Monday, August 29, 2016

Bill to improve professionalization among PNP commanders filed in Senate

From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 29): Bill to improve professionalization among PNP commanders filed in Senate
 
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.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=918074

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