Malacañang said death threats against President Rodrigo Duterte are just part of the “territory” while it welcomes new level of security protocols implemented by Presidential Security Group.
Earlier, in a campaign rally of PDP-Laban in Malabon City, PSG placed a bulletproof glass panel in front of the president as addition security measure.
Presidential Salvador Panelo said, there has always been threats against national leaders, and all the more so against President Duterte who has made enemies in all fronts when he declared a war against drugs, criminality, corruption and all forms of illegality.
According to Panelo, it is public knowledge that the Chief Executive has made many powerful enemies for spearheading this reform agenda in the two-and-a-half years of his presidency.
However, Panelo added that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a man of the masses and has made himself accessible to the public, and will do so at every opportunity.
“The man (Duterte) could not care less about these threats,” Panelo said.
Malacañang however admitted that the president, bound by security protocols and, whether he likes it or not, these protocols are mandatorily attached to the position he holds and “it is the duty of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to provide the highest level of security protocols, which includes putting up a bulletproof glass panel if it deems necessary at a given situation, to keep the man holding the most powerful position in the country safe.”
“Whether the threats are real or imagined, we take them seriously and the Palace commends the PSG for doing a good job. We also thank the overwhelming majority of Filipinos who understand the complexities involved in protecting the President’s welfare and show genuine concern on the security of the President,” adds Panelo.
