Marcos: We won’t allow ‘agents within the country’ to destabilize gov’t

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech for the Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor ceremonies in Mt. Samat, Bataan, on Tuesday April 9, 2024. Photo from RTV Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said his administration would not let “agents within the country to destabilize our government.”

Speaking with Army troops at Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City, Marcos stressed the importance of loyalty to the country.

“We will also not allow agents within the country to destabilize our government and create division within our nation,” he said.

“So, I urge all of you to continue to [demonstrate] your loyalty, patriotism, and service to your country. And let that love of country remain as your compass in your duty to our country and to our people,”  he added.

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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV previously claimed that some active senior members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were trying to recruit members to take part in a purported scheme to oust Marcos.

According to him, former PNP officials, mostly from Davao, including a former police chief, are also involved in the supposed plot.

But PNP Chief General Rommel Marbil earlier said he is “confident” that “there is no truth” to rumors involving the organization to the latest ouster plot against Marcos.