Group pushes PNP reform

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Oct 20, 2024 12:12 am

HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) called on the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to initiate reforms within the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP) after legislative inquiries revealed the involvement of its members in corruption and human rights abuses.

It said hearings conducted by the House of Representatives have brought to light serious allegations of extrajudicial killings and misconduct committed by the police during former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war.

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