The Philippine National Police orders an investigation into a controversial social media post by the Lucban Municipal Police station telling women to dress modestly so as to not invite harassment
The post, which has since been deleted, first called to the public to love women and not abuse their kindness. However, the second part of it read,
[Translation: Girls, don't wear short clothes and come complaining to us when you're harassed. Think about that.] In a statement Saturday, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa directed the Directorate for Police Community Relations under PMGen Dionardo Carlos to look into the incident.
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