11 QC police officials affected by reshuffle

QCPD director Chief Superintendent Richard Albano INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA—The chief of the Quezon City Police District implemented Thursday the first of a series of reshuffles as part of his mission to find the right man for the job at hand.

Affected by the reorganization were 11 police officials whose performance was assessed in terms of crime prevention, the arrest of wanted persons and the general situation in their area.

QCPD director Chief Superintendent Richard Albano clarified, however, that the revamp did not mean these officials were remiss in their duties. “This is not to punish or reward them. Rather, this is matching the right man [with] the right position,” he said.

“We also want to give them a chance to experience and handle other duties like operations, investigation and staff duties,” Albano added.

He said other revamps may be announced in the coming weeks as police officials were continuously being assessed this year.

Covered by the revamp are the following officials:

• Cubao police station commander Supt. Ronnie Montejo who will be replaced by Supt. Ramon Pranada who will leave behind his post at the Batasan police station.

• Supt. Eleazar Matta, formerly of the Fairview police station, will take over the Batasan police station.

• Outgoing District Investigation Detective Management Division (DIDMD) head Supt. Dennis de Leon will be the chief of the Fairview police station.

• Chief Insp. Ariel Capocao of the District Operations and Plans Division (DOPD) will take over the DIDMD.

• Supt. Dionisio Bartolome will be DOPD chief as well as head of the District Special Operations Unit.

• Galas police station commander Supt. Norberto Babagay will be moved to the Novaliches police station, taking over from its officer-in-charge, Chief Insp. Leo Escat.

• Outgoing Project 4 police station Supt. Limuel Obon will be transferred to the Galas police station.

• Former District Health Service Unit (DHSU) Supt. Victor Pagulayan will head the Project 4 police station while Chief Insp. Jerome dela Cruz will take charge of the DHSU.

• Anticar theft unit section head Chief Insp. Roderick Tonga will be replaced by Senior Insp. Rolando Lorenzo Jr., while Chief Insp. Alex Alberto of the District Public Safety Battalion will give way to Supt. Ronnie Montejo.