The government aims to fill the need for additional policemen with the recent near P1-billion fund release of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to “strengthen the police’s law enforcement capabilities.”

In a release, the DBM said it disbursed P942 million to the PNP for the hiring of 3,000 police officers, which would be sourced from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF) under the 2014 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

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