in light of that Cavite incident:

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Cops to draw guns on suspect drivers
Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star ) - November 14, 2020 - 12:00am

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Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, HPG director, issued the directive after one of their police officers, Chief M/Sgt. Julius Arcalas, died during a clash with an armed passenger of a Nissan Terra on Nov. 6.

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Tagum said police officers should not take chances and compromise their safety, especially if the vehicle they are inspecting does not have a license plate and conduction sticker.

“Kapag tinaas ang bintana, bunutin mo na ang baril mo at atras ka kaaagad (When the car’s window is rolled up, draw your gun and back away immediately),” he said in a speech during the send-off ceremony for HPG personnel at Camp Crame in Quezon City.

Cebrian’s driver, Reymundo Zuńiga, told police Cebrian ordered him to roll up the window just before he stepped out of the car and shot at Arcalas.

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Tagum said Arcalas should be their last casualty and that nobody should suffer the same fate.

The HPG will come up with a video training program for its personnel on the procedures for the inspection of vehicles.