The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has started the pre-charge investigation against two senior police officials, including two police generals, over their alleged involvement in illegal drugs activities. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said the pre-charge investigation includes scrutiny of all the pieces of evidence as well as gathering more pieces of evidence to file a case against the two police generals and two police colonels. The Napolcom’s resolution would cover administrative charges that it will handle and criminal charges that would be taken over by the Deputy Ombudsman for Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices (MOLEO).  “We are doing this to make sure that aside from the acceptance of their courtesy resignation, they would not be able to get benefits from the government,” said Abalos in a press briefing on Monday, May 8. A total of 956 senior police officials have submitted a courtesy resignation early this month amid repeated allegations of recycling of illegal drugs that were further highlighted with the arrest of Police Master Sgt, Rodolfo Mayo, Jr. who is now dismissed from the service over the 990 kilos of shabu seized in Manila last year. Mayo was an intelligence officer of the Philippine National Police -Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) in Metro Manila at the time of his arrest. Retired PNP chief Rofdolfo Azurin, Jr earlier confirmed to the Manila Bulletin that the five-man advisory group recommended to President Marcos to accept the resignation of two police generals and two police colonels and the filing of charges against them.  He said the four officers were used to be connected to the PDEG. Abalos, however, said they could not yet name the four senior police officials since they still need to finish the investigation and file the cases against them. “This is already at the pre-charge level and this will be concluded in two to three weeks. Once we file this, that’s the time that we would reveal their names,” said Abalos. Among the administrative cases that would be filed, according to Abalos, are Grave Misconduct and Grave Neglect of Duty—both of them are punishable with dismissal from the police service and forfeiture of benefits.  For his part, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda said the four senior police officials are on a floating status, meaning they have no positions being held in the PNP as of this time.  The recommendations The five-man advisory group was composed of Azurin who was also the chairman, former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, retired police general and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, retired police general Isagani Nerez and etired Court of Appeals Associate Justice Melchor Sadang. Their evaluation and assessment of 956 PNP third level officers, from full colonels to generals, were already concluded and their recommendations were already submitted to the Napolcom for review and approval. The Advisory Group recommended the following:  1.     Non-acceptance of the resignations of 917 officers; 2.     Further investigation of 32 other officers; 3.     Acceptance of the courtesy resignations; 4.     Filing of administrative and/or criminal cases against four officers, specifically two generals and two colonels. PBBM’s acceptance  President Marcos was earlier quoted saying that he already accepted the resignation of two police generals. Abalos said they are now waiting for the formal letter from the Office of the President regarding the acceptance of resignation of two police generals. Asked why the President already accepted the resignation when Napolcom is still at pre charge investigation level, Abalos said the President was given a separate copy of the Five-Man Advisory Group evaluation, assessment and recommendation. “This was already handled by the Advisory Group so this is already strong,” said Abalos. “But what we will do is wait for the actual letter (from the Office of the President). The transmittal of communication is important to us,” he added.