MANILA – The threat on the lives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, will be dealt with the highest level of urgency, Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) chief, Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III, said Sunday.
In a radio interview, Torre said they are coordinating with the Presidential Security Command (PSC) as they began investigating Vice President Sara Duterte’s threat to have the First Couple killed, in case she is assassinated.
“The safety of the President is a national concern and any threat direct or indirect especially to his life and his immediate family must be addressed with the highest level of urgency. Medyo top priority namin itong trabaho (It seems this is our job’s top priority),” he said.
He reiterated the earlier statement of the PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil that the police force would treat any threat to the safety and security of the president and all public officials with utmost seriousness.
He said he thought of going to the President and the First Lady first to get their statements but decided to coordinate with the PSC instead.
“I would like to strategize muna (first) on how to proceed with this, whether I’ll go directly to the President, the First Lady, or I’ll just go to their security officers pero (but) most probably I’ll coordinate first with the PSC,” he said.
The PSC said Saturday it has beefed up its security measures around the first couple. (PNA)