Napolcom dismisses vlogger-cop who threatened ICC, Interpol
Social media post of dismissed patrolman Francis Steve Tallion Fontillas
MANILA, Philippines — The National Police Commission (Napolcom) dismissed the vlogger-police officer who threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) after the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
“In National Police Commission en banc deliberations on summary dismissal proceedings held yesterday late afternoon, the Commissioners, voting unanimously, dismissed from the police service Patrolman Francis Steve T. Fontillas (in SDC No. NCR-2025-0010),” the Napolcom said in a statement released Thursday by Napolcom Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer Rafael Vidente Calinisan.
“During the Napolcom en banc deliberations, Fontillas was found guilty of grave misconduct, conduct unbecoming of a police officer, and disloyalty to the government,” it added.
The patrolman was also perpetually disqualified from public service, Napolcom said.
After Duterte’s arrest last March 11, Fontillas said in a now-deleted post on his social media page: “To ICC and Interpol, don’t even lay your finger on our Tatay Digong or else we will start the war that you can’t even imagine. This is not a warning; this is a threat!”
“While we wanted to be kind given Fontillas’ condition, the paramount interest of the Filipino People is what is at stake,” Calinisan said in a statement.
Jurisdiction
On his social media page last April, Fontillas previously said he had already resigned from the police force.
Despite this, Calinisan said Napolcom still had jurisdiction over Fontillas’ case.
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“Since Fontillas was already formally charged in the Napolcom before his resignation, the Napolcom already acquired jurisdiction over his person,” Calinisan said.
“Thus, no matter what Fontillas claims, he cannot conveniently escape liability through resignation, and was thus made liable, as he should be,” he added.
