ILOILO 1st District Rep. Richard Garin apologized for mauling a municipal police officer in his town last Wednesday.

“I reiterate my apologies for my actions, which I take full responsibility for. But I would like to clarify that my actions are not directed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) as an institution, or against its officers and personnel,” Garin said in a statement mostly read in Hiligaynon.