Over and above high salaries and allowances, many in the Philippine National Police engage in criminal activities for bribes and cash. Using fascist power, the police extort, steal from, and abuse ordinary citizens.

The PNP’s own records show that more than 2,500 police officers were dismissed from service in 2025 for involvement in the illegal drug trade. In February, seven police officers were exposed for extorting money from a Manila resident in exchange for withdrawing a fabricated drug case filed against him. In Angono, Rizal, ten police officers planted evidence, mauled, robbed, and extorted money from a student they accused of involvement in drug dealing. He was illegally detained for two months even after his family paid them money. Meanwhile, six police officers in Makati were exposed for a series of extortion and robbery incidents in the city.

These cases are only a few of the visible proofs of the inherently fascist and abusive character of the police force. The culture of impunity continues to thrive within it.