Legislating reforms to instill discipline in the ranks of the Philippine National Police appears to be needed to address the case of people like Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca, Senator Win Gatchalian said Tuesday.
“We can legislate the process of disciplining the ranks of those in the PNP, and we can legislate additional budgets to improve the process if need be,” Gatchalian said.
Gatchalian is one of the six senators who filed Senate Resolution 600 seeking to investigate, in aid of inquiry, the series of unlawful killings of private citizens including doctors, lawyers, journalists and members of other professions with the end view of identifying gaps in law enforcement.
While they’re set to look into the circumstances surrounding the series of unlawful killings, Gatchalian says, they likewise intend to see whether appropriate actions were undertaken by the National Police Commission and other concerned law enforcement agencies.
In the case of Napolcom, the agency that conducts pre-charge investigation of police anomalies, irregularities and summary dismissal of erring police officers, he wants to find out how it handled the case against Nuezca.
“Maybe we have to revisit their functions and procedure in exercising administrative control and supervision over the ranks of the PNP,” Gatchalian said.