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PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. (PNA file photo) MANILA - Only ranking police officials are covered by Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr.'s call to submit courtesy resignations as part of a radical move to eliminate bad eggs among the ranks. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the measure will not apply to middle-level and junior officers as well as police non-commissioned officers (PNCOs). He explained that the process of assessment and evaluation by a five-member committee, as well as its results, will serve as a strong message to all the police uniformed personnel that the organization is bent on purging the organization of those involved in the illegal drug trade. "The process that all third level officers would undergo is enough to send a strong message that they must stop if ever they are involved in this illegal activity," Azurin said on the sidelines of the oath-taking rites for the new set of officers of the PNP Press Corps on Thursday night. Of the 956 ....

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