Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday said he is eyeing to trim down the number of the Philippine National Police (PNP) generals to 25.
In a Palace briefing, Remulla revealed his plans to reform the structure of the PNP to streamline operations.
Remulla emphasized that the reforms, which are still in the recommendation phase, will be fully detailed in collaboration with the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Public Administration in the coming months.
“We’re working together with the UP College of Public Administration to get a complete picture of how we can reform the structure, especially since the PNP is very top-heavy right now,” Remulla said.
“We have 133 generals, and I want to whittle that down to 25 to create a flatter organization,” he added.
The DILG chief clarified that the plan would likely involve retirement rather than abrupt changes.
“We will let them retire,” Remulla said, noting that the idea is still a recommendation and other options are being considered.
One of the key issues Remulla highlighted was the presence of “generals without commands,” pointing out inefficiencies in the current system.
“We have the Area Police Command with no personnel under them. There are a lot of redundancies that need to be trimmed down,” he said.
Remulla stressed the need to revisit the 32-year-old law governing the PNP to make the organization more efficient.
