PNP to deploy over 16,000 cops for Eleksyon 2022 duties

A total of 16,820 uniformed personnel are designated for election duties nationwide for the 2022 polls, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.

In a statement Thursday, the PNP said they are composed of 1,208 police commissioned officers and 15,612 police non-commissioned officers, who are undergoing mandatory career courses and field training exercises.

PNP chief Police General Dionardo Carlos advised these cops to act based on respect for human dignity, transparency, integrity, accountability, rule of law, and democratic governance.

“As you assume election duties, may you be reminded of the primordial goal of every police officer to always provide a professional, fast, efficient, and courteous response to a legitimate citizen request for police service or assistance,” he said.

On Thursday, the PNP conducted a ceremonial turn-over of 1,007 officers at Camp Crame, and a simultaneous turn-over of 15,813 cops from the 17 police regional offices.

“All of us here today share the same aspiration of ushering a peaceful, honest, and fair national and local elections and restore the trust and credibility in the electoral process abound,” Carlos said.

“Undeniably, there is no cause more worthy than the cause of ensuring that the loftiest exercise of the democratic right to suffrage by the Filipino citizens will be pursued this forthcoming National and Local May 2022 Elections,” he added.

Meanwhile, the PNP said that as of Friday, a total of 2,413 violators were arrested and 1,856 firearms were confiscated since the implementation of the election gun ban on January 9.—Joviland Rita/AOL, GMA News