MANILA, Philippines — Amid recent controversies involving policemen, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is eyeing to establish more People’s Law Enforcement Boards (PLEBs) next year to hear complaints of the community against erring members of the police force. ADVERTISEMENTFlorece said out of 1,649 municipalities, 85 percent or 1,403 already have their own PLEBs as of this year. Florece also said 2018 saw lesser complaints against the police through PLEBs. He said local boards have only received 381 complaints this year compared to 455 in 2017. ADVERTISEMENTHe further said complaints to PLEB can be grounds for filing administrative or criminal cases against police officers.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 10, 2018 11:15 UTC