MANILA, Philippines?The National Capital Region police office (NCRPO) will implement a ?more efficient? blotter system for recording crime incidents across Metro Manila, director Roberto Rosales said Tuesday.

Under the ?e-blotter? system, police will simply have to fill up an existing form that contains all the basic information needed in a blotter to aid in further police investigation. The form will automatically be uploaded to a database at the National Capital Region police office, he said.

It aims to replace the existing, conventional type of blotter system that lists down crimes reported in a community to pave the way for more efficient and accurate crime monitoring, the official said.

?Hindi ito ma-ta-tamper sa station level at district level (The data on the e-blotter cannot be tampered at the station and district level). This will now give us a better appreciation of what really is happening on the ground,? Rosales said during a press conference.

He said that with the conventional blotter system, some of the crime incidents were not reported to the higher headquarters especially if the complainants have decided not to press charges against a group or individual.

With the ?e-blotter,? all crimes reported will be automatically included in the database of the NCRPO.

?We are creating a benchmark for 2010 of which we really have to come up with data that will include all cases that were referred to different barangays (villages). Para malaman talaga natin kung ano ang nangyayari o suliranin na hindi nakakarating sa pulis (This is to help us monitor the crimes reported to the police and those that are not),? Rosales added.

Meanwhile, Rosales said that for 2010, a 40 percent ?passing mark? will be applied to all police officers from the precinct to the district level.

With this benchmark, all officials are required to solve at least 40 percent of cases in their respective areas of jurisdiction or face administrative relief, he said.

?We will have the minimum output of 40 percent. For the crime map, we have to identify what are the crime prone areas and the prevalent crimes there; we would also map out the causes of the crimes and if you have to know the suspects, maintain a watch list or order of battle,? Rosales said.

The 40 percent ?passing mark,? he added was to test the leadership skills of police officials.

?Kasi gusto natin itaas yung antas ng serbisyo ng bawat pulis ngayon (We want to render better police service) and it boils down to the leadership. We will go for these leaders who want to serve and come up with projects that will improve peace and order,? Rosales said.