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Marcos accepts resignation of 18 cops with alleged drug links

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Police officers attend the Simultaneous Oath-Taking and Donning of Ranks of 2nd Level Uniformed Personnel (PCpl-PMAJ) under the CY 2022 Regular Promotion program at the Manila Police District headquarters in Manila on January 10, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/02/21/20230110-manila-police-rank-ceremony-jc-4476.jpg"/><figcaption>Police officers attend the Simultaneous Oath-Taking and Donning of Ranks of 2nd Level Uniformed Personnel (PCpl-PMAJ) under the CY 2022 Regular Promotion program at the Manila Police District headquarters in Manila on January 10, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE)</strong>— President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has accepted the resignation of 18 third-level officers at the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to their alleged links with the illegal drug trade, Malacañang said on Tuesday. </p><p>In a statement, Press Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Police Chief Benjamin Acorda, Jr. is monitoring the said police personnel but they were ordered relieved from their current posts.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/28/23/pnp-chief-to-name-cops-linked-to-drug-trade-once-raps-filed">PNP chief: We&#x27;ll only name high-ranking cops linked to illegal drugs once raps filed</a></li></ul><p>Acorda said these 18 police officers would be assigned at the PNP&#x27;s Directorate for Personnel and Records Management and Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit &quot;to preclude them from exerting further influence and/or performing illegal activities using their positions,&quot; the statement read.</p><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=2733916" 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><p>This was the result of the government&#x27;s 5-man member advisory group that reviewed the courtesy resignations of senior police officials in line with their cleansing program. </p><p>The panel looked into the records and documents of the senior officers of the PNP, with the evaluation and screening covering 953 individuals who submitted individual letters of resignation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/13/23/904-top-cops-tender-courtesy-resignations-dilg">Over 900 top cops tender courtesy resignations: DILG</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/23/result-of-panel-reviewing-cops-resignations-out-soon-marcos">Result of panel&#x27;s review on cops&#x27; drug links may be out in &#x27;2 weeks or so&#x27;: Marcos</a></li></ul><p>Marcos, Jr. during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) announced he would accept the resignations of &quot;unscrupulous law enforcers and others involved in the highly nefarious drug trade.&quot;</p><div><strong>WHAT ABALOS SAID</strong></div><p>Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said they might file cases against the police personnel supposedly involved in the illegal drug trade. While they transferred offices in PNP, he clarified they were no longer in service. </p><p>&quot;Tinitingnan po natin yun (possibility of filing cases), but for purposes of resignation, of acceptance, tinanggap na,&quot; Abalos told reporters. </p><p>&quot;We will study that (case filing)... titingnan natin because ang pinag-usapan po natin ngayon is that there is first a voluntary resignation, on the level okay, in other aspects, titingan po natin if it’s really strong enough level for the criminal case,&quot; he added. </p><p>The recent developments, he said, showed how government is serious in the drug fight. </p><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=2732503" 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>

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has accepted the resignation of 18 third-level officers at the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to their alleged links with the illegal drug trade, Malacañang said. 

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Marcos accepts resignation of 18 cops with alleged drug links

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 25, 2023 12:03 PM PHT

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Updated July 25, 2023 07:20 PM PHT

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