90 cops sacked for various illegal activities

The PNP OIC added that on Friday he signed the dismissal order against police colonels to show that even high-ranking officials could be punished. (File Photo: Philippine National Police/Facebook)

MANILA — Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa on Saturday announced the dismissal from service of 90 police officers for various criminal and administrative offenses.

Gamboa said such a move was part of the punitive action of the PNP under its internal cleansing.

The PNP OIC added that on Friday he signed the dismissal order against police colonels to show that even high-ranking officials could be punished.

“We have dismissed almost 90 policemen for the last two months, or an average two policemen every day,” Gamboa told reporters after an inspection of firecracker stores in Bocaue, Bulacan.

Since assuming office, Gamboa said, it has been a challenge for the PNP to regain the trust of the public.

Gamboa vowed to intensify the internal cleansing to get rid of rogue policemen.