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DILG probe will back House findings on
PNP — Barbers
House committee chairperson Ace Barbers expressed confidence that the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) upcoming investigation into a supposed cash reward system within the Philippine National Police (PNP) will corroborate the findings of the House quad committee.
The DILG's probe, announced by Secretary Jonvic Remulla, will scrutinize drug seizures from 2016 to 2022, including a major staged buy-bust operation in Tondo, Manila.
This investigation follows the Department of Justice's filing of criminal charges against 30 PNP officers implicated in the scheme.
Barbers asserted that the reward system under the Duterte administration transformed law enforcement into a criminal enterprise, prioritizing inflated accomplishments over genuine reform and public safety.
The DILG is examining how this reward system, allegedly initiated in 2016, incentivized police officers to conceal a portion of confiscated drugs for future operations.
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