New Chief comes
from PMA's ruling class - Chiz
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
A vice presidential
aspirant said he and his presidential tandem would not play favourite on the
appointment of the chief of the Philippine National Police in case they win the
election in May 9.
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| PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ricardo Marquez with nine newly - promoted officials.Photo Credit: Philippine Daily Inquirer |
Senator Francis “Chiz”
Escudero said the government of Grace Poe would not emulate President Benigno
Aquino III who telegraphed already during the campaign for the presidency in 2010
his moist eye to then Chief Superintendent Alan Purisima as his new chief of
the PNP.
“Wala kaming gino-groom. Kung sino ang capable. Walang personality. Di
kagaya ni Noynoy si Alan Purisima na sigurado (We don’t groom anybody. We look
who is capable. We don’t focus on personality unlike President Aquino who had
Alan Purisima in the pipeline already),” he stressed.
Escudero denied the
report of this paper that in case his Gobyernong
may Puso tandem win the palace his adopted classmate at PMA Class of 1987
will be the next police national chief.
Escudero is also an
adopted member of the Philippine National Police Academy’s Class of 2000 while
Poe is an adopted member of PMA Class of 1991.
“He is too young,”
Escudero quipped when told that a PMA brass said that being an adopted member
of PMA Class 1987 would not be a hindrance for the PNP’s top hierarchy because
the appointee can be promoted from Senior Superintendent (equivalent of a full
colonel in the military) to Chief Superintendent (one star general in military)
after the Poe-Escudero Administration ascend into power in July 1 and then
another rank for him every week to reach the four stars rank for the chief of
the PNP.
“We have to follow the rule, PMA 1984 is the ruling class
followed by PMA classes of 1985, 1986,” he said.
