PNP reorganization continues

From the Daily Tribune (Jan 9): PNP reorganization continues

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Alan Purisima, yesterday formally installed 12 more police officials to key positions in the Command Group, Directorial Staff and Police Regional Offices.The latest round of reorganization was triggered by the upward movement of third level PNP officers occupying key positions in different levels of command.

Designated to new positions are: Deputy Director Rommel Heredia, Acting Deputy Chief for Administration; Director Ager Ontog, Acting Deputy Chief for Operations; Director Felipe Rojas, Acting Chief of Directorial Staff; Chief Supt. Manuel Barcena, Acting Director, DIPO-Eastern Mindanao; Chief Supt. Ricardo Marquez, Acting Regional Director, Police Regional Office 1; Chief Supt. Clarence Guinto, Acting Regional Director, Police Regional Office 5; Chief Supt. Noel delos Reyes, Acting Regional Director, PRO-ARMM; Chief Supt. Getulio Napenas, Acting Regional Director, PRO 13.

It can be recalled that last Dec. 26, the Chief PNP effected a minor reorganization in the upper echelon and designated five PNP officials to new posts, namely: Director Catalino Cuy, Acting Director for Personnel and Records Management; Director Cipriano Querol Jr., Acting Director for Intelligence; Chief Supt. Napoleon Estilles, Acting Director for Plans; Chief Supt. Carmelo Valmoria, Acting Director, Special Action Force; and Chief Supt. Juanito Vano Jr., Acting Regional Director, Police Regional Office 9.

Meanwhile, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said the PNP needs to intensify its peacekeeping efforts so as not to spoil the economic gains seen in 2012 and the start of 2013. “We are being eyed by foreign investors and tourists alike, and all the government’s efforts will be for naught if we are unable to address these alarming cases of gun-toting elements gone wild,” Pangilinan said.

“The last thing we need right now is for the public to feel unsafe outside their homes, and for our police to be mired in yet another controversy. Our economic gains will mean nothing if we can’t maintain peace and order in the country. We will all need to work together to make progress happen, and we will need a PNP that is resolute in its efforts to maintain peace and order in a country that is on the verge of making great breakthroughs in the Southeast Asian Region. Key to economic progress is a modernized criminal justice system, and critical in this modrnization is a professional police organization,” the senator said.

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