NCRPO welcomes 450 aspiring cops

He said the top 450 applicants shall undergo barcoding, issuance of identification card, identification of Body Mass Index (BMI), agility test, and neuropsychiatric examination as part of our thorough recruitment and selection process. (Photo: PIO NCRPO/Facebook)

MANILA — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) welcomed 450 applicants for the 2019 Patrolman Recruitment Program.

“This is the only time that I have seen so many applicants who want to join the PNP (Philippine National Police). Unfortunately, there are only 300 open slots for police recruits this first semester,” NCRPO head Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said Friday as he expressed elation over the quality of recruits this semester.

He said the top 450 applicants shall undergo barcoding, issuance of identification card, identification of Body Mass Index (BMI), agility test, and neuropsychiatric examination as part of our thorough recruitment and selection process.

“We shall enlist the top 300 most competent and fit police recruits,” he said.

In the course of the qualifying exams for the first semester, 2,987 applicants got a score ranging from 75 percent to 84 percent whereas 1,055 applicants scored from 85 percent to 94 percent.

Out of the selected pool of the highest 450 applicants, the top 10 qualifiers are: Kevin Gessler Paris, Electrical Engineering; Carl Mantes, Criminology; Jerson Santos, Accountancy; Cedrix Denz Cansino, Communications Science; Maria-rijuron Bayang, Criminology; Anthony Corpuz, Criminology; Kenneth Christian Avelino, Criminology; Jay-ar Laron, Criminology; Paula Llantero, Psychology; and Carlo de Guzman, Criminology.

Eleazar said applicants who passed but who will not be in the first 300, will be recommended to other PNP units and regional offices that lack applicants.

He said that he aspires to eliminate the “palakasan” system in the course of the recruitment and selection process, which PNP Chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, had initiated.

“Walang padri-padrino, walang palakasan (No backers. No favorites). Only those who are the best and most deserving among the qualified applicants will be accepted,” he said.

The Metro Manila top cop also thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for the robust number of applicants, giving the PNP the luxury of choosing high quality police recruits.

“Being a policeman today has become a noble and attractive profession because our President elevated the status of this career by upgrading policemen’s salaries. Today, one has to be deserving to be a policeman,” Eleazar said.

He added that the President’s directive to get rid of police narco cops and scalawags, as pursued by the PNP chief, is also bringing back the luster and prestige of this profession.