Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald de la Rosa does not believe that Special Action Force (SAF) commandos assigned to the national penitentiary New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City are involved in illegal drugs. De la Rosa on Wednesday defended his men “with an open heart” after Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd alleged that the SAF commandos guarding the NBP may have links to drug traders. But according to de la Rosa, he already requested President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw the commandos and immediately have the Marines take over the prison security. De la Rosa said the SAF commandos are more needed in Marawi City for their “urban warfare” expertises. Aguirre said he had talked to SAF Director Benjamin Lusad about replacing the 300 SAF commandos assigned to the NBP in the “fourth week” of July.

Source: Manila Times July 05, 2017 13:30 UTC