IN OCTOBER 2021 alone, media reported several cases of extortion and rape involving the police when dealing with persons supposedly in violation of cur
IN OCTOBER 2021 alone, media reported several cases of extortion and rape involving the police when dealing with persons supposedly in violation of cur
“Justice is finally served” following the conviction of Jonel Nuezca (pic) for killing mother and son Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Guillermo Eleazar said on Thursday
Advocates warn over arming civilian groups
Human rights group Karapatan said that this would only lead to more human rights violations in the context of the numerous reported cases of extrajudicial killings especially with the police and military’s repeated use of the ‘nanlaban’ (fought back) narrative, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture and other grave violations.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – Groups expressed their opposition over President Duterte’s proposal to arm anti-crime civilian groups.
Duterte made the proposal during the launch of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers last June 25.
Vice President Leni Robredo said that arming civilian groups is dangerous while the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said that Philippine National Police (PNP) is “more than enough to fight the crime.”
Published June 27, 2021, 3:26 PM
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be crafting guidelines for the regular conduct of Psychiatric-Psychological Exam (PPE) to all its personnel amid cases of grave misconduct of some police officers, the recent was that of a police sergeant who went on a shooting rampage inside the Manila Police District headquarters.
PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said they are currently waiting for the recommendations of the PNP Health Service which will be major considerations in coming up with guidelines that would be observed in the regular assessment of emotional and mental health state of all policemen.
“This recent incident at MPD, along with the previous ones, highlights the need for us to closely look into the overall state of our men. We should not only look on how they perform their job but also their physical, emotional and especially their mental state,” said Eleazar.