22 Cagayan Valley police chiefs relieved

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A total of  22 police chiefs in Cagayan Valley were relieved from their posts over their “unsatisfactory” performance in the implementation of Project Double Barrel, Chief Superintendent Gilbert Sosa, Cagayan Valley police director, said.

Sosa identified the police officials as Superintendents Engelbert Soriano (Cauayan City) and Manuel Bringas (Ilagan City); Chief Inspectors Pilarito Mallilin (San Mateo), Mario Fajardo (Luna) and Edgardo Esteban (Maconacon); and Senior Inspectors Ruby Capinpin (Roxas), Prospero Agonoy (Quirino), Ben Bumanglag (Delfin Albano), Jonathan Binayug (Palanan), Aladine Revocal (San Pablo), Ignacio Layugan (Dinapigue) and Richard Limbo (Divilacan) of the Isabela police. In Cagayan, Chief Inspector Alvin Mabazza (Alcala) as well as Senior Inspectors Antonio Palattao (Allacapan), Eugenio Catubag (Rizal), Ronald Balod (Sta.Praxedes), Mario Maraggun (Calayan) and Christopher Danao (Buguey) were relieved from their posts.


Chief Inspectors Larry Pingkihan (Kasibu) and Jeffry Bulong (Ambaguio) as well as Senior Inspector RudilBassit (Kayapa) of the Nueva Vizcaya police were sacked along with  Senior Inspector Alex Orbillo of Nagtipunan, Quirino.

‘Zero accomplishment’

In Aurora, Senior Superintendent Danilo Florentino, provincial police chief, was placed on floating status for allegedly posting “zero accomplishment” against illegal drugs.

Chief Superintendent Aaron Aquino, Central Luzon police director, appointed Senior Superintendent Fidel Drapesa as Aurora police chief in an acting capacity.

“He has virtually no accomplishment to speak of,” Aquino said of Florentino. “He is the weakest link among the provincial directors. His sins have piled up so I have to relieve him.”

Aquino said Florentino also failed to provide a rehabilitation center for drug dependents in the province.