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QUEZON CITY -- Philippine National Police Chief, Police General Oscar D. Albayalde supports the opinion of Commission on Higher Education Chairman, Dr. Prospero De Vera on the need to review the 30-year old agreement between the Department of National Defense and University of the Philippines that sets rigid conditions for access of government security forces into UP campuses.
The Chief PNP particularly agreed with the CHED Chair who cited the “prevalence of the drug problem” in the state university and its police force’s inability to handle crime and extremism in campus.
“We should not expect those in the academe to become policemen. They don’t have the skills, they don’t have the training and maybe what the media should investigate is what is the capability really of the UP Police to handle the drug problem inside the campus because there are portions of the UP campus identified as areas where there is a prevalence of drugs,” De Vera was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Emerging from an informal exploratory dialogue among the security sector and academe in Camp Crame yesterday, Abayalde said the meeting sought “to usher a series of dialogues and consultation to explore common ground where government and the academe can fulfill its respective mandates”.
Albayalde said the PNP “seeks to build stronger collaboration among stakeholders to protect campuses against criminal activities, drug syndicates, and shadowy organizations that promote and espouse Local Communist Armed Conflict against government thru force and violence.”
For his part, De Vera said both parties wanted to “find common ground on how we can work together,” as part of the CHED’s campaign for safe and healthy campuses, safe from crime and extremism.
"The relationship between the PNP, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the universities is very, very close. There is no problem in terms of coordination. There is no problem in sharing of information, in sharing of crime statistics and helping each other," Dr. De Vera said.
In 1989, UP President Jose Nemenzo and then Secretary of the National Defense, Fidel Ramos forged an agreement limiting the capacity and presence of police and military force in its major campuses and regional units. (PIA InfoComm/PNP PIO)
In addition, the 1989 accord specifically provides that "no member of police may conduct operations on UP campuses without prior coordination with, or as requested by UP authorities".
“We only have the best interest of the youth backing our pure good intention to establish police presence in schools against crime, exploitation and abuse,” the Chief PNP said.
“We want to increase police visibility enough to deter criminal or drug syndicates from preying on students, all for the greater good of national priorities to enforce the law, ensure student and public safety which are the mandated duties of the police,” he added. (PIA InfoComm/PNP-PIO)
QUEZON CITY -- Philippine National Police Chief, Police General Oscar D. Albayalde supports the opinion of Commission on Higher Education Chairman, Dr. Prospero De Vera on the need to review the 30-year old agreement between the Department of National Defense and University of the Philippines that sets rigid conditions for access of government security forces into UP campuses.
The Chief PNP particularly agreed with the CHED Chair who cited the “prevalence of the drug problem” in the state university and its police force’s inability to handle crime and extremism in campus.
“We should not expect those in the academe to become policemen. They don’t have the skills, they don’t have the training and maybe what the media should investigate is what is the capability really of the UP Police to handle the drug problem inside the campus because there are portions of the UP campus identified as areas where there is a prevalence of drugs,” De Vera was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Emerging from an informal exploratory dialogue among the security sector and academe in Camp Crame yesterday, Abayalde said the meeting sought “to usher a series of dialogues and consultation to explore common ground where government and the academe can fulfill its respective mandates”.
Albayalde said the PNP “seeks to build stronger collaboration among stakeholders to protect campuses against criminal activities, drug syndicates, and shadowy organizations that promote and espouse Local Communist Armed Conflict against government thru force and violence.”
For his part, De Vera said both parties wanted to “find common ground on how we can work together,” as part of the CHED’s campaign for safe and healthy campuses, safe from crime and extremism.
"The relationship between the PNP, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the universities is very, very close. There is no problem in terms of coordination. There is no problem in sharing of information, in sharing of crime statistics and helping each other," Dr. De Vera said.
In 1989, UP President Jose Nemenzo and then Secretary of the National Defense, Fidel Ramos forged an agreement limiting the capacity and presence of police and military force in its major campuses and regional units. (PIA InfoComm/PNP PIO)
In addition, the 1989 accord specifically provides that "no member of police may conduct operations on UP campuses without prior coordination with, or as requested by UP authorities".
“We only have the best interest of the youth backing our pure good intention to establish police presence in schools against crime, exploitation and abuse,” the Chief PNP said.
“We want to increase police visibility enough to deter criminal or drug syndicates from preying on students, all for the greater good of national priorities to enforce the law, ensure student and public safety which are the mandated duties of the police,” he added. (PIA InfoComm/PNP-PIO)
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