PNP says mall guard in viral video may lose license
MANILA, Philippines — The security guard caught in a viral video may lose his license after an altercation with a young girl at a mall in Metro Manila, according to the Philippine National Police Civil Security Group (PNP CSG).
A video circulating on social media showed the guard asking the young girl – who was said to be on the mall grounds to take shelter from light rains – to leave the premises, but he snatched and destroyed the sampaguita flowers she was selling.
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“Considering na medyo maraming possible na maifile na cases, maaari pong ma-aggravate ito, maaari pong ma-impose siya ng penalty na suspension. Pwede rin cancellation and revocation ng kanyang lisensya,” CSG Spokesperson Lt. Col. Eudisan Gultiano told reporters in Camp Crame on Thursday.
(Considering that there may be many cases to be filed from this, it may be aggravated, he may receive the penalty of suspension. Cancellation and revocation of his license is also possible.)
Article continues after this advertisementThe CSG is the police unit tasked with regulating private security agencies under its Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA).
Article continues after this advertisement“So far, based on our assessment sa video lang po, makikita natin na may possible violation pagdating sa yung conduct ng security guard, yung decorum in the performance ng kanyang duty,” Gultiano explained.
(So far, based only on our assessment of the video, we can see that there may be possible violations when it comes to the conduct of the security guard, the decorum in the performance of his duty.)
“May mga violation yan, violation sa kanyang ethical standards, violation sa kanyang professional security creed. Titingnan natin kung may violation ng special laws at pwede madagdag yung sa administrative complaint sa SOSIA,” she added.
(He has violations, violation of his ethical standards, violation of his professional security creed. We will see if there were violation of special laws and an administrative complaint with the SOSIA can be added.)
The unit will be coordinating with local police to identify the young woman in the video and assist her in filing appropriate charges, according to Gultiano.
The CSG spokesperson added that they aim to meet with security and training agencies to know whether guards were being adequately taught to practice proper decorum and ethical standards.
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For its part, in a statement on Thursday early morning, the mall said it dismissed the guard and called his security agency to conduct an investigation.