More than 100,000 people in Metro Manila have been arrested or taken into custody by the Philippine National Police less than two months after President Duterte ordered a crackdown on street loiterers, a less deadly campaign than the war on drugs.
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Many of the loiterers arrested by police were so poor they cannot even pay the fine of P200, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta said on Wednesday.
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Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday criticized the administration’s anti-“tambay” campaign for being “antipoor,” adding that the President’s flip-flopping statements were adding to the confusion.
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The police chief of Metro Manila has a simple response to the uproar against the nearly two-week-old crackdown on loiterers — do not call them “tambay” anymore — while the Philippine National Police spokesperson said only a few of them were “arrested” and the rest were merely “accosted.”
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Rep. Sarah Elago of the Kabataan party-list group echoed allegations that the anti-crime operations of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were targeting poor people, despite a strong denial from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).
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