MILF: An ethnic Tao Sug assumes as new Maguindanao Police Director, vows support to peace process

Posted to the MILF Website (Apr 26): An ethnic Tao Sug assumes as new Maguindanao Police Director, vows support to peace process



Maguindanao’s outgoing police director, Senior Superintendent Rudelio Jocson (left) shakes hand with his successor, Senior Superintendent Nickson Muksan, in the presence of Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu during a simple command turnover Saturday in Buluan town. John Unson/Philstar

 

Yesterday, April 25, an ethnic Tausog police officer assumed as new Provincial Police Director of Maguindanao and vowed to support the GPH-MILF Peace process.

Senior Superintendent Nickson Muksan, from Sulu replaced outgoing Senior Superintendent Rudelio Jocson in the presence of Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu, other local and police officials.

Jocson, a graduate of the Philippine National Police Academy, completed early this year his two-year tenure as Maguindanao’s provincial police chief.

The command turnover held at Buluan was witnessed by senior police officials in the province and Mangudadatu's subordinate-provincial administrator, engineer Wahab Tunga. 

Prior to his appointment as new Maguindanao Police Director, Muksan was Lanao Del Sur’s Provincial Police Director.

Like Sulu, Maguindanao and Lanao Del Sur are also both under the administrative and political jurisdiction of ARMM.

Jocson will be assigned at the ARMM’s regional police headquarters in Camp S.K. Pendatun in Parang town. 

“I am confident Senior Superintendent Muksan can continue efficiently the good works started by Senior Superintendent Jocson while provincial police director,” Mangudadatu told reporters who attended the turn-over ceremony.

In his acceptance speech, Muksan said he will support the domestic peace and security programs of Mangudadatu, particularly the peaceful resolution of clan wars involving big ethnic Maguindanaon families.

Muksan urged the rank-and-file personnel of the provincial police office to continue supporting the governments’ peace programs for Moro communities in Maguindanao.

Jocson thanked Mangudadatu for extending ministerial and administrative support to the provincial police while he was its director for 28 months.

“I succeeded in managing the provincial police with the help of the office of the governor and the provincial peace and order council,” Jocson said.

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