“Walang party nangyari, ang sabi ni General Sinas. Probably nagkaroon ng mañanita,” PNP Chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said.
Photographs taken at the event showed the attendees crowding at a buffet table. Some of the people present also had no face masks. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/05/13/2013601/pnp-chief-defends-sinas-birthday-feast
Photographs taken at the event showed the attendees crowding at a buffet table. Some of the people present also had no face masks. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/05/13/2013601/pnp-chief-defends-sinas-birthday-feast
CONTEXT: Gamboa, who is the head of the police force enforcing quarantine measures, thinks there was no violation of protocols when the head of the NCRPO gathered his troops for a birthday feast despite a ban on mass gatherings.
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Read: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/05/13/2013601/pnp-chief-defends-sinas-birthday-feast
CONTEXT: Last April 2020, Gamboa said cops would directly apprehend any violators of lockdown protocols.
"It's because people don't want to stay in their homes... Social distancing should be followed... It will be the full implementation of the law." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/20/2008514/pnp-well-go-straight-arrests-martial-law-type-quarantine
"It's because people don't want to stay in their homes... Social distancing should be followed... It will be the full implementation of the law." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/20/2008514/pnp-well-go-straight-arrests-martial-law-type-quarantine
CONTEXT: On April 21, after being told to lead contact tracing, Gamboa said: "We want to mitigate the increasing risk to frontline PNP personnel. We will not allow the continued increase in our law enforcers, who are the country's last line of defense." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/21/2008776/no-more-warning-arrest-under-tighter-ecq-pnp-leads-contact-tracing
CONTEXT: Gamboa had previously vowed to enforce a "strict enhanced community quarantine" which he offered "in the name of President Rodrigo Duterte"
The PNP operates through taxpayer's money and is mandated to enforce the laws of the country. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1252507778070896640?s=20
The PNP operates through taxpayer's money and is mandated to enforce the laws of the country. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1252507778070896640?s=20
CONTEXT: On April 22, 2020, Gamboa stood by the actions of NCR police after they barged into a private condominium in Taguig City without invitation.
"I stand firm on the decision of NCRPO that the police had no fault here." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/22/2009018/pnp-chief-defends-taguig-condo-incident-i-stand-my-commanders
"I stand firm on the decision of NCRPO that the police had no fault here." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/22/2009018/pnp-chief-defends-taguig-condo-incident-i-stand-my-commanders
CONTEXT: Responding to the condominium management's threat that it will file charges against police, Gamboa said "Go ahead, we will defend ourselves" https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/04/23/2009132/pnp-chief-condo-raid-go-ahead-sue-cops
CONTEXT: During a press conference in Mar 2020, NCRPO Chief Debold Sinas said they will arrest anyone who does not follow quarantine guidelines.
Dozens of NCRPO police gathered together for Sinas' birthday feast despite a ban on mass gatherings. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1238422425508831232
Dozens of NCRPO police gathered together for Sinas' birthday feast despite a ban on mass gatherings. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1238422425508831232