LOOK: Albayalde promotes 16,000 policemen amid ‘cleansing’ drive
PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde leads the promotion rites of policemen in Camp Crame in Quezon City on August 20, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
More than 16,000 policemen nationwide were promoted in a ceremony on Monday.
Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said 1,282 commissioned officers and 15,558 non-commissioned officers got higher ranks.
During promotion rites in Camp Crame in Quezon City, Albayalde urged the lawmen to stay committed to their duty as policemen.
“As newly-promoted police officers, I expect that you will remain strongly committed to the public, by upholding the PNP core values at all times. Let us prove that we truly deserve the people’s confidence and respect,” he said.
The promotions came amid an intensified campaign by the PNP to weed out scalawags and corrupt policemen. /cbb
Newly promoted police personnel take an oath after receiving their higher ranks. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde places the shoulder board showing the higher rank of a newly promoted police officer. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde places the shoulder board showing the higher rank of a newly promoted police officer. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
A newly promoted police officer takes a selfie with PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde. INQUIRER.net / Gab P. Lalu
A non-commissioned officer receives his new rank patch from PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
A child proudly dons a replica of a police uniform as he has his picture taken with PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde and a newly promoted police officer in Camp Crame on August 20, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
A woman takes a selfie with PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde. INQUIRER.NET / GAB P. LALU
