00:00Inamin ngayon ni Interior Secretary John V. Cremulia na tinanong siya ng Pangulo kaugnay kay Police General Nicolás Torre bago ito sinibak.
00:09Sabi niya, hindi sila nagkasundo ni Torre sa Rigodon sa PNP at inirekomenda umano niyang patibayin ang PNP bilang institusyon.
00:18May inalok din niya ang Pangulo na bagong posisyon kay Torre. Kung tukol saan, alamin sa pagtutok ni Maris Umali, exclusive!
00:30Sa isang pagtitipon sa Makati, eksklusibong nakausap ng GMA Integrated News si DILG Secretary John V. Cremulia matapos ang pagsibak kay dating PNP Chief Police General Nicolás Torre III.
00:43Kung kahapon sabi ni Remulia, wala siyang naging papel sa pagkakasibak ni Torre pag amin ngayon ni Remulia, tinanong siya ng Pangulo kung ano ang rekomendasyon niya ukol dito.
00:54Inamin din ni Remulia, di sila nagkasundo ni Torre sa Rigodon ng mga opisyal sa PNP.
01:00Matatandaan nitong August 6 lang ay ni-reassign ni General Torre ang labintatlong senior police official kabilang ang number two senior official na si Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartates Jr.
01:11Hindi ito'y naprubahan ng NAPOLCOM na pinamumunuan ni Remulia bilang ex-official chairperson nito.
01:16Pero ipinatupad pa rin ito ni General Torre sa kabila ng utos ng NAPOLCOM.
01:20This is a difference of opinion.
01:22The President and the General Torre?
01:24It's actually me first. It was me first.
01:28And then it is a difference between me and the General and he refused.
01:36He insisted that his system be followed.
01:41But again, as I said yesterday, we're a nation of laws and not of men.
01:45So it cannot be one person who dominates everything.
01:48So in the end, there was no rancor naman eh.
01:51He just couldn't accept it.
01:52And the President said, okay, he asked me for my recommendation.
01:56And I said, we have to continue in this path of correcting all the errors of before.
02:02Of the previous administration?
02:04Yes.
02:04Ang tinutukoy ni Remulia na pagkakamali ng nakaraang administrasyon ay ang pagpapahintulot nito sa PNP chief
02:24na siyang mag-isang magtalaga ng mga assignment ng mga senior official ng PNP nang hindi dinadaan sa NAPOLCOM.
02:31Nais na raw itama ito ng Marcos administration.
02:33Ever since PRRD's time, when the NAPOLCOM was totally bypassed of all appointments,
02:41it became now the right rather than the privilege of every PNP chief
02:48na sila ang bahala sa movements ng level 3 and above yung mga colonels to generals.
02:54And the President really wanted to restore that and to institutionalize it back to how the law was intended.
03:03General Torre and the President, General Torre didn't see it necessary.
03:11So, the President chose the institution over the person.
03:16So, was the President angered by the decision of General Torre to push through with his order of reassignment
03:23despite the fact that NAPOLCOM disapproved it already?
03:27Well, he was quizzical about it.
03:30And in their conversations, a lot of explanations were made.
03:35And that's safe to say that the President's opinions were there.
03:39Sa kabila nito, tiniyak ni Secretary Remulia na walang personal na hidwaan sa pagitan nila ni Torre
03:45at nananatili raw ang respeto nila ng Pangulo sa kanya.
03:49Katunayan, may inalok na raw na bagong posisyon ng Pangulo kay Torre kaninang umaga.
03:53It has something to do with anti-corruption.
03:56So, I'm telling you, the President still really believes in General Torre.
04:00It is still enough that he'd be offered a position to fight corruption and to investigate corruption.
04:08And I think that shows you that a difference of opinion does not necessarily mean an end of a friendship,
04:17an end of a working relationship. It is just that.
04:20Maging sa Secretary Remulia, ay may mensaheng naisiparating kay General Torre.
04:25I'm trying to reach out. Wala naman kami pinagawa yan talaga eh.
04:28Hindi lang pinagkasunduan ng opinion.
04:30So, the last time we talked to each other, there were no raised voices.
04:35Do you have any message for him?
04:36Yes, I still, General Torre, I still deeply respect you.
04:39I hold you in my highest admiration.
04:42I think that in the 85 days that we spent together as SILG and PNP chief,
04:48we were very productive and I still hope that you join us in government
04:52and help us in our crusade in making a better Philippines.
04:56Nilinaw din ni Secretary Remulia na bagamat may ilang naging emosyonal sa nangyari,
05:00walang demoralisasyong nagaganap sa kanilang hanay.
05:03Pinaalalahanan lang daw silang patuloy na gampananang tungkulin
05:06at bukos sa wala naman daw madedemote sa pwesto
05:09at walang mapaparusahan sa mga nagpapahayag ng kanilang saluobin,
05:13ay nananatili pa rin daw profesional ang pambansang polisya.
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