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Vice President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Duterte plants a tree during the Department of Education Turnover Ceremony at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, Department of Education Central Office in Pasig City on July 18, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172249527438520240718-deped-duterte-angara-turnover-JV9871 (2).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Vice President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Duterte plants a tree during the Department of Education Turnover Ceremony at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, Department of Education Central Office in Pasig City on July 18, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday defended the recall of 75 police personnel from the security detail of Vice President Sara Duterte.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I don’t think it’s a bad matter to recall some of the personnel and she still has 300 bodyguards, bigger than the President’s security,” Remulla said.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Philippine National Police said it recalled 75 of the 106 officers assigned to Duterte were recalled to address a shortage of personnel in Metro Manila. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br/></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br/></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The PNP said the move was properly coordinated. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Again ang objective ng PNP leadership ay dagdagan yung mga pulis natin on the ground para madagdagan at ma-sustain natin yung police visibility and presence at nagamit natin itong mga pulis na ito nitong nagdaaang SONA, nitong nagdaaang bagyo,&quot; said PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duterte this week released an &quot;open letter&quot; to PNP chief Rommel Marbil saying the recall of the 75 police officers was part of &quot;political harassment&quot; against her, adding that the cops who had been transferred were PNP personnel she trusted. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/29/vp-duterte-says-pullout-of-police-security-political-harassment-933">VP Duterte says pullout of police security &#x27;political harassment&#x27;</a></span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She also raised concerns about her family&#x27;s safety, claiming that police &quot;cased&quot; her house and had tried to find out where she lives.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa, a former PNP chief, called on retired police and military personnel to volunteer to provide additional security to the Vice President. </span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/30/sara-duterte-should-respect-pnp-lawmakers-say-1829">Sara Duterte should respect PNP, lawmakers say</a></span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>– With a report from Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News </strong></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday defended the recall of 75 police personnel from the security detail of Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday defended the recall of 75 police personnel from the security detail of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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VP Duterte’s reduced security ‘not a bad matter’: Remulla

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