11/10/2025
NAPOLCOM approves recruitment of 6,589 Patrolmen and Patrolwomen for CY 2025
The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) has granted the Philippine National Police (PNP) the authority to recruit 6,589 Patrolmen and Patrolwomen under the PNP Calendar Year 2025 Attrition Recruitment Program, as provided under NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2025-0580, approved on October 1, 2025.
This recruitment aims to ensure the equitable replacement of personnel lost through attrition and to strengthen the PNP’s human resource capability in line with Section 27 of Republic Act No. 6975, which provides for maintaining the authorized police strength in accordance with the ideal police-to-population ratio.
Following the Commission’s evaluation, the distribution of the recruitment quota is as follows:
The Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A was allocated with 650 slots; National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and PRO 3 with 550 each; PRO 5 with 450; PRO 11 with 400; PROs 1 and 7 with 350 each; PROs 6, 10, and 12 with 300 each; PROs 8 and 4B with 250 each; PROs 9 and 13 with 200 each; PRO 2 with 150; PRO Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with 139; and PRO Negros Island Region (NIR) with 300. Meanwhile, PRO Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) was not allotted a quota for this cycle. The total allocation for all Police Regional Offices (PROs) is 5,689.
For the National Support Units (NSUs), the following quotas were approved: Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) – 225; Headquarters Support Service (HSS) – 200; Explosives and Ordnance Division – K9 (EOD-K9) – 95; Communications and Electronics Service (CES) – 85; Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), and Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) – 75 each; and Special Action Force (SAF) – 70, for a total of 900. This brings the grand total to 6,589 recruits for the 2025 Attrition Recruitment Program.
Under this resolution, the NAPOLCOM emphasized that all applicants for recruitment must possess the requisite competence and integrity to enforce laws and ordinances, protect lives and property, maintain peace and order, ensure public safety, and prevent crimes. Priority shall be given to applicants with knowledge and understanding of information and communications technology (ICT) to support modern policing methods such as CCTV systems, drones, and body-worn cameras for the effective prevention, detection, and investigation of cybercrimes.
All Patrolmen and Patrolwomen recruits shall undergo the Field Training Program (FTP) and will be deployed to their respective units for operational duties, where they are strictly prohibited from performing administrative functions.
In affirming the Commission’s commitment to professionalizing the police service, NAPOLCOM Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer Atty. Ralph Calinisan stated:
“Through this recruitment program, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every police station in the country has the personnel it needs to serve and protect our communities effectively. More than just filling vacancies, this is about bringing in the next generation of police officers who are competent, compassionate, and committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity and public service.”
The NAPOLCOM likewise directed its representatives as Vice Chairperson of the Recruitment Screening Committee to monitor and submit a report on the implementation of the 2025 Attrition Recruitment Program to ensure transparency and accountability.
