Police checkpoints: What is and isn’t allowed

Bea Cupin

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Police checkpoints: What is and isn’t allowed
Rappler visited a checkpoint in Taguig City and spoke to a police officer to find out what is – and isn’t – allowed at police and military checkpoints

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is under a “state of national emergency” following a bombing in Davao City that claimed the lives of 15 people. 

This means police and military presence will increase in many public spaces. In Metro Manila, checkpoints have been put in place to aid anti-crime efforts. 

Police have repeatedly assured people that the declaration isn’t a suspension of one’s rights. 

We visited a checkpoint in Taguig City and spoke to a police officer to find out what is – and isn’t – allowed at police and military checkpoints. – Rappler.com

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Bea Cupin

Bea is a senior multimedia reporter who covers national politics. She's been a journalist since 2011 and has written about Congress, the national police, and the Liberal Party for Rappler.