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Emmanuel Tupas - The Philippine Star
June 4, 2025 | 12:00am
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla at a press briefing in Malacañan Palace on October 22, 2024.
Philstar.com / Jean Mangaluz
MANILA, Philippines — Wanting to end the recurring blame game between police officers and prosecutors, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla is pushing for stronger collaboration between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
“This time, it stops. This time, we work together. This time, we train together. This time, we learn together. And this time, we win together,” he said in a statement.
Remulla yesterday attended the signing of the pledge of commitment to the Training and Educational Program for DOJ Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Agents (TEPLEA) 2025 at the DOJ main office in Manila.
The department chief said the initiative marks a new chapter in justice sector coordination.
TEPLEA is a nationwide training program designed to strengthen coordination and professionalism among law enforcement agencies and prosecution offices.
Around 100 personnel from the PNP, DOJ, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Philippine Coast Guard have joined the program.
Remulla also called out public cynicism fueled by the lack of visibility of positive efforts by justice and enforcement institutions.
For him, the public should be informed about the accomplishments of the DOJ and other agencies.
“Because of this, people become cynical. TEPLEA is one chance to erase that cynicism,” he said.
Roque slams Torre
Meanwhile, in a separate development, former presidential spokesman Harry Roque criticized newly appointed PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III for prioritizing his arrest over what he claims are more urgent national issues.
“I am dismayed to hear from him that my arrest is one of his priorities,” Roque said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.
Roque issued the remark after Torre challenged him to return to the Philippines and face qualified human trafficking charges in connection with the now-shuttered Philippine offshore gaming operator Lucky South 99 in Porac, Pampanga.
He further argued that police resources would be better used addressing the country’s worsening peace and order situation.
“There are more urgent and more pressing matters that our policemen have to attend to than the arrest of one Harry Roque,” he said. — Bella Cariaso
