Senator and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief
Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill that gives the PNP regional director the
authority to choose the provincial/district director.
Under Senate Bill 971, Lacson seeks to encourage local police
commanders to concentrate on their job and not be indebted to local executives
who invoke their appointive authority.
The bill is also titled “An Act to Further Professionalize
the Police Service Amending for the Purpose Pertinent Provisions of Republic
Act No. 6975 as amended by Republic Act No. 8551 and for Other Purposes.”
Lacson, who served as PNP chief from 1999 to 2001, said that
past controversies have developed perception that conflict of interest arises
when Provincial Directors and Police Chiefs are indebted to local chief
executives because of the latter’s appointive authority.
Presently, the law considers governors and mayors as
deputized representatives of the National Police Commission in their respective
territorial jurisdictions, with governors choosing the police provincial
director and mayors selecting the local city or town chief of police.
“While the constitutionality of such appointive jurisdiction
is a settled question, nothing prevents Congress from reviewing the wisdom and
logic behind said policy in order to further enhance police professionalism and
to isolate the police service from political domination,” Lacson said.
Because of this, Lacson filed the measure to also allows the
provincial/district director the authority to select the city or town chief of
police.
Provincial/district directors will be chosen by the regional
director from a list of three qualified candidates recommended by the PNP
Senior Officers Placement and Promotion Board.
Meanwhile, the chiefs of police of towns and cities will be
chosen by the provincial/district director from a list of five qualified
candidates recommended by the PNP Senior Officers Placement and Promotion
Board.
Chiefs of police of highly urbanized cities and independent
component cities and district directors of the Metro Manila police will be
chosen by the regional director under the same conditions.
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