Philippine police win battle for the bulge as body fat rule dropped

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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine police have won a battle for the bulge after the force temporarily suspended a requirement for officers seeking promotion to meet body fat targets, an official document showed Tuesday. Expanding waistlines have been a hefty problem among police in the Southeast Asian country for years. A 2019 study showed almost 35 percent of personnel were overweight and nearly 10 percent obese. Rules introduced at the start of the pandemic by […]