MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is supporting House Bill 6686 that seeks to limit the population of each barangay to 15,000 in all urban areas in the country, to “sync well” with modern policing systems. “We firmly believe in the wisdom of local government autonomy and devolution of power as provided under the Local Government Code. Yet we also look with great optimism at better prospects for public safety and law enforcement under this proposed legislation,” PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said in a statement on Monday. “The proposed measure also syncs well with modern policing systems aided by technology that factors geographical information and demographics with crime data as bases for deployment of forces,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 11, 2020 03:45 UTC