THE People's Law Enforcement Board (Pleb) dismissed the 20 cases filed against the personnel of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO).
Councilor Ricardo Tan, chairman of Pleb, said Thursday, May 10, Pleb has a total of 24 cases filed against the policemen that were not resolved in about 10 years.
He said during their hearing last week, they already dismissed 20 cases while the remaining four cases are up for board resolutions and hearing.
"In less than a year, we resolved these cases. We will fast track to resolve the remaining four cases and we are hoping to finish this by next month," he added.
Tan noted that the cases were dismissed because most of the complainants' failure to appear during the hearings while some of the respondents are already retired from the Philippine National Police service.
These are all administrative cases filed against the policemen.
Pleb is the central receiving entity for any citizen's complaint against officers and members of the PNP. It also conducts hearings, resolves, and renders a decision on cases filed against the erring police officers.
Other members of Pleb include Barangay Granada captain Alfredo Talimodao Jr., representing the villages; lawyer Jovim Entila of Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter; former councilor Celia Flor of the women's sector; and Antonio Te from the private sector. (MAP)