CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Eight policemen and one non-uniformed personnel have been sacked for various offenses since Police Brig. Gen. Christopher C. Birung assumed as head of the Police Regional Office-2 in 2023.
BIRUNG (PRO-2 FB)
The Discipline Law and Order Section of the Regional Personnel and Records Management said that the nine personnel were dismissed from service for grave misconduct, grave neglect of duty (Absent Without Official Leave, and conduct unbecoming of an officer.
Birung said that their dismissal is consistent with the strict implementation of the intensified internal cleansing program to make PNP a more accountable and credible organization.
“This is a clear manifestation that we are serious in our desire to cleanse our ranks in the PRO-2 and we do not tolerate policemen who violate the law and involve themselves in any irregularities and illegal activities," he added.