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Faeldon after getting fired: 'I do as I am told'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://scontent.fmnl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/69463754_10157447204010168_6272928327128842240_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&amp;_nc_eui2=AeGXowF2lOdP6gJZxMbpTS5sw8pG68WGmyjZIzbose40_dostD3TZUOP7gjQBEnrBqxig7nmDp6ip9PyIE3ebM2OdVlBKEItd6frvIICC1j_JA&amp;_nc_oc=AQnhmjAew4pmQtl4lL_a01OnRBjCtyPZUMQTmhUwKsCV_F6d5ojiuoYa4oO6f7dI1hQ&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fmnl2-1.fna&amp;oh=22dca8b5464897ff02a992cb0eb2ebe8&amp;oe=5E14C5F8"/></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATE)—Hours after learning that President Rodrigo Duterte fired him, Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon said he was OK with the decision.&quot;I am a soldier. I do as I am told,&quot; Faeldon told ABS-CBN News&#x27; Henry Omaga-Diaz in a text message.Later in a tweet, Faeldon added: &quot;My commander-in-chief/appointing authority has spoken. I am a marine and a marine does as he is told. I most humbly bow to my commander-in-chief&#x27;s order without any hard feelings,&quot;Duterte earlier demanded Faeldon&#x27;s resignation after the corrections head approved the release of several heinous-crime convicts, under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law.Duterte eventually clarified he was dismissing Faeldon.In a response to a reporter&#x27;s query on whether he was sacking the official, Duterte said: &quot;Yes, now.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/19/duterte-wants-bucor-chief-faeldon-to-resign">Duterte fires BuCor chief Faeldon</a></li></ul>Faeldon came under fire after news surfaced that his agency approved convicted rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez&#x27;s release based on good conduct while in prison.This was not the first of Faeldon&#x27;s controversies. Also a former Customs chief, he was accused of letting some billions worth of shabu slip past port inspections in 2017.<div>— With reports from Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News</div>

MANILA (UPDATE)—Hours after learning that President Rodrigo Duterte fired him, Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon said he was OK with the decision.

MANILA (UPDATE)—Hours after learning that President Rodrigo Duterte fired him, Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon said he was OK with the decision.