Pres. Benigno Aquino III has reminded Army Brig. Gen. Alexander Balutan to remain neutral and refrain from issuing statements that could create “negative consequences.”
Aquino said he had seen Balutan’s post on Facebook where he expressed his discontent on the P10 billion ‘pork barrel’ fund scam.
Balutan said the money could have been spent in social services.
Lack of social services, he said, was one of the causes of poverty in Mindanao where a lot of soldiers have died fighting rebellion.
“Agree ako dun… kasama niya akong nadidismaya at kasama niya ako na naghahanap ng katarungan at hustisya dito. Pero ‘di ka maaaring magsalita ng ganoon dahil maaaring maraming gumamit sa mga sinabi mo para mag-create ng negative consequences sa lipunan. Sana mapaalala kay General Balutan ‘yun,” Aquino said.
Being a current serving military officer, Balutan should stay neutral, Aquino said.
“Wala naman ako nakikitang mali sa sinabi ni General Balutan. Pero meron tayong patakaran na dapat ang ating militar at kapulisan ay kailangan all the time neutral para ‘di tayo magkaroon ng sitwasyon na pwede magkagulo,” he said. [PNA]
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