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Facebook bashers face PNP chief Albayalde in Camp Crame

Rambo Talabong

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Facebook bashers face PNP chief Albayalde in Camp Crame
One of the bashers who were summoned but did not show up is a police academy classmate of Director General Oscar Albayalde's own aide

MANILA, Philippines – Two weeks after ordering a probe against them, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde finally faced his Facebook bashers.

Nine cops from different police groups and regions reported to Albayalde’s Camp Crame office on Tuesday, May 8, after cops specializing in information technology tracked them down in the Buhay Lespu Facebook page.

Albayalde said in a Tuesday briefing that the cops hurled expletives at him online for his strict leadership – “conduct unbecoming of a police officer” that may lead to dismissal from service.

“They will be charged with conduct unbecoming and that can be a reason for them for dismissal,” the PNP chief told reporters right after presenting an alleged Maute Group terrorist.

Albayalde’s office summoned a total of 11 cops, but two did not show up.

One of the absentees, in fact, is a classmate of Albayalde’s aide Senior Inspector Joseph Carlit from the PNP Academy’s Kaisang-Bisig Class of 2009.

The top cop added that there are around 20 other bashers who they have yet to summon.

Albayalde reiterated that the sanctions against the bashers were not done to curtail police’s freedom of expression. As cops, Albayalde said, they should respect their superiors, and if they have complaints, they should turn to the PNP’s grievance committee. – Rappler.com

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Rambo Talabong

Rambo Talabong covers the House of Representatives and local governments for Rappler. Prior to this, he covered security and crime. He was named Jaime V. Ongpin Fellow in 2019 for his reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In 2021, he was selected as a journalism fellow by the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics.