Banac Says PNP Declines To Support Call for Revolutionary Government
PNP – Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the Philippine National Police (PNP) will never support the establishment of a revolutionary government.
On Saturday, August 22, around 300 people assembled at Clark Freeport to support the “revolutionary government” to be led by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte until the end of his term.
University of the Philippines (UP) Political Science associate professor Aries Arugay said under a revolutionary government, a person or group can express disapproval through a ‘counter revolution’ or an opening for a civil war. In 2017, the chief executive denied his plans to establish a revolutionary government.
A group of Pres. Duterte’s supporters, the People’s National Coalition for Revolutionary Government and Charter Change, want him to declare a revolutionary government so he can usher in charter change.
Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines condemned the efforts to establish a revolutionary government. Based on a report from Inquirer, the PNP said they will never support it.
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In a statement Sunday, the spokesperson of the PNP, Brig. Gen Bernard Banac revealed that PNP chief Archie Gamboa received an invitation from the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte -National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC) to join a meeting calling for a revolutionary government. The organization urged the Davaoeño politician to run for president in 2016.
“The PNP remains true and loyal to the Constitution. We will continue to uphold it and obey legal orders from the duly constituted authorities…”
“The PNP will never support any move to establish a revolutionary government,” he added.
According to the report, PNP chief Archie Gamboa said he received the invitation through a Viber message. He said the physical copy of the invitation did not reach him.
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