More than 20,000 police officers promoted

MANILA, Philippines–Amid the crisis faced by the Philippine National Police (PNP) organization, a mass promotion will be given to more than 20,000 commissioned and noncommissioned policemen‎.

A total of 20,614 policemen based in Camp Crame and police regional offices will be promoted to their next higher rank in a simultaneous oath-taking and pinning of ranks on December 8.

About 1,475 commissioned officers and 19,139 noncommissioned officers made it to the 2014 regular promotion program.

In the PNP national headquarters in Camp Crame, there are 143 commissioned officers and 734 non-commissioned officers under national support units, command group and directorial staff who were promoted.

Commissioned officers are those with ranks higher than Police Inspector while noncommissioned officers are officers with ranks from Senior Police Officer 4 below.

In a statement, suspended PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima said he urges the officers to make their promotion their inspiration to do better in their service for the community.

“Inaasahan ko na sa pagtanggap ng inyong mga panibagong ranggo ay maging inspirasyon ninyo ito upang mas lalo pang magpursige sa pagbabantay sa komunidad at mas palawakin pa ang inyong mga kakayahan, abilidad at dedikasyon sa pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan at pambansang pulisya,” Purisima said.

(I expect that you will use your promotion to do better in safeguarding our communities and improve your skills, abilities, and dedication to respond to the needs of our countrymen and of the national police.)

The Ombudsman on Thursday issued a six-month preventive suspension on Purisima pending the investigation on his allegedly anomalous contract with courier service Werfast Documentation Agency worth P100‎ million.

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