Around 95% of the 954 generals and full colonels of the PNP have filed their courtesy resignations, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said on Friday.
Around 95% of the 954 generals and full colonels of the Philippine National Police have filed their courtesy resignations, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said on Friday.He thanked the police officials for following his appeal for their courtesy resignations so a five-man committee can screen them and get rid of those involved in illegal drugs.
“Ako'y nagpapasalamat sa tiwalang binigay nila and we will make sure of course…that our five-man committee persons of integrity,” he said. Abalos said the National Police Commission will also review the names of police officers whose resignations are accepted.third-level officials of the PNP to submit their courtesy resignations, saying it was part of the administration’s efforts to cleanse the police force of officers involved in illegal drugs.
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, a retired police general, is part of the five-member committee which will assess the courtesy resignations and make a recommendation to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.undergo a lifestyle checkHe earlier said it remains unclear if 10 police officers allegedly involved in the illicit drug trade are among those who have already submitted their resignation.," saying the officials have the right to be informed of accusations against them.
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