AROUND 3,000 “scalawags” in the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be placed under intensified intelligence monitoring, said Chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
In an interview with reporters, Acorda said the derogatory records of these scalawags include involvement in extortion and illegal drugs, among others.
“We have been monitoring these personalities, ‘yung mga scalawags na yan and my instruction is after (hearing) those adjudications ay talagang (trabahuhin) ng mga intel operatives to make sure that hindi na sila gagawa ng kalokohan,” he said.
(We have been monitoring these personalities, those scalawags and my instruction is after (hearing) those adjudications, the intel operatives should work to make sure that they will not do any more foolishness.)
“I am encouraging also ‘yung mga commanders at all level to make sure the counter-intelligence function ng kanilang opisina ay sa level nila ay nagfu-function,” he added.
(I am also encouraging the commanders at all levels to make sure the counter-intelligence function of their office is functioning at their level.)
The PNP has around 228,000 members.
Acorda maintained that erring cops have no place in the organization especially under his watch when internal cleansing will be intensified further.
Amid issues surrounding the PNP about “ninja cops,” or those involved in recycling illegal drugs seized from operations back to the street, the PNP chief said they will implement radical moves to achieve honest law enforcement operations.
He said dissolving the Special Operations Unit of the Police Drug Enforcement Group is one of the moves they are looking into. (SunStar Philippines)