MANILA, Philippines — The recently signed law which allows the Philippine National Police (PNP) to train new officers bodes well for the police force, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. “By instituting reforms in the current system, we are strengthening the foundation of a highly efficient, effective and competent police force,” he added. According to Lacson, who served as PNP Chief from 1999 to 2001 under former President Joseph Estrada, this move may minimize incidents involving police officers who are engaged in illegal activities. ADVERTISEMENTThe PNP has been waging an internal cleansing program to rid the institution of police scalawags using entrapment and counterintelligence operations. (Editor: Eden Estopace)READ: 3 policemen in kidnap-for-ransom fall, another killed in TaguigREAD: Albayalde: Taguig cops in kidnapping to be dismissedREAD: PNP spox says internal cleansing ‘chilling,’ ‘deadly’ to crooked cops onlyRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 23, 2019 07:52 UTC