PNP creates guidelines for police on engaging with community pantries
May 20, 2021 11:46 AM PHT
Jairo Bolledo
Amid the ongoing wrangle between community pantry organizers and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has already crafted guidelines to be followed by cops when engaging with said pantries.
The PNP announced on Thursday, May 20, that the PNP Directorate for Police Community Relations has created guidelines that will be strictly followed by policemen designated to guard the pantries.
Under the guidelines, police presence in the vicinity of the pantries should only be for the purpose of maintaining peace and order and ensuring that minimum health protocols are being observed.
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PAMPANGA. Volunteers from Barangay San Nicolas in Masantol, Pampanga prepare the goods to be served to those who need them through a community pantry. (Contributed photo)
+ May 20, 2021 THE Philippine National Police (PNP) Directorate for Police Community Relations (DPCR) is crafting guidelines to be followed by police personnel in engaging with community pantry organizers to avoid any further misconceptions and misunderstanding.
PNP Chief General Guillermo Eleazar said under the guidelines, police presence in the vicinity of community pantries should not be to conduct profiling of organizers, but to maintain peace and order and ensure that minimum public health safety standards are strictly observed.
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All is well that ends well.
Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) met on Tuesday, March 16, and discussed the controversy brought by letter of the intelligence chief of Calbayog City that asks the local court to provide the names of the lawyers representing communist rebels and their alleged supporters.
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The letter, which went viral on social media last week, caused human rights groups and the legal community to express grave concern amid the series of killings of members of lawyers and other members of the judiciary.
In a joint statement on Wednesday, the PNP, represented by its officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, and IBP president Domingo Egon Cayosa, have both expressed to work hand in hand to address the number of cases surrounding the deaths of judges, prosecutors, and member of the legal profession over the past several years. (File photo: Integrated Bar of the Philippines/Facebook)
MANILA – Officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) renewed their commitment to jointly addressing issues on police operations and the protection of legal professionals in the country.
In a joint statement on Wednesday, the PNP, represented by its officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, and IBP president Domingo Egon Cayosa, have both expressed to work hand in hand to address the number of cases surrounding the deaths of judges, prosecutors, and member of the legal profession over the past several years.