Malayo is Counter Intelligence TF chief

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 31): Malayo is Counter Intelligence TF chief

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said Senior Supt. Chiquito Malayo was selected to head the newly-formed Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF).

Dela Rosa noted that Malayo was formerly assigned as Zamboanga City police director and had been held hostage once by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels, but he managed to convince his captors to turn themselves into the folds of the law.

Dela Rosa said Malayo is now in Camp Crame, Quezon City and has reported to him.

The PNP chief ordered Malayo to immediately start working at the CITF which will be housed at the former office of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (AIDG).

As of Tuesday, Dela Rosa said they started to recruit and screen policemen who would be members of the task force.

Dela Rosa stressed that they should be careful in selecting the personnel of the task force in order that it will not be penetrated by “criminal-minded” policemen.

As much as possible, he said, the policemen who would work with Malayo in cleansing the ranks of the PNP should have “saint-like” traits.

Dela Rosa added this is geared towards not casting any doubts on the aim of the creation of the CITF, which is to cleanse the entire PNP of “police scalawags.”

The CITF will be composed of 100 policemen who would occupy the vacated office of the defunct AIDG.

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