MANILA – Eleven police officers from the National Capital Region Police Office’s Regional Drug Enforcement Unit have been dismissed from service by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) over alleged involvement in kidnapping cases.
Napolcom said the officers were found guilty of grave misconduct and conduct unbecoming of a police officer in connection with two abduction incidents in 2021, which were allegedly conducted under anti-drug operations.
The dismissed personnel include Lt. Col. Ryan Jay Orapa, Maj. Mark Phillip Almedilla, SMSgt. Mark Anthony Manrique, SSgt. Edmon Muñoz, SSgt. Robert Allan Raz Jr., SSgt. Denar Roda, Cpl. Alric Natividad, Cpl. Reynaldo Seno Jr., Cpl. Ronald John Lanaria, Patrolman Rufino Miguel Panghulan, and Patrolman Develyn Tapalla.
Four of the officers had earlier been linked to the missing “sabungeros” case and were previously dismissed in January.
The cases stemmed from complaints filed in September 2025.
Napolcom said the officers’ actions, committed while in uniform and under authority, seriously tarnished the image of the Philippine National Police and showed unfit moral conduct for public service.
The commission imposed the maximum penalty of dismissal with accessory penalties, stressing that due process was observed and that each case was assessed separately based on evidence.
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