Marcos blocks the passage of a bill seeking to reorganize the country's police force, saying the measure runs counter to the government's rightsizing strategy, and has confusing provisions, among others
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His four-page letter to Congress, made public on Thursday, July 11, listed numerous justifications for his veto of the measure.The President argued that the bill’s aim to institutionalize numerous posts, such as directorial staff, area police commands , special offices, and support units, did not consider other offices that already have similar functions.
“Considering that various police offices are already covering various aspects of police operations and with the adoption of the directorate system, the APCs may be superfluous. Besides, let us not wait for the time when there will be misencounters among our police forces due to their overlapping functions,” he added.
The President, however, said questions of independence may be raised since the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group, which is tasked to gather information against erring cops, will be under the National Operational Support Units of the PNP national office.
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