Palace: Quo warranto may be needed to remove Parlade

Malacañang suggested that a legal challenge, such as a quo warranto petition, might be necessary to remove Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. from his role as spokesperson for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).

This suggestion comes in response to calls from some senators for Parlade's removal, citing the constitutional prohibition against active military officers holding civilian positions.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque acknowledged that the issue of Parlade's position is debatable, as the military is involved in the NTF-ELCAC.

Roque posited that Parlade might be speaking as a representative of the military within the task force, making the distinction between a military and civilian role unclear in this context.