PNP ‘Reward, Punishment’ program working – Acorda
PHILIPPINE National Police chief General Benjamin C. Acorda Jr. yesterday assured the public that their ‘reward and punishment’ program is fully working to ferret out misfits and scalawags in the force while rewarding the deserving ones.
“To guarantee this commitment, the PNP has an institutionalized disciplinary mechanism in place that administers a judicious system of reward and punishment that is quick in giving due recognition for good performance, yet swift and decisive in imposing stiff sanctions for misconduct and breach of discipline,” the top cop said.
The PNP chief earlier vowed to sustain the PNP’s massive anti-illegal drugs campaign and internal cleansing program as he cited the force’s success in accounting for over P5 billion worth of shabu and other prohibited substances from January 1 to April 25 this year.
The top cop said that during the period, the PNP conducted 15,589 anti-illegal drug operations which led to the arrest of 20,799 drug offenders, many of them engaged in drug trafficking activities.
He added that those operations resulted in the confiscation of illegal drugs valued at P5,532,186,002.25.
“This is a great accomplishment in our campaign against illegal drugs. We will continue to be aggressive in all our operations against big- time drug personalities or High-value Individuals (HVIs),” he emphasized.
Gen. Acorda has assured both Houses of Congress of an intensified PNP internal cleansing program under his command.
The top cop particularly welcomed calls by the Philippine Senate led by Senate President Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ F. Zubiri and the House of Representatives led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin F. Romualdez of his strong resolve to lead the massive house-cleaning of the police force.
“The Philippine National Police gratefully acknowledges the support of the Senate and the House of Representatives in all ongoing internal cleansing efforts of the organization. We assure our Honorable Senators and Congressmen that all measures are in place to prevent every possible opportunity for irregularities to be committed by police personnel and if committed, appropriate actions will be readily taken,” he said.
“At the same time, internal disciplinary mechanisms are enhanced to establish certainty of commensurate punishments as the PNP’s stern response to every case involving any form of misbehavior or abuse by its members,” Gen. Acorda added.
According to the PNP chief, they fully recognize the concerns raised by members of Congress that the very few rogue elements in the police force must not be given any room to propagate their activities and destroy the reputation of the entire organization.
The PNP chief said that their Internal Affairs Service headed by Inspector General Alfegar M. Triambulo and the PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group led by Brigadier Gen. Warren F. De Leon are leading the way in this endeavor.
