MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it welcomed a proposal to separate the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) from the law enforcement agency in a bid to strengthen the police force’s disciplinary mechanisms. The IAS is an office within the PNP handling administrative cases against erring police officers. In a statement from his office, acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the agency “welcomed the possibility of strengthening the IAS even if it means fully separating it from the police organization.” READ: PNP-IAS should be separate from police force — Lacson “We welcome […]... Keep on reading: PNP welcomes proposal to separate IAS from police force