Manila, Jan. 18 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday welcomed a case filed by a teachers' organization before the Court of Appeals (CA) against the PNP's alleged profiling of the group's members.
Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) filed a petition for prohibition, citing alleged violations of their members' right to association and right to assembly by PNP personnel.
The petitioners are asking the government for redress of grievances, freedom of expression, and their members' right to privacy.
"I wish to emphasize that the PNP has done nothing to violate any of the rights mentioned in the petition. In fact, allegations of a police crackdown on AC...