Brig. General. Alexander Tagum, Police Regional Office-12 director, during flag ceremony in Regional Headquarters in Barangay Tambler, General Santos City. (Photo courtesy of PRO-12)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- At least 73 personnel of the Police Regional Office in the Soccsksargen region (PRO-12) have been dismissed from service since July 2016 for various offenses.
The figure is based on a report from the Discipline, Law and Order Section of the PRO-12 Regional Personnel Records and Management Division, according to Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, PRO-12 director.
Tagum said of the dismissed police officers, 14 were charged with serious neglect of duty; 33 others with less grave neglect of duty; 17 with conduct unbecoming of a police officer; and 9 with grave misconduct.
Since his assumption in November last year, Tagum said three police personnel have been dismissed and at least 113 active cases involving police officers and now being investigated.
"The PNP does not condone any member of the police organization who violates the law and gets involved in illegal activities,” Tagum said.
He added: “To those errant personnel, may it be uniformed or non-uniformed, heed this fair warning: Quit engaging in illegal and nefarious activities or face serious consequences. Turn a new leaf now or suffer a great loss." (PNA)
