Bato tells cops: 'Attack' houses where gunfire is heard during New Year

Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa has instructed police personnel to forcibly enter residences and establishments where gunfire  is heard during the New Year revelry.

Also, he said that police personnel may do so even without a search warrant. 

In a Super Radyo dzBB interview on Sunday, Dela Rosa said he is expecting all police forces to be on duty and have themselves deployed during Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

"Nire-require natin yan, 100 percent, lahat ng mga pulis natin ina-account natin during Christmas Eve at New Year's Eve," he said.

Likewise, he said that police officers are required to report in the police station where they are currently staying during the holidays, and be deployed in areas prone to indiscriminate firing.

Once they hear gunfire, "attack" the residence or establishment where the shots came from.

"Yan ang instruction ko sa kanila, lusubin ninyo saan galing yung putok. Pasukin niyo. Hindi niyo na kailangan yung search warrant diyan dahil kayo mismo narinig niyo yung putok e," he said.

"Principle of hot pursuit, pasukin ninyo kung saan galing yung putok para mahuli ninyo," he added.

Dela Rosa said police should capture the person who made the gunshot.

"Kasi kung nagpaputok, pagputok nandun lang sila sa malapit, narinig nila yung putok galing sa bahay, e katukin nila yung bahay, humingi sila ng permit na papasukin sila," he said.

"Kung hindi sila papasukin, pwede silang tumuloy. E may putok, may krimen na nangyari, kailangan hulihin," he added.

The police chief insisted that there is no need for a search warrant in such cases.

"E ikaw mismo, the crime happened in your presence. Narinig niyo yung putok sa bahay na yan," he said.

Dela Rosa said police will also be deployed in areas designated by local executives to use fireworks and other pyrotechnics, pursuant to Executive Order No. 28.