CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A total 65 police officers in Central Luzon have been dismissed from service due to various infractions since January last year, the Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said on Friday.
Brig. Gen. Cesar R. Pasiwen, PRO-3 regional director, said that aside from police service dismissal, 102 others were suspended, seven were demoted, one forfeited of salary, and 15 were reprimanded.
Pasiwen added that 842 cops were exonerated from their administrative cases while the others' cases have yet to be resolved.
He said those police officers meted with disciplinary actions were given due process during the duration of the investigation before final decisions were released.
He vowed to sustain the PRO-3’s internal cleansing campaign to regain the public’s trust and confidence.
"We will continue to weed out hoodlums and punish the undisciplined among our ranks through the strict application of the punitive sanctions for violations of (the) Philippine National Police rules and regulations and at the same time, intensified counter-intelligence efforts against illegal activities of police personnel are being undertaken,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Pasiwen has ordered all unit commanders in the region to maximize police visibility through the utilization of mobile personnel to deter opportunities for lawless elements in carrying out their nefarious activities.
He said that greater police visibility will help discourage criminals from preying on defenseless victims.
“We will also deploy our mobile forces in strategic locations to include major thoroughfares and even in gasoline stations and establishments inside expressways to prevent robberies and other possible atrocities,” he added. (PNA)
