PNP changes Cordillera reg’l, provincial heads
>> Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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BONTOC, Mountain
Province -- – A change in command was instituted by the Philippine National
Police in Cordillera provinces even as PNP Director General Ronald M. dela Rosa
said here there is no conflict in control and supervision of local officials
over police force in their jurisdiction and supervision and control of PNP
officials over their men.
“The
conflict on local supervision and control of local police force by local
officials only happens when local officials are involved in illegal activities
that tend to compromise their efforts in implementation of government’s
campaign against illegal drugs and illegal activities. If such problem exists,
the PNP is authorized to remove supervision and control of local officials over
the PNP in their areas but such scenarios are isolated,” dela Rosa said..
The PNP
chief said local officials can invite municipal, provincial, city or regional
police officials for clarification in relation to their duties and in relation
to implementation of government’s priority anti-criminality campaign and
peacekeeping initiatives for transparency.
Dela Rosa
said local officials are their partners in government’s anti-drug,
anti-criminality campaign and peacekeeping initiatives that is why there will
be no conflict in control and supervision of the local police force because
their primordial aim is to maintain peace and order in the country.
Dela Rosa was
here as guest speaker of foundation day of Mountain Province and to grace the
Lang-ay Festival.
This, as
Senior Supt. R’win S. Pagkalinawan assumed post as new regional PNP director
for operations replacing Senior Supt. Angelito A. Casimiro who was promoted as
executive officer of directorate for logistics at PNP national headquarters.
Last week, Senior
Supt. Dominador M. Halog, also assumed as Apayao provincial PNP director in turn-over ceremony here at regional police
headquarters presided by regional police director Chief Supt. Elmo Francis
Sarona.
Senior
Supt. Felix Dayag, outgoing Apayao PNP director is due to retire this month.
In Abra,
Senior Supt. Rey A. De Peralta also assumed post as provincial police director
in rites held at Camp Juan Villamor in capital town of Bangued.
Chief Supt.
Gregorio N Lim, deputy police regional director for administration presided
turnover rites.
Outgoing provincial
director Senior Supt. Alexander C. Tagum will assume post as Davao City police
director.
Sarona said
the PNP designates positions or commands to its men not by seniority but by
proven track record.
In BOntoc, Dela
Rosa said the PNP wants harmonious implementation of national and local
initiatives against criminality.
He said government’s
aggressive anti-drug campaign is geared towards curbing the illegal drug menace
that is major deterrent in realization of lasting peace nationwide.
Dela Rosa said
what is important for Mountain Province and other provinces in the region that
were declared drug-free is for the maintenance of their drug-free status by not
allowing the re-entry of individuals who have been identified as drug pushers
or users and the prohibited drugs in any part of the province so as not to
taint its status.
For his
part, Mountain Province Gov. Bonifacio Lacwasan, Jr. said those who were
pinpointed as drug personalities in the province actually came from outside the
province and that they actually sought refuge from different municipalities
because of the government’s aggressive anti-drug campaign in the different
parts of the country.
Lacwasan said
he remains optimistic that the province will remain drug-free because of the
harmonious working relationship of the provincial officials, the community
residents and the law enforcers who continue to remain vigilant in curbing the
proliferation of drugs in their places that is why Mountain Province was able
to achieve its drug-free status in just eight months of the government’s
aggressive anti-drug campaign. – With a report from Dexter A. See
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