PNP: Maximum tolerance, no profiling at election-related protests

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Protesters are currently assembled in front of CCP grounds for the Black Friday Protest. Police personnel block their entry to PICC for the COMELEC Canvassing, Friday, May 13.

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MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippine National Police on Friday said its personnel have not been ordered to profile protesters raising questions about the May 9 elections and promised to exercise maximum tolerance at the rallies.

 

This comes days after protesters gathered outside the office of the Commission on Elections in Intramuros to question the integrity of the 2022 elections over delays in voting because of faulty machines. Some of the protesters alleged on social media that they were profiled.

 

In a statement sent to reporters, Police Brig. Gen. Roderick Alba, chief of the PNP's public information office, asserted that the duty of the PNP personnel deployed in protest rallies is "to ensure that the entire activity is peaceful and will not resort to violence or any untoward incident."

 

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