Negros Occidental Fourth District Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer is
optimistic that the proposed Philippine National Police (PNP) Modernization
Bill will be enacted into law in the 16th Congress.
Hearings by the House committee on public order and safety
on the measure are being conducted in key cities around the country, Ferrer,
who is the Committee's chairman, said.
One of these hearings was held at the Provincial Capitol’s
Social Hall in Bacolod Monday while another one
was held in Cebu Tuesday.
Ferrer said another hearing is scheduled in Zamboanga and
more are still slated until they cover all the 12 regions.
The hearing on Monday was attended by committee members that
include Antipolo Second District Rep. Romeo Acop, Cebu Third District Rep.
Gwendolyn Garcia, and ACT-CIS party-list Representative Samuel Pagdilao, as
well as police officers from the Bacolod , Negros
Occidental and Western Visayas .
Ferrer said the hearings is targeted to help solons gather
more information and know the sentiments, issues and opinions of the police
personnel from the ground level.
Among the issues raised during the hearing are the proposed
new police rank, which is the patrol officer; recruiting process and police
rank titles, he said.
The legislator said these issues will be included in the
draft bill, which he expects to be deliberated at the plenary by the first week
of December.
Once it becomes a law, the measure will pave the way for the
upgrade of PNP facilities and equipment as well as provide education and
training to police officers.
Both Senior Superintendent Melchor Coronel, acting Bacolod City
Coronel said “this can give solution,” as he cited that the
organization was bombarded with corruption issues.
Further, he said that he is hoping that the Technical
Working Group of the committee will also meet with the stakeholders, not only
the police, as well as the academe, the media and the retired police so “there
will be balance when crafting the bill.”
It should not be vested on personal interests, he added.
Nacion, for his part, said he favors the proposal to
modernize the PNP.
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