President Rodrigo Duterte said last Monday that he wanted the government to buy rubber batons for police because they needed to subdue criminals who were resisting arrest.
In his television briefing, the president agreed with Interior Secretary Eduardo Año that police could use“yantok” or rattan sticks to protect themselves from violent resistance against lawbreakers who arrest and attack law enforcement officials.
The Human Rights Commission warned the government against the “unnecessary” use of force and actions that could harm and humiliate people.
Earlier in the day, presidential spokesman Harry rock warned police not to use “yantok” or rattan, stressing that it was not allowed under the law and the provisions of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Duterte added that batons are “less-lethal weapons”against aggressive criminals.
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