‘MISSION ACCOMPLISHED’ | Eleazar touts higher public trust on PNP in six-month stint

November 8, 2021 , 02:54 PM

By Beatrice Puente

(November 8, 2021) – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Monday said he has accomplished his goal of improving the image of the law enforcement body during his six-month term, boasting of the higher ratings they obtained in a recent survey.

Eleazar credited the PNP personnel nationwide for contributing to the improved trust level, citing figures from a survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. Eleazar said their rank jumped to the seventh spot in trust and eighth in approval, calling it a “remarkable accomplishment.”

“But I do not take sole credit to the change of perception of our people to their PNP—lahat tayo ay naghirap at lahat tayo ay nagsakripisyo upang maabot ito,” said Eleazar in his last flag-raising ceremony as PNP chief. “Dapat lang na namnamin ng bawat isa ang tagumpay na ito.”

PNP Flag Raising Ceremony NHQ Building, Camp Bgen Rafael T Crame, Quezon City November 8, 2021

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar leads his final flag-raising ceremony as Chief of the PNP at the National Headquarters Building in Camp Brigadier General Rafael T. Crame in Quezon City on November 8, 2021.

The highlights of the event include the launching of Internal Disciplinary Mechanism Information System (IDMIS); awarding of certificates of scholarship to PNP personnel under the PNP-BOC-ASoG Emerging Leaders fellowship Grant; presentation of League of Magazine front cover (featuring the PNP Chief); signing of Deed of Donation (DOD) and ceremonial turnover of donations from various stakeholders; and, presentation and blessing of the newly procured PNP vehicles.

Posted by Philippine National Police on Sunday, November 7, 2021

Eleazar will retire this week as he reaches the mandatory police retirement age of 56 on Saturday. He had earlier vowed to cleanse their ranks of bad eggs, strengthening internal disciplinary mechanisms in response to criticisms that erring personnel usually get away with misdeeds.

But Eleazar’s term was rocked with the successive killings carried out by police officers. Just a few days after he was sworn in, police officers were involved in the death of a teenage boy with autism in Valenzuela.

A week later, dismissed Master Sgt. Hensie Zinampan shot his 52-year-old neighbor Lilybeth Valdez in Quezon City. Two police officers were also subsequently fired for killing their colleague after arm wrestling.

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It was also under Eleazar’s term that the PNP first opened some of its files on the bloody drug war to the Department of Justice. But many lamented the limited number of cases disclosed to state investigators, calling the move an “empty gesture.”

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Eleazar, who replaced the controversial Gen. Debold Sinas, launched the internal discipline mechanism information system to closely monitor police officers. He said this will help the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) better carry out its functions, calling the program “a breakthrough.”

“It will strengthen and redefine our prevention, punitive, and restorative approaches to better assist our IAS and the PNP leadership in making an accurate assessment and crafting an action plan based on the progress of disciplinary measures within our ranks,” said Eleazar.

It remains unclear who will replace him but Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Eduardo Año recommended five people. Año did not disclose the names he forwarded to the Malacañang but President Rodrigo Duterte can appoint someone other than the ones on the list.

Some of Eleazar’s possible successors include Lt. Gen. Joselito Vera Cruz, Lt. Gen. Ephraim Israel Dickson, and Lt. Gen. Dionardo Carlos, who all have ranking positions in the PNP. All of them will retire by next year.

(PM | With reports from Patricia Mangune, News 5)

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