4.2k admin cases vs 6.5k PNP personnel resolved in 2025 – PNP

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has resolved 4,203 administrative cases involving 6,527 personnel in 2025, with more than half of the cases resulting in disciplinary actions against 3,403 personnel.

In a statement on Sunday, the PNP said the resolved cases involved 1,101 police commissioned officers (PCOs), 5,229 police non-commissioned officers (PNCOs), and 197 non-uniformed personnel (NUP).

Records from the PNP Discipline, Law and Order Division (DLOD) showed that of the 4,203 resolved cases, 2,834 resulted in penalties affecting 3,403 personnel, while 1,369 cases involving 3,124 personnel were dismissed or led to exoneration after due process and careful review.

Dismissal from the service was imposed in 1,153 cases affecting 1,120 personnel, while suspension was imposed in 1,073 cases involving 1,425 personnel.

Other sanctions included demotion in 133 cases, reprimand in 351 cases, forfeiture of salary in 37 cases, restriction in 36 cases, and withholding of privileges in 51 cases.

The PNP said these form part of the Integrity Monitoring component under the PNP Focus Agenda, which ensures that allegations against police personnel are promptly acted upon, judiciously resolved, and anchored on fairness and accountability.

“These figures show that accountability in the PNP is not selective and not superficial. May malinaw tayong proseso – iniimbestigahan ang bawat reklamo, at pinapakinggan ang lahat ng panig,” said PNP acting chief Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.

“We decide based on facts and due process – whether that leads to penalties or to exoneration,” he added.

The PNP noted that from August 26 to December 31, 2025 under Nartatez’s leadership, the police force resolved 425 cases involving 710 personnel.

Of this figure, 331 cases resulted in the imposition of penalties affecting 452 personnel, while 94 cases led to exoneration of 258 personnel.

During this period, dismissal from the service was imposed in 191 cases affecting 253 personnel, while suspension was handed down in 94 cases involving 145 personnel.

Other penalties included demotion in 29 cases and reprimand in 17 cases.

Nartatez underscored the importance of discipline as a cornerstone of police service as he reminded police officers that donning the PNP uniform is a privilege, not a right.

“Those who betray public trust will be held accountable, while ang mga napatunayang inosente ay nililinis ang pangalan. That balance is essential to a professional police force,” he added.

(Those who betray public trust will be held accountable, while those proven inncent can clear their names. That balance is essential to a professional police force.) — JMA, GMA Integrated News