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Police Col. Jovie Espenido, former police chief of Albuera, Leyte, appears on August 28, 2024 before the House of Representatives' quad committee investigating alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration, among others. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172490936979520240828-espenido-jpvie-quad-comm-JC-3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Police Col. Jovie Espenido, former police chief of Albuera, Leyte, appears on August 28, 2024 before the House of Representatives&#x27; quad committee investigating alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration, among others. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Police Col. Jovie Espenido, former police chief of Albuera, Leyte, appears <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">on August 28, 2024</span> before the House of Representatives&#x27; quad committee investigating alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration, among others. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><br/></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday expressed its &quot;deep concern and sadness&quot; after one of its own cops called the institution the &quot;biggest crime group in the country&quot; during a congressional hearing the previous day.<br/><br/></p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/28/police-officer-confirms-quota-reward-system-during-duterte-drug-war-1253">• Police officer confirms &#x27;quota, reward system&#x27; during Duterte drug war</a><br/><br/></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">During Wednesday&#x27;s hearing of the House quad committee, Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, who led some of the most high-profile drug war killings during the Duterte administration, said &quot;from my experience I can say that the PNP is the biggest crime group in the country.&quot;<br/><br/></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">In a statement, the PNP said Espenido&#x27;s pronouncement was a slap in the face of police officers who &quot;have sworn to serve and protect the Filipino people.&quot;</p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><br/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;Such a statement casts a shadow over the integrity and dedication of countless men and women in uniform... <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The PNP is a unified organization, and no one can truly love and protect it more than those of us who serve within it,&quot; the statement read.</span></span><br/><span id="isPasted"></span><br/></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><span id="isPasted"><span id="isPasted">The PNP admitted that &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">a small percentage&quot; of cops &quot;may stray from the right path&quot; but maintained that it has &quot;existing internal disciplinary mechanisms&quot; to address such cases.</span></span></span><br/><span id="isPasted"><span id="isPasted"></span></span><br/></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><span id="isPasted"></span>&quot;This is evidence that the PNP leadership consistently upholds what is right and strives to provide the best possible service to the nation, setting an example for others to follow,&quot; the PNP said.<br/><br/></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">The House quad committee is investigating alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration, the crimes linked to illegal drugs, as well as in POGOs.</p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><br/></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">During the hearing, Espenido detailed some of the alleged abuses he witnessed during former President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s war on drugs. </span><br/><br/></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/26/police-colonel-admits-human-rights-violations-committed-during-duterte-admin-2156">• Police colonel admits: Human rights violations committed during Duterte admin</a></span><br/><span id="isPasted"></span><br/></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">The PNP said under President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.&#x27;s directive, it has committed to follow a different approach in its campaign against illegal drugs.<br/><br/></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">&quot;We remain committed to our continuing reforms that strengthen our institution, and this include strict adherence to the President’s call for a holistic approach to combating illegal drugs, with a strong emphasis on the preservation of human life,&quot; the PNP said.<br/><br/></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px">The International Criminal Court is investigating alleged human rights abuses during Duterte&#x27;s bloody war on drugs, which rights groups said have killed thousands of alleged drug addicts.<br/><br/></p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/22/marcos-extermination-never-part-of-drug-war-strategy-1240">Marcos: &#x27;Extermination&#x27; never part of drug war strategy</a></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><br/></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kY4yYwhK5qI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The PNP said Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido's statement was a slap in the face of police officers who "have sworn to serve and protect the Filipino people."</p>

The PNP said Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido's statement was a slap in the face of police officers who "have sworn to serve and protect the Filipino people."

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PNP 'sad' after being called 'biggest crime group' by its own cop

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Aug 29, 2024 01:41 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 29, 2024 02:50 PM PHT

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