Bato mulls strong law vs. private armies, death penalty for erring security aides after Degamo slay probe

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Thursday emphasised the necessity for a robust legislation towards personal armies and loss of life penalty for safety personnel who commit heinous crimes and taking undue benefit of their coaching, information, and expertise.

Dela Rosa made the suggestions per week after he led the Senate public order and harmful medicine committee investigation into the spate of killings in Negros Oriental, together with the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo.

Apart from new legal guidelines towards personal armies and erring safety aides, Dela Rosa additionally enumerated a number of amendments to the legislation which can forestall political killings within the nation:

• Amendment to the Omnibus Election Code, notably the availability on nuisance candidates
• Amendment to the Local Government Code to make sure that the authority to nominate police provincial administrators have to be with the Philippine National Police and never with the native authorities officers
• Amendment to the Firearms Law

Further, Dela Rosa is in search of coverage reforms together with the strict regulation on the promoting and utilizing of navy and police uniforms, monitoring of dishonorably discharged navy personnel, stock of unfastened firearms, and updating of the PNP Standard of Procedures in addressing complaints of the residents.

“As always, we emphasize that this is in aid of legislation. Paano ba makakatulong ang Senado? Anong mga polisiya ang kailangang gawin at anong batas ang kailangan nating amyendahan?” the PNP chief-turned-lawmaker mentioned.

[How can the Senate help? What are the policies needed and laws to be amended.]

Dela Rosa mentioned he’s planning to conduct yet another listening to to cowl the previous and current legislation and order state of affairs in Negros Oriental.

Last week, the Senate panel performed a three-day marathon listening to on the spate of political killings in Negros Oriental the place no less than 20 circumstances of political assaults and assassinations have been tackled.

The panel additionally mentioned the problem of land grabbing, e-sabong and unlawful playing, intimidation and risk to uncooperative authorities, the existence of personal armies with unlicensed firearms, and involvement of police personnel in prison actions and supposed cover-ups. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News