PHILIPPINE National Police Chief Ronald de la Rosa said on Wednesday that it was President Rodrigo Duterte who wanted the reinstatement of a controversial police official who has been linked to the murder of a former mayor from Leyte to justify his pay. “The President intimated to me walang ginagawa ‘yung mga ‘g***o’ na ‘yan. Pagtrabahuhin mo ‘yan dahil sayang ‘yung government money na sinusweldo nila wala silang ginagawa,” said de la Rosa in his testimony before the Senate on Wednesday. (The President intimated to me that these good for nothing cops were not doing anything and yet were being paid their salaries with government money.) De la Rosa said he viewed the President’s statement as a “necessary instruction” for him to obey.

Source: Manila Times July 26, 2017 09:22 UTC