Coordination is important when it comes to police officers visiting the homes of media practitioners, says Senator Win Gatchalian.
this was his reaction after GMA TV journalist JP Soriano bared on Twitter that a plainclothes police officer had visited his private residence on Saturday, Oct. 15.https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/15/ncrpo-apologizes-tells-commanders-to-refrain-from-visiting-journalists-home/
“Maganda naman ang layunin ng ating kapulisan dahil nga dito sa nangyari. Gusto nila ay makakuha pa ng impormasyon, malaman kung sino man ay may banta, at ma-trace kung sino man ang gumagawa nito ,” he continued. “Mabuti kung naka-uniform nandun yung pangalan medyo kampante ka na official yung kanyang bisita. Kahit ako matatakot rin ako ,” he said.
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