REVILLA LAUDS SENATE FOR PASSING PNP ORG REFORM BILL
SENATOR Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. lauded his colleagues in the Senate on Tuesday (January 5) for passing on third and final reading Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2449 or the “PNP Organizational Reforms Act.”
Revilla is the principal author and co-sponsor of the measure.
“Labis po akong nagpapasalamat sa aking mga kasamahan sa Senado, lalong-lalong na sa ating napakahusay na Chairman ng Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, na siyang nag-sponsor at nagtaguyod ng ating ating panukala. Tiwala akong magiging malaking tulong ang pagsasaayos ng hanay ng pulisya para mas mapaigting pa ang pagpapanatili ng kabuuang kapayapaan sa ating mga pamayanan,” the veteran lawmaker said.
SBN 2449 aims to provide organizational reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP), including the creation of new offices like area police commands in clustered regional offices for inter-regional operations and city police offices in highly urbanized and independent component cities.
The measure also seeks to institutionalize special police offices such as the Philippine National Police Academy, Strategy Management Center, Human Rights Affairs Office, Peace Process and Development Center, Command Center, Public Information Office, Liaison Office for the Office of the President, Liaison Office for the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Legislative Affairs Center, and the Office of the Police Attaché to continue supporting PNP.
It also aims to establish a command group composed of the Chief of the PNP, the Deputy Chief of the PNP for Administration, the Deputy Chief of the PNP for Operations, and the Chief of the Directorial Staff, whose members shall be selected from among the most senior and qualified officers in the service.
“Importante kasi na maisaayos natin ang mga opisina sa hanay ng PNP para lalong mas maging episyente at epektibo ang kanilang pagtugon sa kanilang mga tungkulin,” Revilla added.
“Panahon na para masakatuparan ang repormang matagal nang inaasam ngbating mga kababayan sa ating pulisya. This will be beneficial for the institution and for the people they serve and protect,” he closed. -30-