MANILA, Philippines — Gen. Oscar Albayalde, the Philippine National Police chief, has ordered the Central Luzon director, Brig. General Joel Coronel, to return four of the 15 police security escorts withdrawn from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino. ADVERTISEMENTBased on the Alunan doctrine, the four police escorts returned to Aquino still constitutes a private army. “In other VIPs we are very strict in implementing the Alunan doctrine but here we are extending courtesy already,” Albayalde said. He said the PNP had informed him that the PDEA chief’s security escorts would be reinstated soon.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 30, 2019 20:15 UTC