MANILA, Dec. 3 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday reported that 32,698 police personnel have been found guilty of administrative offenses, with 9,027 dismissed from service from July 2016 to Nov. 26, 2025, under the PNP's Internal Disciplinary Mechanism.

A report from the Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM) also showed 1,725 were demoted, 15,311 received suspension orders, 1,221 personnel faced forfeiture of salary, 4,355 were reprimanded, 528 received restriction penalties, and 531 had certain privileges withheld as part of corrective disciplinary measures.

The report further revealed that 1,037 of those dismissed were involved in drug-related offenses or tested positive for illegal drug use.

The ...