MANILA, Philippines—Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., the spokesperson of a counterinsurgency task force with a P19-billion budget for 2021, appeared to be trying to make amends with Sen. Richard Gordon after he said it was “stupid” for senators to call for defunding the task force.
Parlade, however, did not say sorry in his remark and said he was called stupid and imbecile by Gordon, too. He said despite the senator’s remarks, he was not considering calling for the dissolution of the Philippine National Red Cross, which Gordon heads, or calling for soldiers to stop giving blood to Gordon’s group.
“I am a regular blood donor of the Red Cross. I also encourage my soldiers to donate bl…
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