Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the alleged abuse, killings, and human rights violation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to their persistent failure to follow police operational procedures.
In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 767, Tulfo cited several failed operations of the members of the PNP, including that of Pandi, Bulacan and Rogriguez, Rizal cops.
The legislator recalled the Aug. 12 incident wherein Pandi, Bulacan PNP entered the property of Rodelio Vicente claiming they were conducting a manhunt for an alias “Elmer”.
Vicente, who sought the lawmaker’s help through his program “Raffy Tulfo in Action,” was taken into custody and arrested for allegedly committing Direct Assault and Disobedience to a person in Authority without any warrant of arrest or justification.
“The police officers were not wearing their uniform but were wearing ski masks instead during the said manhunt operations.”
The senator from Isabela and Davao shared that the said police officers were not wearing their uniform but were wearing ski masks instead during the said manhunt operations. They even physically assaulted Vicente’s daughter.
Adding insult to the injury, Vicente’s son was just visiting his father in the precinct when he was taken into custody by the PNP Pandi Bulacan Police for allegedly committing Direct Assault and Disobedience to a person in Authority.
Tulfo also recalled the case of John Francis Ompad who was killed by Police Corporal Arnulfo Sabillo of the PNP Rodriguez, Rizal on August 20.
Reportedly, the incident started when Sabillo chased after John Ace, John Francis’ brother, for allegedly refusing to show his documents and driving away at an “Oplan Sita” checkpoint.
John Ace purportedly threw his helmet at Sabillo because he allegedly saw the backrider of Sabillo, Jeffrey Baguio, a civilian, pulling something out.
Sabillo then allegedly tried to shoot John Ace but it hit John Francis instead who was just coming out of their house.
“Aforementioned two incidents happened within the same month; and just weeks after the death of Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar who was killed by PNP Police Operatives from Navotas under a claim of mistaken identity. The operation was found to have had several irregularities and non-compliance with the PNP Police Operations Procedure,” the resolution read.
“The protection of human rights is a fundamental principle enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.”
“The protection of human rights is a fundamental principle enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. And there is a need for the Police to strictly observe their Police Operations Procedure and to ensure strict application of the internal discipline of the PNP,” it added.
