NEWS

PNP to Hire 7,000 Cops
04 March 2009

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Jesus A. Verzosa ordered the recruitment of more than 7,000 new police officers nationwide to augment the police force until 2010.

In a press release by the PNP, the hiring of new Police Officers 1 (PO1) is part of the regular recruitment program of the PNP that aims to increase the required number of 3,000 new PO1s for 2009 and replace the more than 4,000 uniformed personnel who were removed from the service for reasons of retirement, death, dismissal, and resignation for the first semester of 2009 and second semester of 2008.

“We are trying to strengthen our police forces with the employment of new police recruits and this is the initial recruitment for the first semester of 2009,” Dir. Gen. Verzosa added.

In an interview with Philstar.com, Gen. Verzosa said that the decision to increase the number of policemen in the country is also in response to the possible rise of petty crimes since more people are losing jobs.

Exactly 7, 245 new policemen are needed by the PNP. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has the highest quota with 1,000 new recruits. Next in line are Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol Regional Police) with 550 slots, and PRO 7 (Central Visayas) and 12 (Central Mindanao) with 430 slots.

The applicants will undergo a series of examinations and rigorous training. They are expected to take oath on July 2009 and shall be turned over to the Police National Training Institute (PNTI) for the regular PNP Field Training Program (FTP) for the next twelve months.

For more information, contact the PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records Management at (632) 721-9685 / (632) 723-0401 to 20 local 4511, 4501 or email dprm@pnp.gov.ph.

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