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During a press briefing, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said he has instructed the Joint Task Force COVID Shield to remind policemen about enforcement of maximum tolerance and the rule on taking photos and videos.
Anyone could take photos and videos in public spaces provided that the individual is not breaching national security protocols and violating one’s private rights, PNP chief Gamboa underscored Monday.
“I directed the Joint Task Force COVID Shield last week first, let us remind our people when is maximum tolerance, maximum? We should deal with it in every situation, ‘yan ‘yung una…” Gamboa said.
“We should also remind our personnel kailan mo bawalan ang isang tao kumuha ng video? That should be clear. Kasi, ang sa tingin ko lang naman, kung hindi siya involved in national security, which is also very broad actually, and it doesn’t violate private rights… then everybody is authorized to get video. So ‘yan ang general rule,” he added.
The PNP chief then pointed out that the rule applies to everybody, whether he or she is a member of the media or not.
This clarification was made after an incident involving Super Radyo dZBB reporter Mark Makalalad who was confronted by cops while he was in the vicinity of Marikina highway doing a live reporting. The cops asked for identification and when asked, they told Makalalad, “baka kaaway ka (you could be an enemy).”
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