Former human rights commissioner Atty. Wilhelm Soriano reorients police personnel on matters of human rights.
The Philippine National Police in the National Capital Region is broadening their knowledge on how to protect human rights specially during drug operations.
The former human rights commissioner Atty. Wilhelm Soriano is now rounding different districts of NCR to remind police officers that they still have limitations and they have things to prepare before a legitimate operation.
During the SONA, President Duterte emphasized that he doesn’t want human rights issues to hinder his goal of stopping illegal drugs and other crimes.
“Human rights must work to uplift human dignity. But human rights cannot be used as a shield or an excuse to destroy the country — your country and my country,” Pres. Duterte said in his SONA.
“The bill of human rights is included in the operational procedure manual. I reminded them what’s in the manual to prevent unnecessary consequences in the performance of their duty,” Atty. Soriano said.
“In the course of our operation, there are possible scenarios such as when a suspect refuses arrest and fires back. This way, they [police] would know what to do and recognize people’s rights,” QCPD Director Guillermo Eleazar said.
Atty. Soriano says the police’ method of knocking on doors of suspected pushers or users is in the right process.
“When they knock and the owner open the door, and they will be informed that they are in the list of drug user, they voluntarily come. And they sign undertaking or waver so it is still within the process.”
And as part of the internal cleasing within the police officers, more than 130 have been relieved from their post in QCPD from July 1, 44 have been reassigned in Mindanao while 88 are now serving as support unit at the District Headquarters.
(REY PELAYO/UNTV NEWS & RESCUE)
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