"“The plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to revive the Philippine Constabulary (PC) … is a vestige of martial law even as it is unconstitutional,” Lagman said.
Lagman said Duterte’s plan violates Section 6, Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution which states that:
“The State shall establish and maintain one police force, which shall be national in scope and civilian in character, to be administered and controlled by a national police commission.”
The PC was abolished in the 1990s and was merged with the Integrated National Police in 1991 to become the PNP."
Note:
The express mandate of Section 6, Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution is as follows:
"Section 6. The State shall establish and maintain one police force, which shall be national in scope and civilian in character, to be administered and controlled by a national police commission. The authority of local executives over the police units in their jurisdiction shall be provided by law."
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