‘Shape up or ship out’

Meanwhile, Metro Manila’s three newly installed police district chiefs cracked the whip on their policemen Tuesday.

Manila Police District (MPD) director Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales warned “deadwoods” and undisciplined policemen not to take him “lightly,” and ordered them to either shape up or ship out.

“Let us now put a true meaning to the Manila’s Finest whose members must exhibit authority and command respect to the people,” he said.

Rosales’ reputation as a strict disciplinarian became evident Tuesday when he refused entry to seven police officials who were late at his first command conference at 7 a.m. at the Rizal Hall of the MPD headquarters.

“Get out!” Rosales reportedly shouted at Pandacan police station chief Superintendent Abad Osit when he entered the hall several minutes late. Osit reportedly left the hall with head bowed.

“How can these officials command respect when they cannot even discipline themselves? Officials should lead by example,” he said.

Rosales said he will ask the latecomers to reasonably explain in writing why they failed to come on time or face relief.

Tuesday’s command conference ended at 6 p.m. At 11 hours, some policemen said it was possibly the longest police conference in the MPD’s history.

Rosales assured officials that they would remain in their posts as long as they perform their duties well. He said he is giving these officials one month to prove their worth.

“Purposely, I did not bring any official with me. You have to feel confident on where you are right now. It is my intention to put the right man for the right job,” Rosales told his station commanders and command staff.

He also announced a new tack in identifying drug pushers and criminals in a barangay beginning on Monday, the 45 police community precincts (PCPs) in Manila will each have two billboards showing the identities of convicted felons and pushers in their areas of jurisdiction.

“In this way, the residents will be aware of the criminals in their midst. They can easily monitor whether these convicts will slide back to their old illegal ways,” he explained.

To maintain physical fitness among MPD cops, Rosales said he will personally lead and supervise their annual physical fitness test. A health buff himself, Rosales said he has prepared a physical fitness regimen that will suit the age and health bracket of every policeman.

“Some physical tests may not be suitable for other policemen depending on their age and fitness. So there should be a separate test for everybody to prevent accidents,” he said.

Rosales is also planning to renovate the different offices at the MPD headquarters, especially the non-functioning urinals and toilets.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=93949

The same old song title is repeated all over again but we have not reached to hear the complete lyrics and tune yet.

Spoke too soon, well, here it goes...

Manila cops fail crime response test
By Nestor Etolle
Monday, October 15, 2007

The Binondo police failed to respond to a mock-up crime situation, while it took 30 minutes for the Balut, Tondo policemen to arrive at a crime scene just 1,000 meters away from the police station.

The two Manila police stations, chosen at random by the Internal Affairs Section (IAS) of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) during the annual general inspection-operation, readiness security inspection test and evaluation (AGI-ORSITE) held last week, are not the only ones that failed to come up to scratch.

Policemen from the Jose Abad Santos police station took 12 minutes to reach the crime scene located just 300 meters away, while the Sta. Cruz policemen took a little over seven minutes to reach the crime scene 1,000 meters away.

An exasperated Manila Police District (MPD) director Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales vowed to make improvements on the crime-response capability of his men, with a warning that heads will roll unless station commanders improve the mobility of their personnel.

Rosales has imposed a seven-minute response to any crime situation. In fact, patrol cars carry stickers that call on the public to contact Rosales directly in case policemen fail to respond within the seven-minute deadline.

Despite the Manila policemen’s failure in the crime-response test, they garnered a 100 percent rating in their compliance with the new rule requiring them to wear their whistle with a lanyard around their neck.

During the AGI-ORSITE, the MPD personnel were found to have basic knowledge in arrest, search and handcuffing techniques. Arresting officers were also rated high for having a good commanding voice.

At the physical inspection, 260 men were found to have zippers, instead of buttons, to close their shirts, which Rosales considers a no-no.

One hundred fifty eight cops have rusty firearms and unpolished belt buckles, while 119 have long hair. Seventy do not have the required white handkerchiefs that form part of their uniform.

Despite these statistics, the MPD was given a passing grade since the district has 3,100 members.

Only 406 personnel were unaccounted for during inspection, while majority of those inspected have expressed their willingness to learn.

AGI-ORSITE reports showed the effect of the MPD’s shortage of funds, especially at the precinct level. “Continuous support of the community and local government unit is needed,” the report said.

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Metro&p=49&type=2&sec=26

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Half an hour responding time to reach at a scene is quite loopy. The standard should have been a minute for every 100 meters giving allowance to a moderately dense traffic.

Half an hour is not even acceptable to a nose-to-tail traffic because patrol cars have blinkers and sirens.

This inefficiency of responding should be given the priority for improvement. It is the most vital part of all police task. Every minute that counts makes a difference between life and death for victims, and accurate facts of a given incident, thus, justice can be dispensed with thru avoidance of a flawed crime scene investigation.

