“Tag SAPS”: South Africa Jokes About Philippine Police Officers Losing Weight to Save Jobs

• A video on TikTok is going viral it showing police officers from the Philippines being forced to exercise
• The clip made it to South African viewers, who shared their own reactions as they discussed a common issue with the South African Police Service
• Online users were full of jokes about police officers in their own countries after seeing the process that the Philippine police went through

A video showed that police officers from the Philippines were under pressure. The police officers in the Asian country were under an obligation to get in shape, which amused international viewers.

South Africans caught wind of the video, and shared their reactions. Many had hilarious commentary referencing this South African Police Service (SAPS).

According to a video on TikTok by @mustsharenews, police officers in the Philippines were told to lose weight or risk losing their jobs. The video showed officers in the Philippines exercising in a bid to secure their jobs as police officers. The clip detailed that they were trained, as police officers in the Philippines tended to be overweight. According to Phil Star, Philippine Police Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III announced that overweight officers had 6-12 months' notice to lose the kilos or risk getting fired.

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South Africans were full of jokes about the video of the Philippine police officers. Many pointed out that a lot of SAPS officers needed to get in shape. Peeps noted a woman at the front who looked keen to keep her job. Watch the video of the officers saving their jobs below:

Xie Xie 4 Yamazaki said:

"I just came here to say this, joh 'protect and serve' mara, they weren't talking about serving more plates 😭"

lalelal😍 wrote:

"😂😂they think it's AI."

Sunshine joked:

"South African police watching this 👁️👄👁️"

Desrohn Japhta asked:

"How do I tag South African Police 😂😂😂

nirvanaevergarden commented:

"First thought 😂😂 but we need them even if they are fat 😩"

mbot2206 was amused:

"Please tag all 9 provinces😂😂😂🤣🤣"

Netizens discussed the officers who were working out:

nandi agreed with the mandate for officers in the Philippines:

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"For real because a cop that's physically unfit has never made sense to me I'm supposed to trust you to catch criminals, but you can't run for 10 seconds without hyperventilating 😭 I wish my country would be the same."

williamlin7676 argued:

"It's not their fault. If they can afford to eat whole foods, and not highly processed foods, they can be thin too."

Other Briefly News stories about please officers

• A TikTok video of women working as SAPS officers went viral as they enjoyed some music in their police van.
• South Africans were in stitches after a police man handling someone in handcuffs got distracted by a TikTok video.
• Women on social media were left swooning over a handsome SAPS officer who showed off his uniform in a TikTok video.
• A lady fell in love with the officer who stopped her at a roadblock, and she recorded him in a TikTok video she posted to try and find him.

Source: Briefly News