THE National Youth Commission (NYC) is challenging police officers stationed in front of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) religious compound in Davao City to wear nameplates if they are truly government personnel.
This follows concerns from KOJC members that these individuals may be impersonating police officers.
“We really need to identify ourselves as government personnel if we truly are one. And if we are uniformed personnel, we should display our name plates as part of our uniform,” according to Usec. Ronald Cardema – Chairman, National Youth Commission.
This is the challenge issued by NYC Chairman Usec. Ronald Cardema to the Philippine National Police.
This follows the mounting complaints from the Kingdom of Jesus Christ members about cops deployed around their religious compound in Davao City, who do not have name plates.
According to KOJC members, they are concerned that these individuals could be police scalawags or even members of the New People’s Army (NPA), especially since they refuse to identify themselves when questioned.
Usec. Cardema agreed with these concerns.
“We don’t know if they are NPA members or criminals, right? So, uniformed personnel must identify themselves and display their nameplates. Sometimes, body cameras are needed too. Other countries do this as well to ensure very objective operations,” Usec. Cardema added.
Aside from not wearing nameplates, the cops are also covering the plate numbers of their vehicles, which further raises suspicion among KOJC members.
Since the June 10 attack by the PNP-SAF and CIDG on KOJC religious compounds and the issuance of a bounty against Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy and several others, PNP Region 11 personnel have been continuously deployed around the KOJC religious compound.
The PNP’s actions have faced strong condemnation due to the fear they instill, not only among KOJC members but also among the students of Jose Maria College located within the KOJC compound.
Even Davao City residents reportedly have started losing trust in the police due to their perceived harassment.
Regarding this, Cardema pointed out to the police:
“We should be objective in fulfilling our duties, right? Because all of us in the government are fighting against the NPA, SMNI and KOJC are with us in this fight against the NPA. We hope our government troops conduct their operations very objectively,” Cardema added.
Cardema hopes that the Senate hearing led by Sen. Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, a former chief of the national police, will reveal the violations committed by the police in the attack on KOJC.
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