Commission on Human Rights
(MANILA BULLETIN)
In a video that went viral on social media, five members of the said task force were seen aggressively manhandling the vendor, Warren Villanueva, who was holding on to his cart his main utility for selling.
CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline de Guia noted that the violent apprehension of the vendor shocked viewers. “The use of excessive force by the task force appears unjustified and unnecessary,” she said. “It constitutes cruelty, degrades the person, and can cause long-term psychological harm.”
The CHR welcomed and lauded the swift action of Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez to suspend and file administrative cases against the five members of the task force in order to ensure that such acts of abuse will not take place again.
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Philippine police’s Christmas prank puts brutality, mistrust in spotlight after recent killing of mother and son Alan Robles in Manila alanrobles@gmail.com Policemen patrol a market in Manila. A bizarre prank has highlighted public anger and mistrust of the force. Photo: AFP
On December 15, policemen in Cebu City in the Philippines approached two men, told them they were under arrest and led them to a waiting vehicle. The two nervous men were surprised when more officers suddenly appeared, sang them a carol and then presented them with a gift basket.
It was, the police explained, their way of wishing members of the public a merry Christmas.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to distance himself from alleged abuses by law enforcers under his watch, after a national outcry over the killing of a mother and her son by a police officer, which was captured on video and spread like wildfire on social media.
In a televised address on Monday night, Duterte said the shootings were “too brutal”, describing the officer involved as having a “mental disorder”, even as a chorus of condemnation erupted and Vice President Leni Robredo – an opposition politician – condemned “a larger architecture of impunity” in the country.
“Don’t include those lunatic cops and soldiers from my affection of the police and the military,” Duterte said in Filipino, swearing that he would make sure the suspect would not be able to get away with his crime.
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