Kelanagn na ng matinding sistema kasi and the need of GPS equipped mobile patrol cars and other police vehicles, magkano lang yun kayang kaya nang bilin yan ng gobyerno natin... Implementation nito siguro aabutin ng mga 2 yrs kasama na ang paggawa ng modern central command center...

This must be the reason why response time is so slow, there's no one to see... they have ghost for cops :devilwink:

MPD sacks ‘bagwoman’ for ‘ghost’ cops
By Nestor Etolle
Friday, November 9, 2007

A female civilian employee of the Manila Police District (MPD) has been dismissed from service for illegally withdrawing the salaries of “ghost” policemen.

Anita Sahagun, assigned at the personnel section, may also be held criminally liable, pending the result of an investigation by the MPD’s general assignment section.

Sahagun’s illegal activity was discovered when the new chief of the District Mobile Force, Superintendent Jose Mario Espino, found out that six DMF policemen are already abroad but still included in the roster. The six also regularly receive their salaries.

In the course of the investigation, the automated teller machine (ATM) cards of the six policemen were found in Sahagun’s possession. “She (Sahagun) could have been withdrawing the salaries of the six policemen and pocketing the amount,” said Senior Inspector Edgar Reyes, adding the ongoing investigation will determine if Sahagun has connivance with unscrupulous police officials.

Sources at the MPD told The STAR that Sahagun’s illegal operation has been going on since the early ’90s with the blessing of police station commanders and unit chiefs who reportedly maintain policemen who are absent without official leave and those who report only on paydays.

Sahagun reportedly failed to report for work since her alleged illegal activity was discovered.

MPD director Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales has recently extended amnesty to all AWOL and “15-30” Manila policemen, calling on them to report for work with no charges to be filed against them.

“But some are really hard headed. They continue to defy my directive, which I issued last Oct. 1. Now they have to face the charges that will be filed against (them),” Rosales said.

He also ordered the MPD’s finance division to conduct an inventory of all issued checks representing the policemen’s salaries to determine who encashed the checks.


http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Metro&p=...aid=20071108103

Looks like she was made to disappear to get rid of some more cans of worms that might be let loose and those behind it will crop up.

This is a very interesting case that should never be taken for granted. I am very much convinced that this woman scammer is not acting alone by herself with this kind of crime.

To avoid suspicion of whitewash, the case must be referred to the NBI. This is a good find of a case that will lead to other scams within the outfit, that most likely sponsored by some officers of the MPD. :headbang:

This has been going on for too long now.

It's a good thing the MPD is finally correcting this.

WHEN WILL THE PNP TOP BRASS MAKE ITS OWN EFFORT IN CORRECTING THIS MALPRACTICE?

Gen. Razon is facing a test of his courage and credibility here.

Mr. Razon himself did'nt come out of the blue to head the PNP, he was also once with the operational and administrative heirarchy of the PNP before he was catapulted by the regime to head the force. Without doubt he was already fully conversant of this anomaly that has been allegedly going on for years.

It does'nt sound a challenge to him to clean the PNP mess which were already known by him back then. However, on the other side of the coin, one can also perceive it to be a challenge for him on how to confront things he might have ignored before he became PNP Chief.

MPD relieves entire unit over extortion activities
01/07/2009 | 12:45 AM

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Police District director Roberto Rosales relieved the entire unit of the city’s District Anti-Illegal Drug (DAID) amid reports that policemen assigned in the group had been involved in bribery and extortion activities.

In an exclusive report Tuesday on GMA’s primetime news 24 Oras, reporter Cesar Apolinario said Rosales also filed administrative cases against the 20 members of the unit.

The report said the dismissal of the entire unit happened last December when he got hold of a cellular phone from one of the cops in DAID wherein the illegal activities were recorded in text messages.

Apolinario said the usual extortion victims of the group were suspected pusher and users.

Rosales refused to name the relieved policemen, but he said he wanted to show that he means business in his campaign against illegal drugs in Manila.

“Ayaw nating mangyari na ang yung mga nahuhuli e, talagang nabibigyan ng second chance dahil binabangketa ang kaso," Rosales told Aponario.

“…nilinis natin ang rank di ba?, kapag nililinis mo ipapakita mo ngayon, try to deliver the message to everyone that we mean business. Bukod sa ni-relieved namin kinasuhan namin sila," the police officer added.

Rosales was the former police provincial director of Quezon City when former Mayor Romy Mitra was apprehended for allegedly escorting a drug shipment. - Fidel Jimenez, GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/142878/MPD-rel...tion-activities

Well, I guess gone are the glory days of the MPD. Before there was Alfredo Lim, Johnny "Lakay" Lagasca, Bobby Barbers, Rey Jaylo, Joe Pring, Alladin Dimagmaliw, daming legendary names sa MPD before.

ganyan talaga ang mga pulis na myembro ng anti-drug unit. minsan pati sila nalulunon sa mga kalokohan....

The PNP-CIDG must be over all Metro Manila
Police Departments.

A.PNP-CIDG
a.1. NPD
a.2. CPD
a.3. SPD
a.4. EPD
a.5. WPD
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