SUCCESSFUL. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. lauds the successful conclusion of the 44th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) Conference in Pasay City. The three-day meeting, which concluded Saturday (July 25, 2026), boosted security cooperation and coordination between regional police forces and their international partners. (PNA photo by Lloyd Caliwan)
MANILA — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. announced that the country is looking into adopting or refining Australia’s social media restrictions for minors to combat online radicalization and stop future school shootings.
Nartatez made the announcement following the conclusion of the 44th ASEANAPOL conference in Pasay City on Saturday. The three-day summit marked the first time the organization addressed school shootings alongside other child-focused crimes like online exploitation and human trafficking.
“Upon coordination, upon talks, meetings with our neighboring countries as well as our dialogue partners, mayroon silang ibang batas and we’ll try to consider [it] (They have a different law, and we’ll try to consider [it]),” Nartatez said in a press briefing.
