{"id":272189,"date":"2020-10-18T03:11:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T07:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=272189"},"modified":"2020-10-18T03:11:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T07:11:08","slug":"pnp-eyes-new-strategy-to-address-street-crimes-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/18\/pnp-eyes-new-strategy-to-address-street-crimes-ano\/","title":{"rendered":"PNP eyes new strategy to address street crimes: A\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on Friday (Oct. 11, 2019) (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on Sunday promised to employ a new strategy in running after criminals after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed the need to purchase new motorcycles for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help prevent street crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cGagawa kami ng<\/em>\u00a0strategy (We will prepare a strategy). It would be a combination of uniformed and non-uniformed policemen just for that purpose.\u00a0Lilinisin natin yung mga kalsada na yan ng masasamang loob<\/em>\u00a0(We will clear the streets of criminals),\u201d A\u00f1o said in an interview over DZBB.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said he directed PNP chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan to submit requirements on the acquisition of new motorcycles that will strengthen policemen’s capability to prevent and respond to street crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the order of the President,\u00a0nag-usap kami ni<\/em>\u00a0Gen. Cascolan.\u00a0Sabi ko<\/em>\u00a0submit\u00a0yung<\/em>\u00a0requirements\u00a0nung motorsiklo pa na kailangan natin at ilang mga tao ang kailangan natin i<\/em>-train.\u00a0Ito yung mga<\/em>\u00a0special units\u00a0na gagawin namin para maghabol lang ng mga<\/em>\u00a0criminals\u00a0na gumagamit ng motorsiklo, mga nagka-carnap ng motorsiklo, mga nanghoholdap gamit yung motorsiklo<\/em>\u00a0(I talked to Gen. Cascolan, I told him to submit requirements for the necessary motorcycles and some personnel who need to be trained. We will use these special units to run after criminals using motorcycles, those involved in carnapping and holdup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said members of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) have already been undergoing training to improve their capability to go after street criminals.<\/p>\n

In his public address last Wednesday, Duterte said he intended to \u201cgo hard\u201d against criminals in the last two years of his term, noting an upsurge of street crimes after quarantine classifications were relaxed.<\/p>\n

The President said he understood the “nightmare” that police are facing in chasing motorcycle-riding suspects who could easily get away after committing crimes.<\/p>\n

Duterte, a motorcycle enthusiast, said it is not enough for cops to know how to ride a motorcycle, but should undergo training.<\/p>\n

He asked A\u00f1o to plan the purchase of motorcycles, suggesting that the 250cc motorcycles “would be a good one”.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o lauded Duterte\u2019s intention to provide new motorcycles for the law enforcers to effectively address street crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cPalagi naman kaming merong<\/em>\u00a0provisions\u00a0sa pagbili ng mga<\/em>\u00a0patrol cars\u00a0at mga<\/em>\u00a0motorcycles but with this instruction of the President\u00a0natutuwa kami kasi mukhang magbibigay siya ng<\/em>\u00a0additional budget\u00a0para sa<\/em>\u00a0immediate procurement\u00a0ng motorsiklo<\/em>. So\u00a0mas maganda yan kaysa aantayin mo yung<\/em>\u00a0regular\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0pero mas maganda kung magkakaroon ng<\/em>\u00a0special fund\u00a0at magkaroon kami ng<\/em>\u00a0immediate procurement (We always include provisions for the purchase of patrol cars and motorcycles but with this instruction of the President, we are happy because it seems he will provide an additional budget for the immediate procurement of motorcycles. It is better than waiting for a regular budget. If there will be a special fund, we can have immediate procurement),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o also said the campaign of the PNP to address the street crimes will not spare \u201csome\u201d police personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are very few in the past\u00a0kasi alam mo naman napakalaki ng pulis<\/em>, 200,000 policemen\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0organization.\u00a0Minsan nga kahit sa isang pamilya merong lalabas na<\/em>\u00a0black sheep\u00a0hindi ba<\/em>. So\u00a0kailangan tuloy-tuloy yung pagbabantay natin sa disiplina,<\/em>\u00a0behavior\u00a0ng ating<\/em>\u00a0policemen\u00a0at hindi natin papayagan yan<\/em>\u00a0(because we know PNP is 200,000 policemen organization. Even in a family, there is a black sheep. So, we need constant monitoring in discipline, the behavior of our policemen and we will not allow those involved in street crimes),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He promised to jail policemen who continue to engage in criminal activities as part of the ongoing PNP\u2019s internal cleansing program.<\/p>\n

\u201cMas dobleng galit natin kapag ganyan. Talagang gusto natin mabulok sa kulungan yung mga ganyang klaseng pulis. Makakaasa kayo na una natin tatargetin yan mga pulis na involve sa mga krimen<\/em>\u00a0(We really hate this kind of behavior. We want them rotten in prison. You can expect that we will run first against policemen involved in crimes),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the PNP also continues to go after the so-called \u201cninja cops\u201d, police officers who are engaged in the recycling of confiscated illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cTuluy-tuloy yung kampanya natin sa pagsugpo, pagtanggal sa serbisyo at pagkakaso sa mga<\/em>\u00a0ninja cops.\u00a0Yung mga<\/em>\u00a0controversial\u00a0na mga<\/em>\u00a0ninja cops\u00a0na pinag-usapan sa Senado, sa publiko, tanggal na sa serbisyo lahat ng mga yan. Nadismiss na natin yun<\/em>\u00a0(Our campaign continues in eliminating, removing from services and filing of cases against ninja cops. Those controversial ninja cops identified in the Senate hearing, they have been removed from services. They have been dismissed already),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cascolan earlier said more than 4,000 police officers were dismissed from the service as part of the intensified internal cleansing program of the PNP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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