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PNP hires over 3,000 new cops

Dennis Carcamo - The Philippine Star

October 31, 2014 | 11:39am

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police (PNP) inducted 3,496 recruits into the force to increase police visibility and anti-crime operations in different parts of the country.

The new recruits were inducted during the oath-taking ceremonies held in the 17 police regional offices across the country from Oct. 7 to Oct. 21.

The new Police Officers 1 will receive a basic monthly salary of P14,834 with mandatory allowances and other non-cash benefits totalling P5,660 per month.

The new recruits are expected to further beef-up the existing PNP personnel complement for law enforcement and public safety operations of police regional offices.

Police Director Jaime Morente, PNP Director for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM), said the 3,496 police recruits, composed of 2,877 male and 619 female police rookies, have completed the required recruitment processes of Neuro-Psychiatric (NP) Screening; Physical, Medical and Dental Examination; Physical Agility Test, Drug Test, Complete Background Investigation; and Eligibility Examinations.

Morente said that random drug testing is further conducted anytime during the entire recruitment processing and training period.

Upon appointment into the service, the recruits will undergo the mandatory Public Safety Basic Recruit Course at the Police National Training Institute for six months after which the trainees will undergo another six months of Field Training Program (FTP) before they are assigned to full duty status in the Regional Public Safety Battalion.

PNP spokesman Senior Superintendent Wilben Mayor said the National Police Commission has authorized the PNP to recruit 13,000 more police personnel this year as part of the 2014 Regular and Attrition Recruitment Program.

The Attrition Recruitment Program is intended to replace the projected number of personnel who will be separated from the service due to retirement, resignation, and dismissal for cause, Mayor said.

An average of 2,500 to 3,000 policemen retire each year.