Vice-President Leni Robredo has denounced the administration’s campaign against loiterers as “anti-poor.”
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III doubts that the country is on the brink of martial law following the police’s strict implementation of law and order against violators of ordinances.
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Raising concerns over the recent anti-crime drive, a partylist representative said that the campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP) shows similarities to the operations of the Philippine Constabulary during the height of martial law.
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Kabataan Rep. Sarah Elago called on the Philippine National Police to release all arrested “tambays” (loafers) after President Rodrigo Duterte clarified that he did not order the police to make such arrests. “Dapat pauwiin na ‘yong higit pitong libo na ilegal na na-aresto dahil sa Oplan Kontra Tambay na isinasagawa ngayon ng mga pulis,” Elago said in an interview after a forum at University of the Philippines on Saturday.
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The Bulacan police rounded up 460 residents as it enforced the controversial program Oplan RODY (Rid Our Streets of Drunkards and Youths) in 14 towns from Tuesday (June 19) to Thursday (June 21).
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Local authorities should be the ones implementing the anti-“tambay” campaign since the loiterers were being rounded up for violating local ordinances, according to Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.
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Members of the Akbayan Youth have staged a protest against the Philippine National Police (PNP) operations targeting bystanders and loiterers at night, claiming that vagrancy has been long decriminalized.
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The recent Philippine National Police (PNP) directive to be strict against “tambays” or bystanders on the streets at night is not a change of policy but just a prompt enforcement of existing laws, according to PNP chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde.
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Sen. JV Ejercito believes that President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to be strict with “tambays” (loiterers) would be a case to case basis.
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Malacañang on Friday downplayed fears of lawmakers that President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning against “tambays” was reminiscent of the situation during martial law.
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