More than 2,800 cops dismissed since 2016: Gamboa

MANILA -- More than 2,800 Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel have been dismissed while more than 6,300 others were meted with administrative sanctions since 2016 as part of the organization's internal cleansing program, PNP officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa said on Monday.

“As I have promised last week, we are sharing with you the significant highlights of the PNP Internal Cleansing Program since 2016 to inform the public how dead serious the PNP is in running after rogues in uniform,” Gamboa told reporters after his first Monday flag ceremony as officer-in-charge.

For the period July 2016 until September 20, 2019, Gamboa said a total of 9,172 PNP or roughly 4.7 percent of the total number of PNP personnel currently in service, had been meted various degrees of penalty for administrative cases arising from involvement in criminal activity, and violation of PNP rules and regulations.

Among those penalized were 2,806 personnel dismissed from service, 535 demoted in rank, 4,721 suspended, 762 reprimanded, 60 restricted to quarters, 208 forfeited salary and 80 withheld privileges.

Of the 2,806 dismissed police officers, 454 were due to their involvement in illegal drug activities; 352 were found positive for using illegal drugs while 102 were involved in illegal drug-related cases.

“Over the last nine months of 2019 alone, 2,286 personnel were slapped with similar penalties for administrative cases,” Gamboa said.

He said the PNP is serious with its aim to enforce culture change and character transformation among police officers.

“The involvement of a few of our personnel in illegal drugs and other forms of corruption is likewise a scourge. Therefore, I demand that not only the Integrity Monitoring Enforcement Group but equally so all the Regional and Provincial Directors as well as the chiefs of police to lead in rooting out and destroying this menace. I expect no less,” Gamboa said.

Gamboa also urged the public to help the PNP to come out and provide information against the rogue police personnel and high-value targets as part of the administration campaign against illegal drugs. (PNA) 

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