Weeding out the corrupt,abusive elements in the PNP

EDITORIAL

According to the latest Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) of the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI), the Philippine National Police (PNP) is the most corrupt institution in the country.

But with the leadership of PNP Director-General Allan La Madrid Purisima, issues on corruption within the PNP are reportedly now being addressed.. From January to June this year, a total of 154 officers and men with 128 various cases, were administratively and criminally charged by the PNP.  

In the Cordillera, for the same period, 95 police personnel were reportedly administratively charged of which 11 were dismissed, four demoted, 33 suspended, eight dropped from the rolls, seven reprimanded and 30  exonerated.

A police report from the regional police headquarters in Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet said Purisima has  strengthened the Integrated Transformation Program-Performance Governance System (ITP-PGS) or the PNP P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030.

“This was enhanced further by his Strategic Focus CODE-P:2013 and beyond. The PNP has also installed several safety measures in its systems and instituted fiscal reform procedures to eliminate graft and corruption and prevent possible situations and opportunities for corruption in police operations,” the report said.

The PNP has been reportedly cited as among national agencies which are compliant with the national government’s Performance Governance System in terms of transparency, accountability and organizational reforms to eliminate corruption.

The report went further: “The PNP has vowed to continue with its reform program in order to regain the support and trust of the public.Sensitive issues such as corruption by PNP personnel can be dealt with more effectively if the public becomes a constant partner in the monitoring and reporting of policemen who commit or are suspected to have committed corruption, extortion or abuses.”

The public was urged to help police by reporting  information through the following PNP PRO-COR hotlines:(074) 422-5515 or Text 09175302695/ 09285591669 or visit our website at www.procor.pnp.gov.ph and post your comment.

Weeding out police misfits is not easy. But the public could do its share by reporting corrupt or abusive elements within the PNP to concerned authorities.