Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Thursday
downplayed the reported rift between graduates of the Philippine Military
Academy (PMA) and the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) serving in the
PNP.
Roxas
said that during his seven-month stint as DILG chief, who has direct
supervision over the PNP, he has not felt any “friction” among officers coming
from the PMA and PNPA.
Instead
of sowing conflict among officers within the 140,000-strong PNP, Roxas called
for cooperation in the ranks.
”I
have not felt any rift. What is better is to strengthen the areas of
cooperation and clarity in the issuance of orders so that there will be no peer
system between PMA and PNPA,” said Roxas.
Earlier
reports showed that there is an ongoing study on the possible re-entry into the
PNP ranks of graduates of the PMA, the country’s premiere military school. The
move was spearheaded by the PMA Alumni Association Inc.
Since
the PNP Law was enacted in 1992, the PMA has stopped sending graduates to the
PNP. The PNPA became the main source of commissioned officers of the PNP.
The
PNP leadership admitted there is a technical working group looking seriously
into the matter.
Roxas
said that he himself will thorough study the idea.
”I
will study it first. I think we should look at it first. The law is clear that
(officers of the PNP) must come from PNPA, which is civilian,” said Roxas.
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