Stakeholders’ Assessment on the Philippine National Police Recruitment and Selection Process Anchored on the 5 Es

Abstract

The study aims to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, economically, equitability and ethicality of the Philippine National Police Recruitment and Selection Process (PNP RSP) through a Quantitative Descriptive Research. The researcher surveyed three groups of respondents –policymakers, policy implementers and police recruits –to be able to get a clearer picture of the PNP RSP. The findings of the study indicated that there is a need for PNP to adopt measures to comply with each of the 5 Es. On the aspect of effectiveness, the PNP should create a template for a fixed schedule and guidelines of the PNP RSP so that there will be lesser human intervention and disorderly and chaotic conduct of RSP. On the efficiency aspect, there should be a mandatory compilation of best practices and innovations made on PNP RSP by National Support Units (NSUs) then share to police units for their ready reference and as a tool for more innovation. On the economic aspect, the PNP should impose mandatory posting of a periodic financial report in the conduct of RSP by the NSUs and Police Regional Offices (PROs). On the equitability, there should be a periodic analysis of demographics and deeper background checks on every police applicant. For transparency, there should be posting of the names of police applicants in public places to solicit feedback from the community about the applicant’s personality and character. On the ethicality, a regular recital of the police pledge of honor by every police applicant during and after the recruitment process to inculcate good character.