The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has approved the recruitment of over 17,000 additional policemen as part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) drive to curb criminality in the country.
DETERMINED to curb criminality by enhancing police visibility, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) has approved the recruitment of over 17,000 additional policemen as part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) drive to improve peace and order situation especially in the provinces.
The Napolcom en banc, headed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary and Chairman Eduardo Año, issued Resolution No. 2021-0475, dated April 27, 2021, approving the CY 2021 Regular and Attrition Recruitment Program of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Out of the total 17,314 new patrolmen, 1,000 will be assigned to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), according to Napolcom Vice Chairman and Executive Officer Vitaliano Aguirre II.
“The 16,314 attrition recruitment quota, on the other hand, is intended to replace uniformed personnel losses due to separation from the service (retirement, designation, death, dismissal from the service, absence without leave),” Aguirre said.
Aguirre added that heads of PNP offices/units and members of the screening and selection committee, including the head and members of the Secretariat, are required to strictly follow the existing rules and regulations on the recruitment of new policemen while also observing prescribed health protocols. (SC)
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