The Philippine National Police (PNP) arrests a National Police Commission (Napolcom) personnel for alleged estafa in an entrapment operation inside Camp Crame on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Photo from Ralph Calinisan/Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine National Police (PNP) has arrested a logistics personnel of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) Central Office for alleged estafa.
According to a report of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) released on Tuesday, the suspect was arrested after a former police major alleged that the latter offered to favorably influence his case before Napolcom in exchange for P20,000.
The CIDG identified the suspect only as 鈥淣oel鈥� whom they arrested with the help of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) inside Camp Crame at 1:10 p.m. on Monday.
The suspect faces charges of estafa and violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees before the National Prosecution Service.
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鈥淭apos na ang maliligayang araw ng mga corrupt (The happy days of the corrupt are over). The arrest of one of our employees for soliciting bribe money is a clear violation of our mandate to uphold integrity and justice,鈥� Napolcom Commissioner Ralph Calinisan said in a Facebook post on Monday afternoon.
According to Calinisan, the suspect was also involved in another complaint along with five other Napolcom employees and two more individuals.
Napolcom will open an administrative investigation against the suspect and the seven others, Calinisan added.
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鈥淚t is a policy of the Philippine government, in line with the principle that a public office is a public trust, to repress certain acts of public officers and private persons alike which constitute graft or corrupt practices or which may lead thereto,鈥� CIDG Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre said in a statement.
鈥淭he arrest of 鈥楴oel鈥� is a warning to all violators performing corrupt practices inside the government offices that the CIDG is watching you and will catch you anytime soon,鈥� Torre added.