Hazing Cops and Electoral Protests

Episode on August 9, 2011 Tuesday after Saksi! HAZING COPS Report by Jiggy Manicad The Commission on Human Rights has recently released a video showing the alleged hazing of new recruits of the Philippine National Police in Los Banos, Laguna. As shown in the video, the trainees were forced to eat chili and drink water grounded with pepper. They were also forced to rub grounded chili in private areas. The policemen involved in the activity were immediately relieved. In 2009, a video was also exposed showing how police trainees in Bicol go through hazing. While most victims survive the ordeal, there are cases where trainees get killed. Will this ‘tradition’ in the PNP ever be put to stop? Who should be made accountable to these illegal activities? ELECTORAL PROTEST Report by Maki Pulido Losing candidates during elections hardly accept defeat. Instead, they accuse winning candidates of cheating. That’s how politics has been in the country. Every election, complaints are filed regarding election fraud from the lowest to the highest position in the land. As the cases pile up, what causes the delay of the resolution of election protests?

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HAZING COPS Ulat ni Jiggy Manicad Pinapakain ng sili, pinapainom ng paminta, nilalagyan ng sili ang maseselang bahagi ng kanilang katawan. Ito umano ang dinanas ng mga bagong recruit ng Phil. National Police sa Laguna base sa videong inilabas ng Commission on Human Rights. Agad sinibak sa puwesto ang mga pulis na sangkot sa insidente. Kung tutuusin, hindi na bago ang mga pangyayaring gaya nito. Noong 2009, lumabas ang video kung saan sinisipa at pinapalo ng ilang pulis ang trainees sa Bicol. Pero kung nakaligtas ang mga biktima, sa ibang pagkakataon, naging dahilan ito ng kamatayan ng ilang aplikante. Bakit nga ba tila hindi matigil ang karahasan sa hanay ng kapulisan? May nananagot nga ba sa mga paglabag na ito? ELECTORAL PROTEST Ulat ni Maki Pulido Sa masalimuot na sistema ng pulitika sa Pilipinas, may ilang nagsasabing wala raw natatalo, may nadadaya lamang. May katotohanan o wala, iba't-ibang kaso ng electoral protest ang inihahain tuwing eleksyon mula sa pinakamababa hanggang matataas na posisyon. Habang patuloy ang pagdami ng mga electoral protest, bakit tila usad-pagong naman ang pagresolba sa mga ito?