The Davao City Police Office made it clear yesterday that the relief of three station chiefs of the command was not precipitated by the recent simultaneous attacks in three areas in Davao City made by the New People’s Army. All three attacks last April 29 were directed at Lapanday Foods Corporation’s plants in Mandug, Calinan and Bunawan, all in Davao City.
According to DCPO spokesperson PSI Ma. Teresita Gaspan, the relief of the station commanders of the Police Stations 10, 5 and 12 (Calinan, Buhangin and Marilog) was merely part of reshuffle done by DCPO Chief PSSUPT. Alexander Tagum, as the new Davao City Police Office director who has a prerogative and discretion to re-assign officers to new areas.
“Part sa iyang bagong leadership, adunay movement sa atoang mga officers ilabi na sa atong mga station commanders. Discretion sa atong City Director nga aduna siyay preference kung kinsa ibutang. It doesn’t mean nga poor ilahang performance nga naka-decide siya ngano adunay balasahay sa mga opisyal, kon dili iyaha kanang discretion kung asa niya pwede ibutang sila kung asa fit nga designation,” PSI Gaspan said during a press conference on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the DCPO held a turnover ceremony of incoming and outgoing station commanders of Calinan (Police Station 10), Buhangin (PS 5) and Marilog (PS 12).
PCINSP Nolan Raquid has been assigned to PS 10 Calinan, replacing PCINSP. Carlito T. Apilat who has been reassigned to OPNB as Deputy, PCINSP Jack Tilcag replaced PCINSP Milgrace Driz in PS 5 Buhangin who has been reassigned to OCD-CPSMU and PCINSP Roy Mateo replaced PCINSP Roman Alvarez in PS 12 Marilog who has been reassigned to Traffic Group and designated as Deputy.
Gaspan further said that it is possible that more officials will be re-assigned to different areas, depending on the decision of PSSUPT. Tagum.
