Senate Bill Seeks Requiring Cops To Undergo Psychiatric, Drug Tests
SENATE BILL – A Senate bill filed by Sen. Marcos aims to require cops to undergo annual psychiatric, psychological, drug and physical tests.
The amended Republic Act No. 6975, known as the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act”, already requires the conduct of regular psychiatric, psychological, drug and physical tests of our police officers.
“However, at present, these are only given during recruitment, promotion, and when directed by a supervisor,”
This came from Senator Imee Marcos, who explained the Senate Bill No. 2005 that she filed. The bill aims to further amend the law.
“In an effort to ensure the mental and psychological well-being of our police officers, this bill seeks to make mandatory the conduct of their annual psychiatric, psychological drug and physical tests as well as to undergo stress debriefing programs for those whose operational work necessarily expose them to traumatic situations,”
In her note in the bill, she cited the case of Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca, who shot a mother and son after a heated argument. The incident was recorded on camera.
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Nuezca was off-duty and had six administrative cases prior to the said incident, among them were two, which involved grave misconductm the senator said. Nuezca is currently facing murder charges in court.
“This, together with several other police-related crimes in the recent years, caused fear, shock, and anger among the populace, besmirching the image of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the protector of the people,”
“While these may be considered as isolated cases perpetrated by police officers, it pressed a serious issue on the procedure being implemented by the PNP to ensure and promote the psychiatric and psychological fitness of its officers and members,”
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