PRO9 to recruits 230 New Police Officers for Attrition Quota

By Jong Cadion

ZAMBOANGA CITY (June 28, 2017) - The Police Regional Office 9 will recruit additional 230 newly police officers under the attrition recruitment quota aims to replenish personnel losses because of retirement, separation from service or death. The 230 police recruits will be distributed to various Police Stations in PRO9, official said.

PSUPT AILEEN E ARAÑAS, Deputy Chief, RPHRDD/Chief, Recruitment Selection Section, said that the 2^nd Cycle PO1 Attrition Recruitment Program is now accepting online application for initial screening and evaluation which will start on June 1 –June 30, 2017 thru the PNP website www.attrition.pnp-dprm.com, a PNP Online Recruitment Application System (PNP ORAS) which is a web based and central recruitment application system that will simplify the submission of accomplished PNP PO1 application form while the oath taking of the newly recruits police officers is set to be scheduled on November 16, 2017. 

The interested 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 Arañas said that 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 take place.

PSupt Arañas further 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 different Public Safety Forces and Police Stations.

For inquiries relative to the PNP Recruitment Program, applicants may email at www.rss_pro9@yahoo.com or contact us at ORPHRDD Hotline Number 09176541985 or visit the ORPHRDD, PRO9, Camp Col. Romeo A. Abendan, Mercedes, Zamboanga City, PSupt Arañas added.