Nine Taguig cops relieved over viral video showing alleged abuses

Nine Taguig Police personnel were relieved from their duties after a viral video showed them allegedly entering a home without a search warrant and mistreating residents in Barangay Napindan, Taguig City.

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Marbil ordered an investigation into the incident on Thursday, emphasizing that such actions will not be tolerated and appropriate sanctions will be imposed.

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) had earlier announced that criminal charges were filed against ten officers involved in the incident, including charges of grave coercion, malicious mischief, obstruction of justice, physical injury, robbery, unlawful arrest, violation of domicile, and violation of Republic Act 7610.

Personnel from the barangay hall took a woman seen in CCTV footage being shoved by a policeman to a hospital after she jumped out of the police vehicle; her mother said the police apologized for their mistake but did not return all belongings.

The Southern Police District (SPD) confirmed that the nine personnel, including their commander, will undergo pre-charge investigation and have been reassigned to the Admin Holding Section while the inquiry is ongoing.

The Taguig City Police Station strongly condemned any form of abuse by police officers and stated that criminal and administrative charges are being filed against the nine implicated officers who were relieved from duty, disarmed, and stripped of their identification cards.