(File photo) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Monday cited the need to ensure quality drug cases to ensure the conviction of culprits. "It's proof beyond reasonable doubt. That is the evidence that we need to stand in court. If there are doubts, those cases are dismissed. We all know that. So what we need here are quality cases. Importante lahat ng ebidensya (It is important that all pieces of evidence) will really stand up in court. Not the quantity, hindi yung maramihan nga na puro dismiss (we don't need many cases only for these to be dismissed)," he said during flag-raising rites at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame. Abalos said he also plans to raise funds to assist police officers who face intimidation from drug personalities through baseless lawsuits. "I know you have already experienced this. We are standing up against billionaires who benefit from this illegal i
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Philippine National Police headquarters, Camp Crame, Quezon City (File photo) MANILA - The selection process is ongoing for the first Philippine National Police (PNP) chief that will serve under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos on Sunday belied reports that Lt. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia, the deputy chief for administration, has been named the next PNP chief. "This is not true and the matter is being discussed," Abalos told the Philippine News Agency in a phone interview, adding that the announcement will be made within the next several weeks. Abalos said a team is giving recommendations to the President. If the rule of succession is followed, the other contender aside from Sermonia, PNP's No. 2 in command, is Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., deputy chief for operations. Danao has been the officer-in-charge of the 225,000-strong police force since Gen. Dionardo Carlos ret