PNP chief Eleazar says 'doesn't want to entertain' calls for 2022 polls bid

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/06/10/20210604-pnp-body-camera-launch-gc-000_8345.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police General Guillermo Eleazar speaks to the members of the press during the launch of body-worn cameras (BWC) for police personnel held inside the Camp Crame in Quezon City on June 4, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday said he &quot;does not want to entertain&quot; calls for him to run in next year&#x27;s elections.</p><p>Eleazar said he would retire in November when he reaches the PNP&#x27;s mandatory retirement age of 56.</p><p>&quot;Sa ngayon po I don’t want to be distracted kasi ngayon po nakukulayan yung trabahong dati ko pa naman ginagawa. I don’t want to be distracted and entertain these things,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>(Right now, I don&#x27;t want to be distracted because my job is being treated with malice.)</p><p>&quot;Ang hangad ko lang pagkatapos ng aking trabaho is makapagpahinga at makasama ang aking pamilya.&quot;</p><p>(I just want to rest and be with my family after finishing my job.)</p><p>He urged those calling on him to run for public office to &quot;help in your own little way.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Nagpapasalamat ako sa kanila pero tulungan niyo po kami in your own little way para magtagumpay ang pulis,&quot; he said.</p><p>(I&#x27;m grateful to them but help us in your own little way so the police can succeed.)</p><p>Eleazar in May succeeded Ret. Gen. Debold Sinas as the country&#x27;s PNP chief.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/21/guillermo-eleazar-next-pnp-chief-sinas">Duterte picks Eleazar as next PNP chief</a></li></ul><p>Former PNP chief Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa had sought and won a Senate seat after pioneering the administration&#x27;s drug war.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1731500" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday said he "does not want to entertain" calls for him to run in next year's elections.</p>

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday said he "does not want to entertain" calls for him to run in next year's elections.

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PNP chief Eleazar says 'doesn't want to entertain' calls for 2022 polls bid

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Published Jul 21, 2021 11:25 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 21, 2021 11:47 AM PHT

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