The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Sunday defended the media interview of retired Army General Jovito Palparan, insisting it was in accord “with prevailing rules, legal precepts, and jurisprudence.”
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Re-electionist Senator Leila De Lima called a bad April Fool's Day joke the interview of convicted retired army general Jovito Palparan with anti-communist insurgency task force Spokesperson Lorraine Badoy.
Senator Leila De Lima (FILE PHOTO) "It came a day too early. A bad joke for April Fool’s
The Department of Justice will look into how convicted kidnapper retired general Jovito Palparan was interviewed by Presidential Communications Undersecretary on SMNI Network, and was also carried by the NTF-ELCAC official Facebook page.
One wouldn’t have been surprised, but definitely would have wished that President Duterte – basically in self-respect but much more so in respect for his high public office – shouldn’t have done it.