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PNoy: Espina offered to resign, won't be next PNP chief
By ANDREO CALONZO, GMA News
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(Updated 4:34 p.m.) TARLAC CITY -- President Benigno Aquino III on Friday confirmed that Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina has offered to resign, and is no longer in the running for next Philippine National Police chief.
In a media briefing, Aquino said appointing Espina as PNP chief will be "disruptive to the service" since he only has three months to serve before he retires in July.
“Is he still in the running? Iyon na nga ang point. He assumes today, he has to about three months to serve. ‘Pag nag-three months to serve siya, may turnover na naman to the next guy who replaces him, and that’s disruptive to the service. And on that basis nga General Espina has decided to resign,” Aquino said.
The President further said he will not accept Espina's resignation until he finds a new head of the PNP.
Later in the day, Espina issued a statement confirming that he indeed filed his resignation as OIC of the PNP.
Both Espina and Purisima belong to the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1981. — KBK/RSJ, GMA News
In a media briefing, Aquino said appointing Espina as PNP chief will be "disruptive to the service" since he only has three months to serve before he retires in July.
“Is he still in the running? Iyon na nga ang point. He assumes today, he has to about three months to serve. ‘Pag nag-three months to serve siya, may turnover na naman to the next guy who replaces him, and that’s disruptive to the service. And on that basis nga General Espina has decided to resign,” Aquino said.
The President further said he will not accept Espina's resignation until he finds a new head of the PNP.
Later in the day, Espina issued a statement confirming that he indeed filed his resignation as OIC of the PNP.
"I didn’t want to get in the way of the President Aquino’s free hand in appointing a new chief PNP, thus, I earlier signified intention to be relieved as officer-in-charge of the PNP," said Espina.
Espina was named officer-in-charge of the PNP in December last year following the suspension of Director General Alan Purisima over corruption accusations.
Purisima, who is also being blamed for the deaths of 44 elite policemen in the infamous January 25 Mamasapano incident, later on resigned as PNP chief.
Purisima, who is also being blamed for the deaths of 44 elite policemen in the infamous January 25 Mamasapano incident, later on resigned as PNP chief.
Both Espina and Purisima belong to the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1981. — KBK/RSJ, GMA News
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