{"id":276776,"date":"2020-11-27T03:29:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=276776"},"modified":"2020-11-27T03:29:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T08:29:02","slug":"lose-weight-or-face-sanctions-pnp-warns-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/27\/lose-weight-or-face-sanctions-pnp-warns-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Lose weight or face sanctions, PNP warns cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_272256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-272256\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-272256\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cops.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cops.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cops-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-272256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers who fail to comply with the required body mass index (BMI) would face sanctions, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 Police officers who fail to comply with the required body mass index (BMI) would face sanctions, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Their BMI would be monitored every month, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Kung sino man po ang hindi nakaka-<\/em>comply<em>\u00a0sa ganitong panuntunan, meron pong epekto ito sa kanilang<\/em>\u00a0schooling, promotion, and even placement\u00a0<em>sa iba&#8217;t ibang mga<\/em>\u00a0units, assignments (Those who fail to comply with the policy would see the effects on their schooling, promotion, and even placement in different units or assignments},&#8221; Usana said in a Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that there is a standing policy on the physical fitness of police officers, saying they should be fit to fulfill their duties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do not want our police officers to be affected or afflicted with diseases as a result of non-compliance with exercise requirements,&#8221; Usana said.<\/p>\n<p>PNP Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, recently announced the resumption of BMI monitoring among police personnel as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n<p>Sinas said they are imposing a four-minute exercise for all PNP personnel in the morning and again in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt (monitoring of BMI) was suspended before I became the Chief PNP because of Covid-19. Now, I talked with the new DHRDD (Directorate for Human Resource Doctrine Development) chief because obesity causes diabetes, heart disease, which are comorbidities for Covid-19,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The BMI depends on a person\u2019s height. A high BMI can indicate high body fatness, which may lead to health problems, although studies show it is not diagnostic of the body fatness or health of an individual.<\/p>\n<p>For most adults, an ideal BMI ranges from 18.5 to 24.9. 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