The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday reported it has generated more than P619 million in revenues for the last four years with the implementation of the National Police Clearance System (NPCS).
PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the fund generated by the NPCS is one of the income-generating contributions of the police in raising funds for various projects of the national government.
He said the P619,136,280.00 was generated through the issuance of over 4.2 million police clearances.
A police clearance serves various administrative purposes and applications in public and private transactions.
It is one of the major requirements for job applications and certain government transactions.
Even foreigners are also required to secure one for local employment and business operations.
Just recently, the PNP initiated the mandatory application of police clearance to all workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO).
Based on the latest data, a total of 12,169 police clearances were issued to POGO workers from September 25 to November 30 this year.
“All intents and purposes of this clearance were served, the PNP arrested 294 persons with outstanding Warrants of Arrest while attempting to secure National Police Clearance in PNP offices across the country,” said Azurin.
The PNP started using NPCS in 2016 based on the order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Currently, there are three pending bills in Congress that seek to establish a national police clearance system and the centralization of data on criminal records. Glen Jacob Jose