MANILA, Philippines ---Several irregularities were observed in the mistaken identity killing of Jemboy Baltazar in Navotas City, such as the involved police officers' unnecessary use of "lethal approach" to apprehend the victim, Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Wednesday.
In his privilege speech delivered in a plenary session on Wednesday, Tulfo explained that various approaches are observed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) during an operation.
"In the 2021 Revised PNP Operational Procedures Manual, they introduced the Use of Force Continuum policy. Here, we see the three approaches for the Use of Force Continuum, starting with Non-Lethal Approach, moving to Less Le...
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