MANILA -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Sunday confirmed the reshuffle of the chiefs of police (COP) of Valenzuela City and two other cities.
Eleazar said Col. Carlito M. Gaces will be the acting COP of Valenzuela City, replacing Col. David Poklay who is now the new provincial director of Tarlac.
He said Col. Restituto B. Arcangel of Caloocan City has also been assigned as new chief of police of Marikina City, replacing Col. Redrico Maranan.
Col. Noel Flores took over as new COP of Caloocan while Maranan was assigned as provincial director in Pangasinan.
Eleazar said the reorganization was an outcome of the career advancement program where some got promoted to higher positions while others are due for retirement.
“Furthermore, upon assessment of the oversight committee it is necessary to designate an officer who is familiar with the structure of the community where his expertise is needed,” he added.
Eleazar assured the new police officers are all committed to serve and protect the public.
Among the police officers affected by reshuffling, Maranan got the most media attention after Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro was reported to have withdrawn the city government’s support over failure to get the latter’s opinion on the appointment of the new city police chief.
Maranan earlier confirmed that gas allowance for the Marikina City’s patrol has been reduced while hotline numbers for peace and order operations have been cut along with citation tickets for city ordinances.
Teodoro, on the other hand, claimed the National Police Commission (Napolcom) and EPD found that Marikina has been providing support that is more than what is required by the law to local police.
He also said the city mayor has operational supervision and control of Philippine National Police units within his jurisdiction based on Republic Act 7160 and amended Department of Interior and Local Government Act or RA 6975. (PNA)
