Albayalde gives self ‘passing grade’ amid drug war ‘killings’
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:50:48 +0000
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde rated himself from “7 to 8” out of 10 in carrying out the government’s campaign against illegal drugs despite overwhelming criticism here and abroad for alleged human rights violations.
“Personally, sabihin ko na (I will tell you) it’s a passing, probably from 7 to 8,” Albayalde said in an interview with Winnie Monsod on GMA News TV aired on Tuesday night.
But Albayalde clarified that the rating was not just for him but for the PNP as well, saying that he will “let the people to grade me, I don’t usually endorse myself.”
“Number 1 yung effort namin hindi naman po siguro pwedeng pantayan (our efforts are unparalleled), even during [the] time of General Bato hindi naman siguro na compare natin itong talagang kampanya (there is no comparison even during the time of General Bato),” he said.
Albayalde referred to his predecessor-turned-senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa.
Albayalde debunked an Amnesty International report tagging Bulacan as the “epicenter” of killings in the country.
“Talagang may lumalaban naman (There are those who actually fought back),” he said.
Citing government figures, Albayalde said that of the 240, 565 drug cases, 6,600 individuals were killed in 153,276 police operations nationwide.
The PNP has filed 13,000 cases with more than 7,000 policemen punished.
Albayalde stressed that under his helm, PNP was intolerant of bad behavior from policemen and strived to make them “dynamic and truly professional.”
“Iba na yung pulis ngayon, iba na magsalita (Police now are different, they talk different),” he said.
Albayalde said internal cleansing was a priority and was effected on three levels: preventive, which starts with background information during recruitment; restorative and punitive.
Index crimes like murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery dropped by 22.6 percent or from 7,421 in May 2018 to 5,744 in May this year.
Albayalde also said that P300 million worth of body cameras would be provided to the policemen but admitted that there was a delay because of providers’ “unmet specifications,” which included real-time recording and with shock and water proof capabilities.
Albayalde has been serving as PNP since April 19, 2018. DARWIN PESCO
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