30 PNP officials binalasa

MANILA, Philippines — Nagsimula nang ipatupad ni Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin ang ‘rigodon’ kung saan 30 senior officers na miyembro ng command group ang naapektuhan.

Kabilang sa mga na-reshuffle sina PNP Deputy Chief for Administration Lt. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia na inilipat bilang commander ng Area Police Command – Visayas at PNP Deputy Chief for Operations Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. bilang commander ng Area Police Command – Western Mindanao.

Papalitan ni Lt. Gen. Chiquito Malayo na Chief of Directoral Staff si Sermonia habang si Maj. Gen Benhamin Dunlao Santos ng Directorate for Comptrollership kay Danao.

Si Major General Arthur Bisnar na dating Director ng Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development (DHRDD) ay itatalaga bilang Chief of Directorial Staff, ang ikaapat na pinakamataas na puwesto ng PNP.

Ang iba pang senior officers na nalipat sa bagong puwesto epektibo kahapon ay kinabibilangan nina Brig. Gen Jonnel Estomo bilang Regional Director ng NCRPO; Major General Michael John Dubria, dating Directorate for Intelligence at mapupunta bilang bagong Director ng Civil Security Group (CSG); Maj. Gen. Domingo Lucas, National Police Training Institute; Maj. Gen. Alexander Sampaga, ng Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) sa Office of Chief PNP (OCPNP);  Maj. Gen. Alessandro Abella, APC Northern Luzon sa DRD; Maj. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr. , CSG sa DC; Maj. Gen. Eliseo Cruz, Director ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)  bilang hepe ng Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM); Maj. Gen. Patrick Villacorte, bilang commander ng Area Police Command Eastern Mindanao; Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad, bilang Acting commander Area Police Command Northern Luzon at Major General Filmore Escobal, bilang Acting deputy commander Area Police Command Visayas.

Papalit naman kay P/Brig. Gen. Remus Medina si Police Col. Jaysen De Guzman bilang QCPD Director; Police Col. Kirby John Kraft sa Southern Police District; Police Col. Wilson Asueta sa Eastern Police District; Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon sa Manila Police District kapalit ni Police Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco at Police Col. Ponce Peñones, sa Northern Police District.

Ayon sa PNP, ang isinagawang reorgani­sasyon sa kanilang hanay ay bilang pagbibigay ng oportunidad at career growth sa mga opisyal gayundin ang pagpapalakas sa mga tanggapan at units ng kapulisan.