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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng Interior Secretary na ang pagsusuot ng mga pulis ng body camera ay ‘ipinag-uutos ng batas’ nangangailangan ng konteksto

By VERA Files | Sep 13, 2022 8:35 PM

Sa pag-update sa status ng pagpapatupad ng patakarang nag-aatas sa mga alagad ng batas na magsuot ng body camera sa mga operasyon ng pulisya, sinabi ni Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. na ito ay “ipinag-uutos ng batas.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

Bato Dela Rosa, Benhur Abalos, body camera, PNP, police, supreme court

FACT CHECK NED FC

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Interior Secretary’s claim that police officers are ‘mandated by law’ to wear body cameras needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 13, 2022 8:35 PM

Updating on the status of the implementation of the policy requiring law enforcers to wear body cameras during police operations, Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. said it is “mandated by law.” This needs context.

Bato Dela Rosa, Benhur Abalos, body camera, PNP, police, supreme court

FACT CHECK

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jonel Nuezca was NOT stabbed in jail

By VERA Files | Jan 12, 2021 10:26 AM

No such incident has been reported by the media or Nuezca’s legal camp.

Jonel Nuezca, police

Commentary

Police, victims, and a call for change

By Gustavo Gonzalez* | Dec 26, 2020 3:17 PM

The 20 December killing of two unarmed civilians, Sonya and Frank Gregorio, has rightly met with widespread condemnation and ignited the debate about the need for police reform in the Philippines.

call for change, police, Tarlac shooting

Drug war survivor claims police shot at them, ‘execution-style’

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL | Jan 28, 2017 4:53 PM

He played dead to save his life. Having been shot in the chest, Efren Morillo had to cover his wound, slide down a ravine, cross a stream, climb a hill and crawl to the nearest highway to get help.

Drug, drug war, Killings, police, tokhang

Teachers’ group seeks police, military involvement as election inspectors

Apr 19, 2013 9:32 AM

By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES COTABATO City— Social Studies teacher Abunawas Solaiman clearly remembers the 2004 elections because, he said, it was the only time he felt safe serving as a member of the Board of Election Inspectors. He was then assigned at precinct 21-A in Barangay Katbo, Matanog in Maguindanao, serving alongside a policeman and a marine […]

ARMM, armm elections, military, police