All we can say is this: “Neutralize” is a very strong word. We hope they take it seriously.
“National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Carmelo Valmoria yesterday ordered Metro Manila’s five district directors to ‘neutralize’ crime gangs in their jurisdiction,” reports Non Alquitran in The Philippine Star.
Valmoria said that “the members of these gangs should be jailed or sent on the run so they could not target shoppers during the Christmas season.”
He went on to explain, “We have our list but we can’t divulge them as yet as we are still in the process of validating them. But I assure you that once we confirm their existence, our operation to neutralize them would immediately commence.”
Valmoria then added that “all operations against crime gangs should be ‘intelligence-driven’ to prevent innocent persons from being hauled into jail.”
But, please, can’t they do this for the whole year and not just during Christmas season?
