The Philippine National Police joined the rest of government, civil society and the entire country in the National Observance of Human Rights Consciousness which also coincided with the 74th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

PNP chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin said that the PNP is very progressive in terms of human rights advocacy where necessary mechanisms have been set into place to ensure that human rights are protected, and violators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

"By law and by demands of faith and morality, we in the law enforcement are called upon to uphold civil, political, economic and socio-cultural rights. We do so, not only because the law demands it; we must uphold human rights simply because it is the right thing to do," Azurin said.

The PNP chief also recognized six PNP personnel who have contributed their precious time, knowledge, expertise and resources in support to the PNP Human rights development program.

Meantime, the PNP remained mum on a recent statement of a father who was allegedly killed in the previous administration's crackdown against illegal drugs.

Rodrigo Baylon, the father of Lenin — who was nine years old at the time the incident happened — disclosed recently that he was compelled by policemen to sign a waiver agreeing to put bronchopneumonia as the cause of death of his daughter instead of a gunshot wound.