ACTRESS and philanthropist Angel Locsin on Tuesday joined the growing chorus calling for reform in the national police, after the brutal killing of a mother and son in Tarlac at the hands of a policeman.
On Twitter, Locsin shared a tweet that includes a viral clip of a child contestant on “It’s Showtime” describing cops as, “Nambabaril lang.”
The clip, which has made the rounds on social media numerous times, is from a July 2018 episode of the noontime program.
It went viral anew in the same context as it had previously: the impunity for trigger-happy cops, as well as the tally of extrajudicial killings in the country.
In her caption for the video, Locsin wrote, “Eto ang dapat ingatan ng ating kapulisan na ang ‘nambabaril’ ay hindi dapat maging imahe ng mga magbibigay proteksyon at serbisyo sa sibilyan.”
“Takot na po ang mga tao. Nirerespeto ko po ang mga mabubuting pulis at ayokong mawalan ng tiwala ang mga tao. Kailangan po ng pagbabago.”
Earlier on Monday, Locsin was among the celebrities who aired reactions to the incident in Paniqui, Tarlac saying, “Good cops should condemn bad cops.”
“Remember the motto, #ToServeAndProtect.”(ABS-CBN)
