Rappler talks to Amina Rasul-Bernardo, president of the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, about the observance of Eid'l Fitr during the COVID-19 pandemic
Eleazar to continue weight loss program, but with leeway for senior officers
May 10, 2021 6:06 PM PHT
Jairo Bolledo
The new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar said he would continue the agency s weight-loss program to ensure that obese and overweight officers would get back in shape.
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Matagal na nating gustong papayatin ang ating mga pulis na obese or overweight. In fact ang ating [acceptable] body mass index (BMI) ay ating isinusulong (It’s been so long that we wanted our obese and overweight police officers be fit. In fact, we are promoting the acceptable BMI),” Eleazar said in a Rappler Talk interview on May 9.
Rappler Talk: Where s the end to drugs and crime?
May 9, 2021 4:08 PM PHT
President Rodrigo Duterte has one year left in office, yet his promise of eradicating drugs and crime is still far from reach.
While crime has declined, drug lords remain at large, and killings have not stopped. Deaths in police operations continue to rise. The Department of Justice released a damning report detailing how police have been violating protocols in Duterte s prized war against illegal drugs.
Amid these, Duterte appointed Guillermo Eleazar as the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – his preferred agency to enforce his campaigns.
Rappler Talk: Justice in the Manila secret jail cell case
Apr 27, 2021 2:31 PM PHT
Bookmark this page to watch the interview at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 27
After being exposed for keeping a secret jail cell behind a bookshelf in their station, Manila policemen were cleared of complaints filed against them by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
The Office of the Ombudsman said it did not find enough evidence that the policemen acted in bad faith.
How is this so?
In this episode of Rappler Talk, reporter Rambo Talabong sits down with CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia to discuss the merits of the complaints, why they fell short at the Ombudsman, and why the issue matters.