Pleb dismisses 4 more cases

THE People’s Law Enforcement Board (Pleb) dismissed four more cases filed against the personnel of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO).

Councilor Ricardo Tan, chairman of Pleb, said yesterday since he assumed his post in February 2017, a total of 24 cases filed against the policemen were not resolved in about 10 years.

He said in March, a total of 19 cases were dismissed because most of the complainants were no longer interested in the case.

He added that last month, the four cases were also dismissed due to non-appearance of the complainants.

Tan pointed out that cases were dismissed because most of the complainants failed to appear during the hearings while some of the respondents are already retired from the Philippine National Police (PNP) service or dead.

Tan said last three months ago, they received another complaint against policeman at BCPO and they are set to resolve it anytime this month.

“This is a new complaint and we will resolve it as soon as possible,” he said.

Other members of the 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.

Pleb is the central receiving entity for any citizen’s complaint against officers and members of the PNP. It also conducts hearings, resolves, and render a decision on cases filed against the erring policemen./map