By Ben Serrano
Correspondent
BUTUAN City — Bombo Radyo Philippines, through its national news director Elmar Acol and Cagayan de Oro news anchor Jun Ocat, yesterday said it is standing by its news story that the military has been monitoring Vice President Leni Robredo, Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima.
In a news article published by The Philippine Star yesterday, Armed Forces (AFP) spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla denied having told Bombo Radyo in an interview that they have been monitoring political personalities deemed against President Rodrigo Duterte.
Bombo Radyo has posted the news report on their interview with Padilla on Sunday at www.bomboadyo.com.
“We are standing by our news story and we are just telling the truth,” Acol said in a text message.
Acol said they based their news story on a live interview of Padilla with its Cagayan de Oro station on Sunday.
“Klaro naman sa transcript sa news story namin at saka sa voice clippings record namin during (the) interview with Bombo Radyo Cagayan de Oro last Sunday yung sinabi lahat ni Brig Gen. Padilla,” Acol added.
Bombo Radyo’s early morning news report Acol and Ocat through its live broadcast news at 7 am yesterday morning aired simultaneously in all its radio stations nationwide stood by its report.
“Pinanindigan ng Bombo Radyo ang binalita nito na mino-monitor ng AFP sila si Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Trillanes at nakakulong na si Senator Leila De Lima sa pamamagitan ng pakipag-panayam kay AFP spokesman Brig Gen, Restituto Padilla ng Bombo Radyo Cagayan de Oro na si Jun Ocat noong nakaraang araw. Gayong tinanggi ito ni Padilla mismo,” Acol said in his live news cast yesterday.
After the statement, Acol and Ocat played the audio clip on its Sunday interview with Padilla.
Here’s the transcript of the radio interview with Brig Gen Padilla:
Bombo Jun Ocat: Lastly na lang General, nabang-git ng ating commander in chief, Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ukol doon sa mga destabilization o nabanggit iyong mga pangalan na Trillanes, de Lima, Robredo na umanoy nasa likod ng bahagi nang pagpapa-bagsak sa kanya. Base sa inyong intelligence ninyo, talaga bang existing ito bago nabanggit ito ng pangulo?
Gen. Padilla: Unang-una po, ang mahal na pangulo ay nasa kanya po lahat ng mga impor-masyon ng ahensiya. Ahensiya na hindi la-mang ang hukbong sandahan ang nagbibi-gay kundi may iba pa pong ahensiya ng ating pamahalaan na naatasan upang magkaroon ng intelligence gathering. So, siya po ang nakakita ng kabuuan ng ating seguidad at may mga bagay diyan na mismo kami ay hind namin napag-alaman. Kaya’t maaring iyang hinahawakang niyang impormasyon na nangggaling din sa ibang ahensiya ang kanyang naging basehan para sabihin niya. Pero sa amin, sa aming monitoring ay walang nakaki-tang anumang grupo na malaki o maimpluwensa na kayang magkaroon ng malaking puwersa upang kalabanin ang ating pamahalaan o kalabanin ang ating hukbo at makaka-implu-wensiya na magpalit itong na ito.
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