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Published April 22, 2021 1:54pm The People s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) of Quezon City has formally sought explanation from city police chief Police Brigadier General Antonio Yarra regarding the alleged red-tagging of Maginhawa Community Pantry organizers and volunteers. In a letter dated April 20, PLEB also asks Yarra to explain the use of the Quezon City Police District s Facebook page for matters which appear to perpetuate red-tagging. It is beyond comprehension why allegedly certain members of our PNP approached them to ask for the organizer s cellphone number and her affiliations, said lawyer Rafael Calinisan, PLEB executive officer, in a statement. Yarra has already apologized to the organizer of the Maginhawa Community Pantry over a social media post supposedly red-tagging the volunteers.
Published April 22, 2021, 1:36 PM
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has “failed to respond properly and adequately” to the letter sent by the People’s Law Enforcement Board’s (PLEB), the body that is currently investigating the police district’s alleged red-tagging.
This was according to Lawyer Rafael Calinisan, PLEB executive officer, who also said he has “been waiting for reply” from the QCPD to his text message and letter, but as of Thursday, there are still no replies from them yet.
“I’m actually bothered that I’m not getting any reply when this is a matter of significant importance,” Calinisan told Manila Bulletin in a Viber call.
Taxi driver sues QCPD deputy who ordered his arrest without warrant
Published February 16, 2021 6:31pm A taxi driver has filed a complaint against a ranking officer of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) who cursed him and ordered his arrest despite the lack of a warrant. Taxi driver Marlon Bacsal filed a complaint before the People’s Law Enforcement Board against Police Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Capocao, the deputy director for operations at the QCPD for grave misconduct, conduct unbecoming of a police officer and oppression. In his complaint, Bacsal said the police officer wanted his taxi transferred that was parked in front of his house.
CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA) –Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assures all faculty and students in the University of the Philippines Diliman of the City Government’s support for academic freedom in the embattled University.
“I was a lecturer at the UP before, and I know how important academic freedom is in an educational institution,” Belmonte said.
True learning will only happen in an environment where there is a free discourse of ideas by all members of the community.
Quezon City is known as a bastion of higher learning being host to many prestigious universities and colleges. “In Quezon City, academic freedom will always be protected and upheld,” Belmonte stressed.