(Eagle News)–The Palace slammed calls for the resignation of Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde over the 14 deaths of farmers and suspected Communists in police operations in Negros Oriental. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the police operations that also netted 12 people were, after all, “legitimate.” “There is absolutely no basis in fact and in law for the PNP Chief, General Oscar Albayalde, to resign,” he said. He said Karapatan and […]
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PNP: Police ops that led to killings of 14 legitimate
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Monday, April 1, stressed the police operations in Negros Oriental that led to the killings of 14 people killed were legitimate. According to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, the operations were covered by search warrants. “They have 36 search warrants in different parts of Negros Oriental..Ito ay nangyari sa iba’t ibang lugar,” he said. He belied claims by leftists the killings were a massacre, saying 12 suspects were arrested because […]





