President Duterte Admits He Ordered PNP Chief Dela Rosa To Reinstate CIDG 8 Marcos

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted he was the one who ordered PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to reinstate CIDG Region 8 head, police Superintendent Marvin Marcos.

The President cleared Special Presidential Assistant Bong Go of allegations that he was the one who asked Dela Rosa to reinstate Marcos.

In an interview with CNN Philippines, President Duterte explained why he decided to reinstate CIDG 8 Head Marvin Marcos.

“Ganito yan, si Bong inoderan ko, call. By the time pinasa niya, ang sumagot si Dela Rosa. Sabi ko, do not remove the guy because kasali yan sa…” Duterte said.

The President wants to know if the cops that implicated by Kerwin Espinosa were real drug protectors.

“I am doing an investigative job. Natapos na yun, si Dolina was cleared. Marcos, positive. Kasi I was keeping track of his movements. Alisin mo ako doon, mawala bigla ang… Mawala lahat. Hindi ko masundan,” he added.

Now, after the President tracked the movements of Marvin Marcos, President Duterte said that he must face charges.

“He has to face the charges. Ngayon, pwede nang… Let him maintain the right to be heard.” he said.

Furthermore, President Duterte also said during his speech at the graduation of the PNP-Highway Patrol Group riders in Davao City that after the investigative job, he discovered that Chief Supt. Asher Dolina who implicated by Kerwin Espinosa was clean while Marcos was not.

“I’d like to make it public. Kaya sabi ko as it is kayo diyan. Doon ko nalaman na si Dolina malinis. Si Marcos, may tama. Kaya huwag mong galawin kasi gusto kong tignan,” President Duterte said during his speech.

In addition, the President also said that the reason why he wanted the CIDG 8 Chief to stay in his position because he waited slowly to build up the case against Marvin Marcos.

“Kung biglain mo, eh napuputol ang nagbi-build up ng kaso. Alam na natin na before Espinosa na wala siya sa unang listahan,” he added.

In an earlier statement to the media, Dela Rosa said someone “higher up” ordered him to reinstate Marcos. He also referred to this “higher up” as a “kumpare.”

Following Dela Rosa’s statement, Senator Leila De Lima came out with her own statement, saying “a source” told her Special Presidential Assistant Bong Go was the one who asked for Marcos’ reinstatement.

Both Go and Dela Rosa denied De Lima’s statement.

Source: CNN Philippines