Ifugao PNP: ‘No take policy’ in anti-illegal gambling drive

LAGAWE, Ifugao – The top provincial police officer of Ifugao said his command is serious in implementing the anti-illegal drugs, illegal gambling program and  “No take policy” of the  Philippine National Police. 

Ifugao Provincial Police chief   Police Col. David Mariano bared this during a press conference as he solicited the help of media in disseminating the information. 

The ‘No take policy’ is a campaign to clear the 205,000-strong PNP force from scalawags.

It puts emphasis in   whatever form of consideration, whether material or monetary, from operators of illegal gambling, drug dealers including any form of bribe or “kotong” from analogous illegal sources.

Mariano said this is in line with the intensified internal cleansing of the organization being aggressively pursued by PNP Chief Archie Gamboa.

Gamboa had earlier said that erring policemen will be reprimanded, castigated, or even dismissed in the service.

                Under the ‘one-strike-policy,’ station commanders who ignore and fail to act on the illegal gambling operations in their areas will be relieved from their posts immediately.

                Mariano explained that the liability of a government official engaged in illegal gambling is both criminal and administrative.

The  criminal liability is governed by Section 3 of Republic Act 9287 that prescribes the penalty of imprisonment from 30 to 90 days if the person acts as a bettor while Section 5 of the same law imposes a stiffer penalty of 12 years and one day to 20 years and a fine ranging from P3 million to P5Mand perpetual absolute disqualification from public office for government employees and public officials who act  as collector, agent, coordinator, controller, supervisor, maintainer, operator, financier or capitalist of any illegal numbers game.

                Mariano said to be credible, effective and capable police force, they must earn the respect of the populace to the highest level. (JDP/DBC- PIA CAR, Ifugao)