MANILA, Philippines— Senator Richard Gordon did not mince his words as he slammed on Thursday erring policemen allegedly involved in the spate of unlawful killings in the country.
“Nakakahiya ang ginagawa ng ilang mga taong unipormado,” Gordon said as he enumerated some of the killings allegedly perpetrated by policemen during the hearing of the Senate committee on justice.
“How can you look at your children at night when you go home and some of your members are not good law-abiding citizens?” the panel chair asked.
Gordon reminded policemen that they were authorized to carry a weapon to serve and protect the people and not to “harass, abuse, and kill” them.
“Police have no…
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