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PNP says about 70 percent of senior officers file courtesy resignations

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Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/11/14/20170817-pnp-officers-logo-md-2.jpg"/><figcaption>PNP officers on standby during the inauguration and blessing of the new Cubao Station in Quezon City on Aug. 17, 2017. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — About 70 percent of the Philippine National Police&#x27;s (PNP) senior officials have filed their courtesy resignations in an effort to rid the force of personnel involved in the illegal drug trade.</p><p>PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo told reporters on Wednesday that they were expecting more resignations this week, mostly coming from officers assigned in regional and provincial offices.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/23/more-police-officials-submit-courtesy-resignations">More police officials submit courtesy resignations</a></li></ul><p>Fajardo, however, did not give further details on the ranks of the officers who submitted resignations. </p><p>She earlier said that the PNP was expecting 956 courtesy resignations from senior officials, ranking from colonel to general, assigned all over the country.</p><p>PNP Chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said that he was looking at Jan. 31 as a target deadline for the courtesy resignations, noting that less than 10 officials were suspected to have links to drug syndicates.</p><p>Fajardo declined to comment or elaborate on Azurin&#x27;s pronouncements.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/05/23/pnp-chief-azurin-submits-courtesy-resignation">PNP Chief Azurin submits courtesy resignation amid call to cleanse force</a></li></ul><p>“Kung sakali pagkatapos ng Jan. 31 na target ay hindi pa rin pa sila nag-submit ng courtesy resignation, then may mga actions naman sila but I am not at liberty to reveal yung mga actions na iyon,” she said.</p><p>(If courtesy resignations aren&#x27;t filed after Jan. 31, actions will be taken against officers, but I am not at liberty to reveal what those actions would be.)</p><p>Fajardo also said the PNP respects the criticism made by the group Victims Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), which said that the move was causing &quot;demoralization&quot; among senior police officials. </p><p>But she noted that many of these officials support the move after filing courtesy resignations themselves.</p><p>“This will do good sa PNP organization dahil once matapos iyong proseso ay naniniwala tayo mas marami pong mga senior officers ang ma-clear sa mga innuendos at insinuations at taas-noo na nakaharap na ako ay dumaan sa proseso at na-clear. Ibig sabihin ako ay may moral authority at ascendancy, hindi lamang sa mamamayang Pilipino, lalong lalo dito sa mas mababang rank sa atin,” Fajardo said.</p><p>(This will do the PNP organization good because many senior officers will take pride in being cleared of insinuations once the process is finished. This means they would have a sense of moral authority and ascendancy not just over the Filipino people, but also their junior police officers.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/10/23/all-ncrpo-senior-officials-file-courtesy-resignations">All NCRPO senior officials file courtesy resignations</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/23/over-500-senior-cops-file-courtesy-resignation-pnp">PNP says over 500 senior cops file resignation amid call to cleanse force</a></li></ul><p>The submission of courtesy resignations was a response to a call from Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., who said that it would help &quot;cleanse&quot; the police ranks.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2403669" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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PNP says about 70 percent of senior officers file courtesy resignations

Jorge Cariño,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 11, 2023 02:18 PM PHT

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