Senator Robin Padilla is looking for an investigation into the alleged non secular discrimination that triggered the August 7 gunfight between cops at a Taguig City police station.
In a Sunday assertion, Padilla stated the investigation would additionally look into different comparable situations of prejudice after the Muslim police officer concerned within the taking pictures alleged that the incident stemmed from earlier situations of discrimination and mockery.
In submitting Senate Resolution 743, Padilla sought to have the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs conduct an inquiry in help of laws into the plight of the Muslim group “in light of the numerous acts and practices that disadvantage and undermine their religious beliefs, particularly in the observance of their dietary principles.”
“Given the recurring unfortunate incidents prejudicial to the Muslim community and their basic necessity for human survival, that is sustenance through food in line with their dietary principles, it is imperative for the Senate to thoroughly evaluate and formulate effective measures to address and mitigate these occurrences,” he stated.
In his assertion, Padilla prompt that the taking pictures could have stemmed from a pork dish ready on the police station.
The senator stated the Muslim police officer supplied him with a letter during which he stated the incident “was exacerbated by previous instances of discrimination and mockery” aimed toward him, in addition to the surreptitious serving of pork with out his data.
A police officer was killed whereas two different cops had been injured within the police station taking pictures.
“Muslim Filipinos, constituting a minority within the Philippines, encounter unique challenges in the exercise of their religious beliefs, particularly when it comes to fulfilling their basic dietary needs,” Padilla famous. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
