PNP conducts PO1 Recruitment Program for Calendar Year 2017

By Jong Cadion

   

ZAMBOANGA CITY (April 6, 2017) - In keeping with its mandate to serve and protect, the PNP will conduct two (2) cycles of Police Officer 1 (PO1) Recruitment Program for regular quota and attrition quota nationwide for calendar year 2017. For the 10, 000 Regular Quota and 4, 484 Attrition Quota, the PRO9 is allocated with 500 quota exclusively for Public Safety Forces (PSF) and 230 for attrition quota to be distributed to different police stations, official said.

PSupt. Aileen E. Arañas, Deputy Chief, RPHRDD/Chief, Recruitment Selection Section, said that the conduct of 1^st Cycle PO1 Recruitment Program will start on April 2017 and the oath taking is set on July 1, 2017 while the 2^nd Cycle PO1 Recruitment Program will start the processing by June 2017 and the oath taking is scheduled on November 16, 2017.

PRO9 Information Officer PSupt. Rogelio C. Alabata disclosed that the PNP website www.recruitment.pnp-dprm.com, is now accepting online application for initial screening and evaluation for aspiring PNP PO1 applicants through the PNP Recruitment Online Application System (PNP ROAS), a web based and central recruitment application system that will simplify the submission of accomplished PNP PO1 application form.

The applicants must possess the following qualifications: must be a filipino citizen; a person with good moral character; physically and mentally fit; must have eligibility: PNP Entrance (NAPOLCOM), Career Service Professional, RA 1080 (Bar and Board Examination), RA 6506 (Board of Criminologist), PD 907 (CS eligibility for College Honor Graduates); must not have been dishonorably discharged from military employment or dismissed for cause from civilian position in the government; must not have been convicted for final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude; must be at least 5’4” in height for male and 5’2” for female; must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5kgs) from the standard weight corresponding to his/her height, age, sex and; Must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty (30) years of age.

PSupt. Alabata said that the successful applicants who will pass the initial screening and evaluation process will proceed to the following stages of recruitment process: Physical Agility Test, Psychiatric/Psychological Examination (PPE), Physical Medical Dental Examination (PMDE), Drug Test and Final Deliberation. Thereafter, oath taking of the newly recruit Police Officers 1 will immediately take place.

PSupt. Alabata also said that the new recruits will undergo Public Safety Basic Recruit Course for six months, and Field Training Program for another six months. After which Police Trainees will proceed with mandatory special training of PNP SCOUT or PNP Special Counter –insurgency Unit Training course for 45 days to 5 months to enhance them in militaristic/tactics for future assignment in the field whether in the Public Safety Forces or in the Police Stations.

For inquiries relative to the PNP Recruitment Program, email at www.rss_pro9@yahoo.com or contact at ORPHRDD Hotline Number 09176541985, he added.