Metro Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde declared in no uncertain terms that cops caught firing their firearms during the New Year’s Eve celebration will be summarily dismissed from the service. That is the order of our [Philippine National Police] chief,” Albayalde stressed. “The directive of the PNP chief is to have them dismissed from the service,” Albayalde said. The two cops were among the nine people who have been arrested from Dec. 16 to 27 for illegal firing their weapons. ADVERTISEMENTAlbayalde said the PNP no longer pursued the practice of covering the muzzles of police service firearms with tape since it doesn’t work anyway.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 28, 2017 23:48 UTC