Sen Ping Lacson: Hidilyn Diaz, Dapat Nang Maging Commissioned Officer ng AFP

 

Sen Ping Lacson: Hidilyn Diaz, Dapat Nang Maging Commissioned Officer ng AFP

    Dapat maging ganap na commissioned officer ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) si Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz dahil sa pambihirang karangalan na inialay ng atleta sa bansa.

    Ito ang mungkahi ni Senador Panfilo Lacson sa liderato ng Philippine Air Force (PAF), kung papayagan ng batas at regulasyon ng AFP.

    "As chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, I would strongly recommend to the AFP leadership that she be given a rank as a commissioned officer of the PAF. It's the least the service can give her," banggit ni Lacson sa panayam sa CNN Philippines.

    “Such a commission – either as a reserve or regular officer – is not just in recognition of her extraordinary feat, but also in recognition of her great potential to provide a good example to her fellow soldiers both as an athlete and as a leader,” dagdag ng mambabatas.

Ani Lacson, "very deserving" si Diaz matapos masungkit ang unang gintong medalya ng Pilipinas sa Olympics. "This is an even more extraordinary accomplishment, a first in our history," banggit pa ng mambabatas.

    Binigyan din aniya ni Diaz ng dahilan ang 110 milyong Pilipino na magdiwang sa harap na rin ng matitinding pinagdadaanan ng bansa. "She makes us Filipinos very, very proud," banggit ni Lacson.

    Ayon pa kay Lacson, tumatak din sa mga Pinoy ang pagtugtog ng "Lupang Hinirang" habang sumasaludo ang gold medalist na ayon pa sa mambabatas ay "the most touching moment that will be relived in our memories for a long, long time."

    Samantala, nasa Malacañang na rin umano kung maglalabas pa ito ng paghingi ng dispensa kay Diaz at sa sports personality na si Gretchen Ho matapos na idawit sa "matrix" ni alias “Bikoy” noong 2019.

    "Apologies cannot be demanded nor urged. Even if the apologies are volunteered, they are worthless if not offered with sincerity. That said, it is only Malacañang who can on their own decide to offer that public apology to Hidilyn Diaz as well as to sports enthusiast and writer Gretchen Ho for wrongfully including them in a matrix authored by ‘Bikoy,'” pahabol pa ni Lacson.