Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
Today I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege with the hope that the heartbeat and cries of the people from Davao City be heard in this august chamber.
Sinumpaang tungkulin ng ating PNP na magpatupad ng batas para protektahan ang buhay at ari-arian ng mga mamamayan. Ngunit, paano kung sa pagpapatupad ng batas ay nalalagay sa panganib ang buhay at ari-arian ng mga tao? Kailangan ba na sa pag-implementa ng warrant, ay magkampo sa loob at labas ng KOJC compound ang ating mga kapulisan?
Allow me to do the math. Less than 300 police officers to enforce a warrant against Marwan who was then protected by more than one thousand heavily armed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and private armed groups around the so-called SPMS boxwhich includes Mamasapano, vs. two thousand, to arrest Pastor Quiboloy. These almost 300 police officers deployed to arrest an international terrorist constitute less than fifteen percent of the deployed police force to arrest Pastor Quiboloy.
Kung hindi po sana naging overacting o overkill ang pagsisilbi ng warrant at nanatili lamang within the standard operating procedure, wala sanang gulo. The overwhelming number of police camping in front of the gates of KOJC with the simple goal of serving a warrant will naturally create fear and tension. It has created an atmosphere of terror–the same feeling of insecurity that our law enforcement agencies vowed to wage war against.
Due to lack of a valid search warrant, KOJC are claiming that searches made and being made by the PNP inside the KOJC compound are illegal and unconstitutional. They claim that PNP cannot and should not claim that such search is incidental to a lawful arrest. Ang tunay na adhikain ng mga sumulat ng batas ay ang pangalagaan ang kapakanan ng bawat isa; ang mapaglingkuran at mabigyang proteksyon ang lahat. To serve and protect.Mr. President, sa gitna ng kaguluhan at presensya ng higit 2,000 na pulis sa KOJC compound at sa kahabaan ng Carlos P. Garcia Highway sa Davao City, isa pong miyembro ng KOJC ang binawian ng buhay at marami naman po ang nagpahayag na sila ay nasaktan dahil sa insidente.
Sa mga miyembro ng KOJC, huwag po tayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Manalig pa rin po tayo na ang mga alagad ng batas ay ipapatupad nang maayos ang batas. Patunay po rito ang naging Temporary Protection Order na inilabas ng Regional Trial Court Branch 15 ng Davao City na nagpapatigil sa PNP sa kanilang mga ginagawang paglabag sa inyong religious at academic rights.Mr. President, it is my fervent hope that my remarks in this august chamber will reach President Bongbong Marcos.
Among them are the members of the KOJC, deprived of their religious freedoms. Their right to practice their faith is being challenged, and their pleas for support are echoing through our land.
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