The National Capital Region Police Office (Photo from the NCRPO Public Information Office)
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) clarified on Tuesday that “missing” records of some erring National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) personnel with administrative cases were just “misplaced” and have been found.
Reports on missing case files were earlier revealed by NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. He added that some policemen were even caught forging an official’s signature to change another personnel’s dismissal order to a mere suspension.
However, upon further investigation, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said NCRPO conducted accounting, showing that all case files were merely “misplaced.”
“Medyo na-misplace, medyo nadagaganan ng ibang dokumento pero cinlarify na walang nawawalang case folder all accounted for and zero backlog as we speak,” Fajardo told reporters in a press briefing.
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(They were just misplaced; maybe they were just under some documents, but NCRPO clarified that there were no missing documents, and all folders are accounted for. They have zero backlogs as we speak.)
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“Yung kanilang office particularly discipline law and order section where in ito yung repository ng ating admin case folder ay may naglipat lipat ng opisina nagiba iba rin yung personnel na humahawak ng case folders so ang nakita natin na and problema ay hindi nagkaroon ng proper turnover,” she added.
(Some office personnel, particularly the discipline law and order section, transferred offices; it seemed there was no proper turnover of files.)
According to PNP data, 3,932 police officers—or 1.7% of the 232,000 overall PNP population—were subjected to administrative penalties between July 1, 2022, and January 3.
Approximately 985 police officers and staff were sacked out of the 3,932 total; 1,701 were suspended; 109 personnel had their privileges removed; and 134 had their salaries forfeited, among other actions.