MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker called for the Senate to probe the second misencounter between the national police and drug enforcement personnel this year. Just before that in February, four PDEA agents were injured while two PNP officers were killed in a 'misencounter' in an anti-illegal drugs operation. The Senate did not push through with a hearing in March because the heads of the PNP and PDEA both caught COVID-19. Hontiveros previously highlighted that the PNP has a 2021 intelligence fund of P856 million while the PDEA has P500 million. Let's not let the agencies just regret it until they 'misencounter' again before the Senate takes action.

Source: Philippine Star May 18, 2021 08:26 UTC