ito, no?
06:58We conduct regular press briefings po.
07:01We also attend congressional hearings accordingly,
07:04basta po kami po'y pinatawag,
07:06nandyan dyan po ang suporta
07:07ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas.
07:09Nandyan dyan din po kami for public forums.
07:12Kasi po, ang pananaw namin dyan,
07:14asikweng,
07:14lahat po yan ay opportunities
07:16para po ma-demonstrate namin
07:18yung aming commitment sa accountability.
07:22Pero ano ma'am,
07:23ang maganda pong in-note po dati dito,
07:25most importantly po,
07:26through our actions dito po sa field,
07:28na nandyan dyan po talaga,
07:30first-hand ang ating mga teropa,
07:31pati po sa disaster response,
07:33magiging sa territorial defense
07:35na napaka, ano nga po, no?
07:37Init na usapin sa ngayon
07:38and sa community service po,
07:41pinapatunayan po namin na
07:42deserving po tayo
07:43sa tiwala ng taong bayan.
07:45At lumabas po ito, ma'am,
07:46sa latest OCTA survey,
07:48kaya nagpapasalamat po kami
07:49sa tiwalang ito.
07:50At gagawin po namin ang lahat
07:52para hindi po masira.
07:53Okay, sa ibang usapin naman,
07:55Colonel,
07:55ano po yung pangunahing papel
07:57ng AFP sa pagbibigay ng seguridad
07:59sa darating na halalan sa BARM?
08:03Sa BARM elections po,
08:05ang primary rule po
08:07ng sandatahang lakas ng Pilipinas
08:08is to support po ang PNP,
08:12which is the lead po
08:13in the responsibility
08:14sa election security.
08:16Andi dito po kami
08:17under the COMELEC in this,
08:19we provide backup security,
08:21we provide perimeter defense.
08:23Meron po tayo dyan,
08:25pati po sa transport ng balita,
08:26we can conduct checkpoints,
08:28and perimeter defense nga po
08:31sa critical areas.
08:32And of course,
08:33rapid response capability
08:34kapag po may major security threats
08:37in different areas.
08:38Nandiyan dyan naman po
08:39yung mga AFP camps sa panigid po.
08:42We are not the frontliners
08:44during the election day,
08:45pero nandiyan dyan po tayo
08:46to secure nga po itong polls
08:48and to be with the PNP
08:51under the COMELEC in this po.
08:54So, bilang preparasyon,
08:57kumusta naman ang inyong
08:57coordination sa COMELEC,
08:59PNP at iba pang ehensya
09:01para tiyakin na ligtas
09:02at maayos ng halalan sa Oktubre?
09:06As it went,
09:07very smooth po
09:08ang ating coordination
09:09with the COMELEC,
09:10the PNP,
09:10and other agencies.
09:12Meron po tayong
09:13Joint Operations Center
09:15na inestablish po dito
09:16para po sa BARM elections.
09:18Daily po,
09:19na nagko-coordinate po tayo dyan.
09:21We share intelligence,
09:22we conduct joint patrols,
09:25lahat po yan,
09:26ongoing na po
09:27as of this time.
09:28We also coordinate po
09:30with the local government units
09:32at saka yung ating mga
09:33traditional leaders po
09:34sa BARM,
09:35para po ma-ensure natin
09:36na meron po tayong
09:37buy-in
09:38at the community level.
09:40Election security po ito,
09:42and hindi lang military
09:44o police
09:45ang may responsibilidad po dito,
09:46dapat po
09:47community effort po talaga.
09:49Sa ngayon po ba,
09:51Colonel,
09:51meron kayong mga
09:52tinututukang lugar sa BARM
09:53na binabantayan
09:54ng mas mahigpit
09:55dahil sa posibleng
09:56election-related violence?
10:00Yes, ma'am.
10:00May mga areas po talaga
10:02na identified po natin
10:03as high risk
10:04based po sa historical data
10:06at saka current threat
10:08assessments po natin.
10:10Hindi po pwedeng
10:11ispecify natin
10:12ano po ito exactly
10:14ang mga locations na ito
10:15for operational security reasons,
10:17pero ma-assure po natin
10:20na may appropriate
10:22security measures po tayo
10:23na na-deploy na po natin
10:25as of this time.
10:26We are working closely po
10:28with the local peace committee po,
10:30at the MILF leaders
10:32para po ma-assure natin
10:33na maging peaceful po
10:35itong conduct ng elections
10:36sa areas po
10:37na traditionally
10:38meron din pong mga tensions.
