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By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
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Monday, February 20, 2017
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MANILA – Sen. Panfilo Lacson believes that integrity is a “key weapon” to the law enforcement profession, especially in the efforts to fight war on drugs.
“Unless law enforcers act with integrity – that is, with highest ethical standards and respect to the rule of law at all times – change, no matter how much work you put into it, will remain elusive,” Lacson said.
The former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief also encouraged the Filipino people to help the government in its anti-drugs campaign.
“Hence, if we intend to remain committed to this cause, we should also fortify parallel efforts to ensure this is not the battle of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) alone or the PNP alone, but more so by all of us,” he said.
“We should all work together to eliminate this menace by all means necessary, but with proper regard to and complete respect for the individual rights of all concerned, whether they be the one enforcing the law or the one to whom the law is being enforced.”
Meanwhile, the senator from Cavite emphasized the important role of credibility in police functions.
“If a man is truthful and upright in public, but renounces those standards in private, then he lacks credibility because he has no integrity. In the same manner, a PDEA agent or any public servant who is trustworthy before the media and cameras, but forsakes his code of morals and implements double standards when no one is around, is not worthy of the public’s veneration,” he said.
Lacson also reminded the PNP to not let a few errant policemen ruin the organization.
“An arduous challenge remains: we should not let a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch. We should fight tooth and nail to break the grip of erring officers within all law enforcement agencies to win back the confidence of the public in our institutions.”/PN
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