QC gov’t asks public to refrain from spreading misinformation on PNP-PDEA shooting incident

MANILA, Philippines — Investigation is underway on the shooting incident involving anti-illegal drug operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City on Wednesday, February 24.
The Quezon City government in a statement said it fully supports the ongoing investigation of the PNP-PDEA Board of Inquiry into the incident.
“What happened was highly deplorable, as it endangered the lives and safety of our QCitizens, and disrupted the peace and commerce in the area,” the local government unit (LGU )said in a statement.
“The authorities can expect the city government’s full cooperation, and will extend a helping hand if necessary, in order to ferret out the truth,” it added.
The LGU is appealing to the public to refrain from spreading misinformation and disinformation on the incident, pending the results of the probe.
“We hope that the PNP and PDEA will come up with a protocol to avert such an unfortunate incident in the future,” the LGU noted.
The tragic misencounter left four people dead including two PNP personnel; one PDEA agent and the informant. One police officer and three PDEA agents were also injured in the incident.