Nelson Morales

‘Absolutely fake news’: PNP disowns ‘memo’ cancelling service incentive for cops

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<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpnp.pio%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02zH77TSiNwN87Zwytfzoz2517wE3twCtBYr1Db2vjyubDyEEEmwUSAkuFzAeL99ZFl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="736" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has denied issuing a memorandum regarding the &quot;cancellation&quot; of the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to its personnel calling a supposed memorandum spreading online as &quot;absolutely fake news&quot;.</p><p>The PNP said it has monitored a supposed copy of the &quot;memorandum&quot; on the government-issued incentive making the rounds online.</p><p>The supposed memo bearing the agency&#x27;s letterhead was labelled as &quot;fake news&quot; by the PNP, which also it &quot;categorically denies the existence of any memorandum&quot; cancelling the SRI. </p><p>&quot;The circulating document is absolutely fake news and should not be considered legitimate or credible,&quot; it said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/12/13/marcos-jr-oks-service-recognition-incentive-to-government-employees-1656"><strong>Marcos Jr. OKs Service Recognition Incentive to government employees</strong></a></div><div><strong>&#x27;BONUS ALREADY BEING PROCESSED&#x27;</strong></div><p>The national police has assured its personnel that the SRI for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 is already being processed.</p><p>&quot;The Finance Service (FS), in coordination with the Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM), is working diligently to ensure that all qualified PNP personnel will receive their SRI,&quot; it said.</p><p>The PNP leadership urged the public to refrain from sharing the photo online.</p><p>&quot;We urge the public, particularly our personnel, to exercise caution and discernment when encountering unverified information that undermines the integrity of the PNP,&quot; it said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2024/12/16/deped-to-release-p20k-incentive-for-teachers-personnel-1242"><strong>DepEd to release P20,000 incentive for teachers, personnel</strong></a></div><p>The PNP said it will investigate the fake memo and that &quot;appropriate charges will be filed against individuals found culpable for this deliberate attempt to mislead and sow confusion within our ranks and the general public.&quot;</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. granted the SRI to qualified government, including teachers and military and uniformed personnel, who will each receive P20,000.</p>

<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) has denied issuing a memorandum regarding the "cancellation" of the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to its personnel.</p>

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has denied issuing a memorandum regarding the "cancellation" of the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to its personnel.