CRITICIZED by some senators for abetting the use by the Manila Police District (MPD) of a secret jail cell, Director General Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, has ordered police commanders nationwide to conduct an inventory of the country’s jails and find if there are similar facilities in their respective areas of responsibilities.

“This is to make sure that no detention cells similar to the secret detention cell of [Police] Station 1 exists. I want to make it sure so I am ordering all the RDs [regional directors] to conduct an inventory and make sure there are no secret detention cells because that is against the law,” de la Rosa told reporters at the sidelines of a shooting competition in Lipa City, Batangas, on Wednesday.

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