Policemen from RAIDSOTG and RSOG-7were among the first to be relieved by Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Noli Taliño and made to undergo retraining.(CDN PHOTO/LITO TECSON)
EIGHT of the 11 police precincts in Cebu City have new chiefs, while 21 others have been named to lead the police in different municipalities of the province.
Senior Insp. Dexter Basirgo was assigned to lead the Parian Police Station, while Senior Insp. Hugo Ipong is the chief of the Fuente Police.
The other new station commanders are Chief Insp. Conrado Manatad (Waterfront Police), Senior Insp. Jacinto Mandal Jr. (Mabolo Police), Senior Insp. Eunil Avergonzado (Carbon Police), Senior Insp. Keith Andaya (Taboan Police), Senior Insp. Robert Lucernas (Pardo Police) and Senior Insp. Edward Sanchez (Talamban Police).
About 75 of 126 police precinct chiefs in Central Visayas were relieved from their posts and assigned to other precincts for failing to arrest half of the drug personalities in their watch list since February 2016.
Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, deputy director for operations of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7), recommended that the concerned police chiefs be reshuffled instead of imposing stiffer penalties on them.
His recommendations were approved by Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, PRO-7 director.
In Cebu City, only three station chiefs were retained: Chief Insp. Jose Gesto of the Guadalupe Police Station, Senior Insp. Alvin Llamedo of Punta Princesa, and Senior Insp. Regino Maramag of Mambaling.
Last February, the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame ordered all police chiefs to submit the names of the top 10 drug personalities in their respective areas.
But when Taliño assumed his post last July 4, he learned that many drug dealers have remained free since several precinct chiefs failed to arrest them.
The station chiefs with poor performance rates in the campaign against illegal drugs were relieved.
Province
In Cebu province, there are 21 new station chiefs.
They are Chief Insp. Florendo Fajardo of Minglanilla, Supt. Aileen Recla (Naga City), Senior Insp. Diosdado Malazarte (San Fernando), Senior Insp. Geolin Samson (Sibonga), Insp. Andres Alpas (Alcantara), Senior Insp. Christopher Castro (Alcoy), Insp. Rodgene Fudotan (Alegria), Senior Insp. Welther Grapa (Argao), Insp. Bonifacio Pareja (Badian), Insp. Glenn Largo (Boljoon) and Senior Insp. Abell Laborte (Dalaguete).
The others are Insp. Gilfred Baroman (Dumanjug), Senior Insp. Rogelio Amoroso (Ginatilan), Insp. Epimaco Benologa (Malabuyoc), Senior Insp. Narciso Abapo (Moalboal), Chief Insp. Richard Gadingan (Oslob), Senior Insp. Bonifacio Udtohan (Ronda), Senior Insp. Alfredo Kuhay (Samboan), Senior Insp. Rolan Aliser (Santander), Insp. Carmelito Hornales (Aloguinsan) and Senior Insp. Albert Quilitorio (Asturias).
Mandaue City also has five new police station chiefs. They are Chief Insp. Michael Beltran (Station 1), Chief Insp. Allan Rosario (Station 2), Senior Insp. Randy Caballes (Station 3), Senior Insp. Genilo Veraque (Station 5) and Senior Insp. Aldrin Villacampa (Station 6).
On the other hand, three of Lapu-Lapu City’s police stations have new chiefs: Senior Insp. Percival Miasco (Station 1), Senior Insp. Felis Cleopas (Station 2) and Senior Insp. Jimmy Fortes (Station 4).
Taliño said PRO-7’s Oversight Committee will conduct a weekly assessment on the performances of all police station chiefs.
“If they won’t perform well, then I’ll again relieve them from their posts,” he said.