On Monday Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said he will order the dismissal of 174 policemen who have tested positive for drugs.
“Mayroong text sa akin ang IAS. Mayroon na daw siyang sinubmit na lahat ng positive sa drug test, for my signature na lang, para for dismissal. Dismiss namin lahat ng positive sa drug test. Idi-dismiss namin ngayon,” he announced in a press conference.
“Ngayon pag-akyat ko pagkuha ko ng papeles pirmahan ko para mabawasan yung sakit ng ulo sa atin,” he added.
The PNP chief vowed that he will block any attempt of the policemen to be reinstated.
“Once mapirmahan ko yun bye bye na kayong 174 at huwag na kayo mag-attempt na magpa-reinstate dahil haharangin ko yung reinstatement ninyo,” he said.
“Sige kayo balik balik dito sa serbisyo, sakit ng ulo lang binibigay ninyo sa amin. Hindi na kayo mapapa-reinstate habang buhay ako. Hahanapan ko nang paraan na harangin ko kayo. Sabihin n’yo personal na ito, pepersonalin ko kayo,” he said.
PNP Crime Laboratory director Chief Superintendent Aurelio Trampe said that as part of the internal cleansing of the police organization, they collected urine samples from 159,129 PNP personnel for random drug testing.
Of the 174 found positive for illegal drug use, 167 were uniformed and seven were non-uniformed personnel.
He said that of those found positive, three challenged the result of the Crime Laboratory but their positive findings were further confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory.