Napolcom records

THIS refers to the news item which appeared on page 2 of the Feb. 4, 2008 issue of your newspaper titled "Some 500 case files vs cops missing from Napolcom records" written by Ashzel Hachero.

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) leadership, after consultation with the Inspection, Monitoring and Investigation Service (IMIS) officials and staff, would like to make a clarification on the news item.

According to Napolcom IMIS assistant director Norma P. Pullen, the discrepancy was in the recording and accounting of case folders which was discovered after the conduct of careful and thorough evaluation of cases received and docketed at the IMIS office, preparatory to the proper turn-over of the Directorship of IMIS from Director Eduardo C. Castro, who retired on January 31, 2008 to assistant director Pullen.

Atty. Pullen added that there was not a single police case folder missing because the Commission has not received any complaint for loss of case folder or inefficiency in handling such document either from the complainant or respondent.

Recently, the Commission has adopted a PNP Disciplinary Machinery Information System to ensure that the cases lodged at IMIS are properly recorded, appropriately transmitted and the person handling the folder is easily identified.

Director Pullen takes full responsibility and cognizance of all the documents received/forwarded in IMIS and assures the general public and our clientele that the 500 case folders are intact and well accounted for.

On the alleged case of sexual harassment filed against Senior Inspector Marcelo Reyes, et. al. legal affairs service case management division chief, Atty. Marie-Ramonette Z. Cabuso said that the case is still pending and the draft decision is under review.

Atty. Cabuso stressed that what was written and published against the legal affairs service is unfair because they (reporters) did not take time to inquire on the status of this case. – CELIA V. SANIDAD-LEONES, MIGUEL GK. CORONEL, Commissioners