PNP Bikol Hires 500 Policemen This Year

LEGAZPI CITY April 8 (PNA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office here announced yesterday that they are now accepting applications for the recruitment of 500 new policemen this year.

Chief Supt. Paterno Bangui, Bikol police regional director, said the recruitment was in line with government's job generation program to provide employment in the countryside.

He said the additional policemen will be fielded to various police stations in the six provinces of Bikol to gradually improve the current ratio of policemen per population which was now at 1 to 1,100 compared to the ideal ratio 1 to 500.

He said that qualified applicants could file their applications directly with the Regional Police Human Resources Division at Camp Simeon Ola this city.

Bangui said they expected to process the first batch of about 300 applicants by the end of this month.

He said that the new policemen would receive a basic salary of P15,000 plus about P3,000 in allowances.

He reported that last year PNP Bikol recruited 250 policemen. (PNA)