Saturday, April 1, 2023

Sagada boy’ new Cordillera PNP chief



CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – The Cordillera Administrative Region has a new police director.
Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. assumed office Tuesday, March 21 in rites here at regional police headquarters replacing Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar who served for seven months and two days and is now deputy commander of the APC-Northern Luzon.
    Peredo, from Sagada, Mountain Province and member of the Philippine National Police Academy Class 1992, served as deputy regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office-5 (Bicol) before becoming the 32nd director of Police Regional Office Cordillera -- dubbed “home of the most disciplined cops.”
He also once served as PROCor chief of regional staff.
    "I'm a Cordilleran and I've served here for a long time, so I have a lot of confidence in the ability of the police here. We will further expand the police presence in each barangay, especially now that the barangay election is approaching, which must be planned immediately so that we can maintain a peaceful election in our region,” said Peredo.
    Peredo added he will expand the Malasakit, Kaayusan Kapayapaan=Kaunlaran (MKK=K) and Kapulisan, Simbahan, at Pamayanan (Kasimbayanan) program and advocacy of PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr.
    The occasion was graced by Lt. Gen. Felipe R. Natividad, commander of APC-NL who was guest of honor and speaker.
    Natividad read the message of PNP chief Azurin Jr., wherein he congratulated Bazar for doing an excellent job in keeping the peace and order situation under control in the six provinces and the city of Baguio that compose PRO Cordillera.

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