10:41So, Colonel Ilan,
10:42at anong uri ng puwersa
10:43ang i-deploy ng AFP
10:44sa BARM
10:44para sa seguridad ng eleksyon?
10:46Ano po ba ito sila po ba
10:47yung special forces,
10:48scout rangers,
10:49saka ilang batalyon po ba
10:50ang sasagot dito sa BARM?
10:53O nakakasakop?
10:55Yes, ma'am.
10:56Basically, ma'am,
10:58yung tropa po natin
10:59within the vicinity
11:00all on standby po yan
11:02for that.
11:03But we have adequate personnel
11:04that we have already deployed.
11:06Hindi po excessive
11:08na para po hindi naman
11:09maging militarized po
11:10itong elections, no?
11:12Pero sufficient enough po
11:13para ma-address
11:14ng legitimate security concerns
11:16in certain areas po.
11:18Mixed po yan, no,
11:19ng regular forces natin
11:20at mga specialized units natin
11:22depende po
11:23sa na-identify natin
11:25na threat level
11:26ng specific areas.
11:28Meron din po tayong
11:29mga quick reaction teams
11:30na mobile po
11:31at pwedeng-pwede po
11:33natin i-deploy agad yan
11:34sa areas na biglaan pong
11:36mag-e-escalate ang tension
11:37if need be po.
11:39Okay, Colonel.
11:40May sayang yun lang po
11:41sa ating mga kababayan,
11:42lalo na dyan sa BARM
11:43at dun sa mga gustong
11:44magsumbong
11:45kung sakaling may alam
11:46silang katiwalian sa AFP.
11:49Yes, ma'am,
11:50sa ating pong mga kababayan,
11:52gusto po natin i-assure
11:54na ang armed forces
11:55of the Philippines po
11:56are committed
11:57na maglingkod po
11:58ng may integrity
11:59and transparency.
12:01Huwag po kayong
12:02mag-atubili
12:03na mag-report
12:03pag may nakita po
12:04kayong irregularities,
12:06partners nyo po kami
12:07sa pagbabago.
12:09Sa BARM elections naman po,
12:10confident po kami
12:11na magiging peaceful
12:12at orderly po
12:13ang conduct nito,
12:14as long as
12:16yung ating
12:16democratic processes po,
12:18we embrace it
12:20and let us remain
12:22it to be sacred po.
12:24Protectahan natin po ito.
12:25And of course,
12:26huwag po natin sayangin
12:27ito pong peace
12:28na gain natin
12:29with the peace process
12:31through the years.
12:32Ang lahat po
12:33ng challenges
12:33na hinaharap natin
12:34bilang bansa,
12:35lagi po ninyong tatandaan
12:37na ang AFP po
12:38ay nandito po
12:40para sa inyo.
12:41Service po
12:41ang motto namin
12:42at
12:43papinatunayan na po
12:45namin yan
12:45at pinapatunayan po
12:46namin yan
12:47araw-araw.
12:48Maraming salamat po
12:49sa inyong patuloy
12:50na pagtiwala po.
12:51Happy Heroes Day po
12:53sa lahat
12:53ng mga bayani.
12:54Katuwang nyo po
12:55ang Sandatahang Lakas
12:56ng Pilipinas
12:57at
12:57sampu po
12:58ng ating
12:59mga inaalala po
13:01na sakripisyo
13:02at
13:03heroism po
13:04at kabayanihan
13:05ng bawat sundalo,
13:06airman,
13:07sailor at marine
13:08at buong Sandatahas
13:10na kasamblakas
13:10ng Pilipinas po.
13:12Happy National Heroes Day po
13:14at
13:14ating mga reservist po
13:16ay ina-acknowledge namin.
13:18Patuloy po namin
13:18poprotektahan
13:20ang ating soberenya
13:21at naririto po kami
13:22para po
13:23patuloy nyo po
13:24ma-enjoy
13:24ang inyong freedom
13:25that you are enjoying
13:26and be able to
13:27peace
13:27to sleep
13:29peacefully at night po
13:30knowing that your AFP
13:31is here for you.
13:32Alright,
13:34maraming salamat po
13:34sa inyong oras.
13:35Colonel Frenzel
13:36Margaret Padilla
13:37ang tagpagsalita
13:38ng Armed Forces
13:39of the Philippines
13:40at happy
13:40National Heroes Day
13:41sa lahat ng
13:42miyembro ng AFP.
13:45Maraming kong badita
13:46at talakayan.
13:47National Heroes.
