PNP acts on viral photo of police vehicle sans license plate

MANILA, Philippines — A viral photo of a police vehicle without a license plate has prompted the Philippine National Police (PNP) to inspect its service vehicles and verify their plates and documentation. “I have already ordered an immediate investigation to ensure that all rules on vehicle identification and road compliance are strictly upheld without exception,” PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a statement on Thursday. READ: PNP probes police vehicle used without license plate Article continues after this advertisement The directive was issued after a police vehicle assigned to the Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) was spotted along Commonwealth Avenue without a license plate. The photo was posted on the motorist community page Visor and has since gone viral. Nartatez also ordered the immediate accounting and inspection of motor pool assets assigned to the PSPG and other support units to verify whether police vehicles have the required plates and documentation. “Any violation or administrative lapse will be addressed under PNP rules and due process,” he added. The PNP previously said it was conducting an internal investigation on the matter. (Rendell Ivan Manuel, INQUIRER.net trainee) /gsg Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.