The
Philippine National Police (PNP) has assigned a new officer-in-charge of the
Zamboanga City Police Office effective 5 p.m. Thursday, July 4.
Police
Regional Office-9 director Chief Supt. Juanito Vaño has designated his chief of
the Intelligence Division Senior Supt. Jose Chiquito Malayo vice Senior Supt.
Edwin de Ocampo as OIC of the ZCPO.
The
change of command came amidst the spate of shooting and other crime incidents
in this city.
The
change of command also took place barely four days after Mayor Ma. Isabelle
Climaco-Salazar has assumed office and dclared peace and security as her top
priority.
Malayo
and De Ocampo late Thursday afternoon called on Salazar in City Hall to inform
about the change of command per directive from Vaño.
Salazar
in the last four days has undertaken steps to help address peace and order
concerns aggravated by incidents involving policemen.
During
the meeting with the mayor, De Ocampo submitted to Salazar the evaluation
report, the third in a span of four working days, which is basically an
assessment of the different areas with high crime incidents and eventually
require augmentation of forces.
Like
a teacher, Salazar in the last few days has been meeting individually with
policemen assigned in beat patrols to assess their knowledge about their duties
and responsibilities.
Together
with Councilor Roel Natividad, chairman of the City Council’s committee on
peace and order, Salazar also conducts random checks of police stations and
streets to check on beat patrols and traffic policemen.
“The
local government will help in the patrol to help protect policemen from being
killed,” she declared adding that the city will continue to provide the
requirements of the police and will make sure that the police will not fail the
people in maintaining peace and security.
“We
cannot afford to have another policeman killed. This [killing of policemen] is
something that should be stopped,” she added.
So
far, three policemen--two from this city and one from Isabela City
Two
of the three slain policemen were killed last Sunday when Salazar and the new
set of elected officials assumed office and the third was killed Thursday.
Meanwhile,
Salazar has ordered the retraining and reorientation of police beat patrols and
traffic policemen to make them more efficient and effective in their tasks.
Last
Wednesday, Natividad has sponsored a resolution during the City Council’s
maiden session appealing to authorities the swift resolution of the different
shooting incidents in this city.
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