Outgoing Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento of the Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday said that police visibility
is expected to improve nationwide with the 10,000 new policemen and women
anticipated to take oath in July.
“Peace and order are vital in the country's economic
development. The DILG and NAPOLCOM are committed in increasing police manpower
strength, improve police-to-population ratio, and enhance police visibility
program and anti-insurgency operation of the Philippine National Police (PNP),”
said Sarmiento, who also concurrent Chairman of the National Police Commission
(NAPOLCOM).
The regular recruitment quota is intended to strengthen the
Public Safety Forces (PSFs) in identified Police Regional Offices (PROs), which
operate in insurgency-affected areas, and to support the personnel build-up of
other PROS and some of the National Operational Support Units of the PNP such
as the Special Action Force (SAF), Maritime Group (MG) and Aviation Security
Group (AVSEGROUP).
The distribution of quota is based on prevailing peace and
order condition and actual personnel demands in the operational area covered by
the respective PROs.
“These new young bloods went through rigorous screening
including drug test, face to face interview, psychological and psychiatric
examination, complete background investigation, and committee deliberation,
among others,” Sarmiento assured.
“Another 11,200 police officers will be hired in the second
cycle of recruitment of PO1 called attrition. It will start in June 2016 and
the oath taking is scheduled not later than Nov. 15, 2016,” he added.
The attrition recruitment quota, he said, is aggregated from
2013 to this year. It is aimed at replacing the PNP uniformed personnel who
were attributed for reasons of retirement, death, dropping from the rolls,
separation, dismissal and resignation from the police service.
“I am calling out our brave Filipino fellowmen and women who
aspire to join PNP: Now is the time for you to realize your dream of contributing
to nation-building by keeping our communities and streets safe. Check the PNP
website or go to the nearest police station near you to inquire about the
application process,” said Sarmiento.
The 10,000 regular quota recruitment is distributed per region
as follows: PRO1- 450; PRO2- 500; PRO3- 450; PRO4A- 700; PRO4B- 450; PRO5- 800;
PRO6- 375; PRO7- 375; PRO8- 800; PRO9- 500; PRO10- 600; PRO11- 500; PRO12- 500;
PRO13- 800; PRO COR- 800; PRO ARMM- 300; NCRPO- 400; PRO18- 300; MG- 200;
AVSEGROUP – 200. The SAF is not allocated a quota for this recruitment program.
Meanwhile, the 11,200 attrition quota is distributed as
follows: PRO1- 500; PRO2- 600; PRO3- 1,100; PRO4A- 1,000; PRO4B- 500 PRO5- 450;
PRO6- 600; PRO7- 700; PRO8- 450; PRO9- 500; PRO10- 600; PRO11- 600; PRO12- 500;
PRO13- 300; PRO COR- 300; PRO ARMM- 500; NCRPO- 1,000; PRO18- 300; SAF – 200;
MG- 200; AVSEGROUP – 300.
New recruits will undergo Public Safety Basic Recruit Course
for six months, and a Field Training Program for another six months. After
these trainings, they will take a mandatory special training of PNP Special
Counter-Insurgency Unit Training (SCOUT) Course for 45 days to 5 months to
enhance them in militaristic tactics for future assignment in the field whether
in the Striking Force or in the Police Station.
In the 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the PNP
commits to improve community safety in three areas: 66 in every 100 Filipinos
should feel safe based on the National Safety Index; The National Index Crime
Rate should decrease to 37.11 percent from 39.06 percent; and 30 in every 100
crimes should have been solved, based on the Crime Solution Efficiency Rate.
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