(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said he still has complete trust in the PNP-Special Action Force (SAF) commandos deployed in New Bilibid Prison (NBP) despite the stabbing incident that left one dead and four others injured.
“They are still the best sa mga tao ko, yung SAF na yan. I stand by them. Kung sila ay nagkakamali, I am willing to put my neck on the line kapag sinasabi ninyo may ginawa silang hindi [dapat] ginagawa,” Dela Rosa said in an interview.
Tony died due to stab wounds while other high-profile inmates Jaybee Sebastian, Peter Co and Vicente Sy were wounded.
Sebastian, Peter, and Sy were now stable but still under observation.
Investigations are still conducted by authorities, with a CCTV footage already being looked upon to clear any doubts.
On the other hand, Dela Rosa said the SAF has confiscated a ton of contrabands during their first Oplan Galugad in the maximum security compound.
“Nung pumasok ang SAF nag-Galugad sila doon, marami silang nakuha. Afterwards nag-Galugad ulit sila, meron na naman silang nakuha,” the PNP Chief said.
“Yung buong Building 14 na yan or maximum na yan hindi mo talaga madi-dig inch by inch na kalkalkin mo talaga inch by inch ng lupa ng walls. Otherwise babagsak yung building na yan,” he added.
Dela Rosa pointed out the adeptness of the inmates in hiding contrabands, hinting that they have entered before the SAF deployment.
“Magaling magtago yung mga tao diyan. Kaya nga nalulusutan pa rin, pero as far as the entry of contraband is concerned, alam ko na talagang hindi na iyon nakakapasok. Siguro dati na yun nakapasok sa loob na hindi nila nakalkal somewhere yung mga contrabands na iyon dahil hindi mo talaga magigiba yung buong building.”
(Rex Felix Salvador I, Eagle News)
