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'Nothing lost yet': House ready to act on vetoed provisions of PNP reform bill, says Fernandez

Published Jul 12, 2024 12:46 pm

At A Glance

  • Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez says the House of Representatives is intent on taking action in response to the provisions vetoed by President Marcos in the proposed measure seeking to introduce organizational reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP).

IMG-fb5465f9411fc65cf3ef58e39995f0df-V.jpgSanta Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Screenshot from Facebook live)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez says the House of Representatives is intent on taking action in response to the provisions vetoed by President Marcos in the proposed measure seeking to introduce organizational reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Fernandez, one of the bill’s principal authors, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez has already called his attention to the matter. 

He said they are planning to discuss this more thoroughly after President Marcos' State of the Nation Address (SONA), which will take place on July 22.

“Nothing lost yet we will act accordingly with the provisions vetoed by the President,” he said in a statement on Friday, July 12.

Fernandez chairs the House Committee on Public Order and Safety—the panel in the lower chamber where the proposed measure was referred to and was then evaluated and debated by House members.

Last year, the House approved House Bill (HB) No. 8327, which sought to amend certain sections in Republic Act (RA) No. 6975, or the Department of The Interior And Local Government Act of 1990; and RA No. 8551, or the Philippine National Police Reform And Reorganizational Act of 1998.

In a message to Congress, disclosed on Thursday, President Marcos said he vetoed HB No. 8327 and its counterpart Senate Bill (SB) No. 2449.

Marcos noted that the bill may introduce pay disparity between PNP officers and their equivalent counterparts. He also said that it fails to enhance cops’ accountability, such as on procedures for disciplinary measures.  

“The power to veto a measure is within the power of the President and I have read the reasons for such action,” said Fernandez.

“On the other hand, the power to override it by Congress lies within our mandate, he added. 

Under the Constitution, the House and the Senate may reconsider the bill. Once it gets approval from two-thirds of the vote from both chambers, the bill becomes law.

“The restructuring of the PNP Organization had been lingering for almost 16 years and this is the only time that that measure reached this far,” Fernandez pointed out.

“Isang hinga na lang (Just one more breath),” he stressed. 

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