To those who were blinded or had their fingers mutilated by firecrackers, you brought it upon yourselves.
What happened to you is your own fault.
You were warned about the dangers of setting off firecrackers long before the New Year’s Eve revelry.
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It’s really quite easy for the government to prevent injuries on New Year’s Eve. Ban the sale of firecrackers.
Going one step further, it should make the manufacture of firecrackers illegal.
Anyone making firecrackers should be arrested and jailed for a long time.
But alas, the palms of some authorities are greased by greedy firecracker manufacturers!
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For several years running, there have been no firecracker injuries in Davao City during the New Year’s Eve celebration.
There are no cops who fire their guns into the air either.
If Davao City can do it, why can’t other cities and towns in the country do the same?
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If you know a policeman who fired his gun indiscriminately on New Year’s Eve, call us at “Isumbong mo kay Tulfo” and we’ll report the erring cop to the leadership of the Philippine National Police.
I’m sure your complaint will be acted upon immediately since the PNP officer in charge, Leonardo Espina, does not tolerate indiscipline among the ranks.
Your complaint will be held in strict confidence. An investigation will be conducted as it’s so easy to make accusations without a basis.
Call us at (02) 4512402 or 0921-2386423.
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Even civilians who fired their guns into the air should be reported to the police like those drunk college students in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur province.
If they are licensed gun holders, their licenses will be revoked and a case for alarm and scandal will be filed against them.
They will be in worse trouble if their guns are not licensed. A charge of illegal possession of a firearm carries a stiff penalty.
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Every year, days before the New Year’s Eve celebration, the muzzles of policemen’s service firearms are covered with masking tape to prevent them from firing their guns indiscriminately.
If our policemen had discipline and integrity, there would be no need to do this.
A man of integrity follows a strict code of conduct even if no one is looking.
If cops can’t be trusted, who can the citizens trust with their lives and property?
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How can you trust a policeman who violates the law he is supposed to enforce?
PO2 Miguel Cordero Jr. of the Quezon City Police District’s District Anti-Illegal Drugs (DAID) unit is a drug addict, according to his live-in partner, Rowelle.
Together with their 14-year-old daughter, who doesn’t carry his surname (good for her— RT), Rowelle came to see me at my “Isumbong mo kay Tulfo” radio program to report his addiction to methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu.”
They told me that on Dec. 24, Cordero, who was high on drugs, tried to burn their house and store down.
Cordero talked incoherently, according to Rowelle, and even accused her of having illicit relations with their own son.
She claimed the policeman has been a drug user since his transfer to the Quezon City DAID from Camp Crame.
If PNP OIC Espina wants to investigate this report, he should have all members of the Quezon City DAID undergo a drug test.