PNP laments ‘digital vandalism’ made on Camp Crame walls

The Philippine National Police (PNP) expressed disappointment over the “digital vandalism” made on the walls of Camp Crame amid the country’s commemoration of the 34th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.

In a press statement on Tuesday night, PNP spokesman Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac underscored that the PNP respects the people's freedom to express sentiments. However, he said such freedom has limits and it should “not step beyond national interest.”

“Although the vandals did not leave any visible mark, the fact that the attack targeted a national historical site on the same day that the country commemorates the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution makes it totally deplorable,” Banac said.

On Monday night, members of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) lit the walls of Camp Crame as they condemned the alleged human rights abuses committed by the Duterte administration.

The group posted a wanted photo of President Rodrigo Duterte, bearing the words “Terorista” and “Taksil.”

According to the group, the move was part of its collective campaign to “expose the government’s accountability for the successive attacks to our freedom of expression and public participation, civil and human rights, socio-economic and environmental rights, and democracy.”

Camp Crame is considered as a national historical site where the unfolding events of the peaceful uprising happened in 1986.

It served as one of the rallying points of protesters during the EDSA People Power Revolution. —KG, GMA News