“WE need to resolve the errors. They need to be rectified. If the commander is wrong, then we remove him.”

Ito ang sagot ni Director Leocadio Santiago ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) sa mga panawagan na dapat may masibak dahil sa madugong pambibihag sa Luneta noong Lunes.

Kahapon, apat na tauhan ng Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) ang inalis habang may imbestigasyon sa maaaring kapalpakan sa pangyayari, ani Senior Supt. Agrimero Cruz, tagapagsalita ng PNP.

Sinabi ni Santiago na handa siya at iba pang opisyal sa ilalim niya ay handang magbitiw kung kinakailangan.

“If that is necessary, we will do that if it will rectify a lot of things. If this call is grandstanding, then let’s forget about it,” aniya.

Aniya, sinisikap ng PNP na lubos maging tapat kaugnay sa hostage drama na sinasabi ng marami na kinakitaan ng kapabayaan ng  “Manila’s finest.”

“We are no longer the old organization that hides the errors. We are being transparent ... Whatever error we made we will accept it and whatever punishment needed that will be given,” aniya.  DJY, COA, MM