150 Cordillera cops with kin running in May polls transferred

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. Ronald O. Lee has ordered the transfer of some 150 police officers having relatives up to the fourth degree of consanguinity vying for an elective post in this year’s May 9 national and local elections.
    In a statement, Lee said the move was to help prevent allegations that police officers are campaigning actively for their relatives and intervening in their behalf.
    “Para maiwasan na rin ang speculations at pagdududa na sila ay tumutulong doon sa pangangampanya sa kanilang kamag-anak” Lee said.
    The police officers will be transferred to other areas outside cities, municipalities and provinces where their relatives would seek elective posts, he added.
    The reassignment is temporary and will last until the end of the election period or until they are instructed to go back to their previous assignments.
    Lee also reminded the 9,179 Cordillera cops to remain apolitical and vowed to hold accountable any cop who will violate this.