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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1767751136952173372820984520160225_Police deployment for EDSA_JJG_4_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Manila Police District police line formation. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File<br/></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) has filed an administrative case against a police general for alleged failure to comply with lawful directives and for the public display of an allegedly extravagant luxury item while in uniform.</p><p>In a statement, NAPOLCOM said its Inspection, Monitoring, and Investigation Service (IMIS) charged the official with Less Grave Neglect of Duty and Conduct Unbecoming of a Police Officer that stemmed from two major issues flagged by the Commission.</p><p>The police general, while serving as Director of the Health Service, allegedly willfully refused to comply with repeated lawful directives to submit the required Psychiatric and Psychological Examination (PPE) report of a Quezon City Police District patrolman linked to seditious vlogging activities.</p><p>“Such refusal directly undermines the Commission’s constitutional and statutory authority to exercise administrative control and supervision over the Philippine National Police,” NAPOLCOM said. </p><p>Second, the formal charge cited the general’s public display of an allegedly extravagant luxury item, a footwear reportedly worth around P70,599.75, while wearing the PNP uniform.</p><p>The amount is nearly equivalent to a month’s basic salary of a Police Brigadier General.</p><p>“This act raises serious concerns on modest living and ethical conduct, standards required of all public servants and most especially of senior police officers whose actions set the tone for the entire organization,” the agency said.</p><p>“Integrity, discipline, and obedience to lawful authority are not optional. They are fundamental duties owed to the Filipino people,” it stressed.</p><p>The Commission said the filing of the case underscores its firm resolve that rank does not shield anyone from accountability and that any action that erodes public trust in the police institution will be thoroughly investigated and addressed in accordance with the law.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1sVr8VQARFY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The National Police Commission has filed an administrative case against a police general for alleged failure to comply with lawful directives and for the public display of an allegedly extravagant luxury item while in uniform.</p>

The National Police Commission has filed an administrative case against a police general for alleged failure to comply with lawful directives and for the public display of an allegedly extravagant luxury item while in uniform.

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NAPOLCOM files admin raps vs police general over disobedience, wearing P70k shoes

Karen De Guzman,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 07, 2026 10:02 AM PHT

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