A SPECIAL team will be formed to crack down on police officers moonlighting as security escorts and the unauthorized use of marked vehicles, said the Philippine National police and other agencies.
National Police spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said Thursday the measure was tackled in the meeting between PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil and officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority(MMDA).
“Our IMEG (Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group) pati HPG (Highway Patrol Group) would run after dito sa mga posibleng gumagamit ng mga (those who are using) marked vehicles na hindi naman talagang totoong pulis (which are not really legitimate police officers) and of course, the IMEG, as what was discussed with the DOTr and MMDA, they might catch moonlighting police officers,” she said in a press briefing in Camp Crame.
She said the team would be initially activated in Metro Manila. “Hopefully by next week, we are just finalizing guidelines, maglalabas ng guidelines yung ating (guidelines would be released by our) DO (Directorate for Pperations) sino-sino ang mga units (what units are) involved particularly in the PNP definitely, the IMEG and HPG will be included in that team,” she
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