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Members of the National Capital Region Police Office secure the area near the Philippine Senate as pro- and anti-impeachment groups hold protests in Pasay City on May 13, 2026. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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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/178763606987020260513-senate-pnp-ncrpo-security-JC7530.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of the National Capital Region Police Office secure the area near the Philippine Senate as pro- and anti-impeachment groups hold protests in Pasay City on May 13, 2026.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has denied social media claims that its personnel are being placed under a “one-week duty, two-weeks off” arrangement and an eight-hour duty schedule.</p><p>In a statement, the NCRPO said the reports are “entirely false” and do not reflect any officially implemented policy.</p><p>The police office said existing programs and policies on personnel welfare and work arrangements remain in place.</p><p>The police office condemned the spread of what it described as fake news and misleading narratives, urging the public and police personnel to reject unverified information and rely only on official NCRPO channels for updates.</p><p>The clarification comes amid circulating social media posts discussing alleged changes in the duty schedules of Metro Manila police personnel.</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/0tVOwgJlvTc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The police office said existing programs and policies on personnel welfare and work arrangements remain in place.</p>

The police office said existing programs and policies on personnel welfare and work arrangements remain in place.

NCRPO denies ‘one-week duty, two-weeks off’ claim

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NCRPO denies ‘one-week duty, two-weeks off’ claim

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Published August 25, 2026 01:35 PM PHT

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