Essentially, he seemed to equate his leadership with his personality rather than with the institution badly in need of reforms. The most telling indication was when he cried at a Senate hearing on the killing of Espinosa saying he no longer knew whom to trust.
In the Korean’s murder, De la Rosa wasn’t on top of the situation, either. He ordered a manhunt for Sta. Isabel who, all the while, was in Camp Crame.
All this has pushed our country down in an international ranking on the rule of law, as cited by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The Philippines descended to 70 from 51 for 2016.
The brittle crust of duty and discipline in the PNP has now broken, the leadership collapsing under a wave of impunity that has engulfed the police force.
And the public deserves more than a pledge of "cleansing" in its ranks. –
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