Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr.
State police and military should not be restricted from patrolling colleges and universities to deter the recruitment of students by communist organizations, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Tuesday.
Galvez, a former military official, said there is a need to review the agreement forged between colleges and universities that bans police and military presence in schools.
“If we will not allow it (police and military presence), the people will be deprived of the security. Lalo na ngayon ang daming recruitment sa mga (especially since now there is recruitment among) students,” Galvez said during a Palace briefing.
“I believe we have to look ‘yung (at the) possibilities na (that) there are certain conditions that we have to allow,” he added.
Galvez acknowledged that police and military visibility in colleges and universities should be viewed as a “case-to-case basis.”
He also raised the possibility of conducting discussions in a forum attended by security forces, leftist and progressive groups to give students a free choice to decide on which ideologies to believe in.
“May mga instance na puwedeng in a forum na puwedeng magkaroon ng gan’un eh. Kung mayroon tayong mga certain issues na talagang magandang magkaroon ng tinatawag nating academic discourse (There are instances that there can be a forum. There are certain issues we can discuss in an academic discourse),” Galvez said.
Galvez, meanwhile, allayed fears that police and military presence in colleges and universities would be prone to abuse of power.
“Nakikita natin sa media kasi pino-project kasi masama eh sa TV (We can see police and military are being projected as bad on TV) but the hundreds of men that are performing well, honestly, hindi natin ipinakikita (are not being shown),” Galvez said.
Human Security Law
Galvez said amending the Human Security Law, which protects the public from terrorism, could also deter other evolving security threats such as mass shootings in schools as seen in the United States.
“Nagiging international na ‘yung ano... international na ‘yung public shooting. Nakita n’yo sa US, ano tina-target nila? Schools (Public shootings are becoming an international concern. You know the US, what do they target? Schools),” Galvez said.
He said preventing police and military from entering schools during incidents such as mass shootings could immediately be considered a “security failure.”
“Do you want na maghintay pa tayo? Bago natin i-amend ‘yung ano... ‘yung law ng 1989 (Do you want us to wait for that to happen before we amend the 1989 law)? That’s my question,” Galvez said.
“Terrorism can be made only by a lone wolf. And sometimes violence is being instigated by the frustration of an individual. So, ‘yungphenomenon na ‘yun tingnan natin ‘yun. Dapat mag-change din ang phenomenon ng security natin (we have to look into. We should also change the phenomenon of our security),” he added.
Galvez said security landscapes should be “dynamic” and not “static” since security in 1989 is different from security in 2019.
“Pag naging static tayo na 1989 law ang pina-i-implement natin ngayon ay talagang hindi po tayo matatapos (If the 1989 law becomes static, we will never really finish),” Galvez said.
“That’s why nakikita natin sa ating counter-terrorism na effort natin na dapat i-amend natin ‘yung... ‘yung (what we can see as part of our counter-terrorism effort is to amend the) Human Security Law,” he added.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1078320
Galvez, a former military official, said there is a need to review the agreement forged between colleges and universities that bans police and military presence in schools.
“If we will not allow it (police and military presence), the people will be deprived of the security. Lalo na ngayon ang daming recruitment sa mga (especially since now there is recruitment among) students,” Galvez said during a Palace briefing.
“I believe we have to look ‘yung (at the) possibilities na (that) there are certain conditions that we have to allow,” he added.
Galvez acknowledged that police and military visibility in colleges and universities should be viewed as a “case-to-case basis.”
He also raised the possibility of conducting discussions in a forum attended by security forces, leftist and progressive groups to give students a free choice to decide on which ideologies to believe in.
“May mga instance na puwedeng in a forum na puwedeng magkaroon ng gan’un eh. Kung mayroon tayong mga certain issues na talagang magandang magkaroon ng tinatawag nating academic discourse (There are instances that there can be a forum. There are certain issues we can discuss in an academic discourse),” Galvez said.
Galvez, meanwhile, allayed fears that police and military presence in colleges and universities would be prone to abuse of power.
“Nakikita natin sa media kasi pino-project kasi masama eh sa TV (We can see police and military are being projected as bad on TV) but the hundreds of men that are performing well, honestly, hindi natin ipinakikita (are not being shown),” Galvez said.
Human Security Law
Galvez said amending the Human Security Law, which protects the public from terrorism, could also deter other evolving security threats such as mass shootings in schools as seen in the United States.
“Nagiging international na ‘yung ano... international na ‘yung public shooting. Nakita n’yo sa US, ano tina-target nila? Schools (Public shootings are becoming an international concern. You know the US, what do they target? Schools),” Galvez said.
He said preventing police and military from entering schools during incidents such as mass shootings could immediately be considered a “security failure.”
“Do you want na maghintay pa tayo? Bago natin i-amend ‘yung ano... ‘yung law ng 1989 (Do you want us to wait for that to happen before we amend the 1989 law)? That’s my question,” Galvez said.
“Terrorism can be made only by a lone wolf. And sometimes violence is being instigated by the frustration of an individual. So, ‘yungphenomenon na ‘yun tingnan natin ‘yun. Dapat mag-change din ang phenomenon ng security natin (we have to look into. We should also change the phenomenon of our security),” he added.
Galvez said security landscapes should be “dynamic” and not “static” since security in 1989 is different from security in 2019.
“Pag naging static tayo na 1989 law ang pina-i-implement natin ngayon ay talagang hindi po tayo matatapos (If the 1989 law becomes static, we will never really finish),” Galvez said.
“That’s why nakikita natin sa ating counter-terrorism na effort natin na dapat i-amend natin ‘yung... ‘yung (what we can see as part of our counter-terrorism effort is to amend the) Human Security Law,” he added.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1078320
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