Ontog off to Crame

Chief Supt. Ager Ontog will soon relinquish his post as director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7).

Ontog  will be moving to  Camp Crame, where he is reportedly set for a promotion.

Ontog assumed his current post last Aug. 14, 2010, replacing Chief Supt. Lani-O Nerez.

In a news conference yesterday, Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia said Ontog “will be a big loss to the region.”

“He has been  very hardworking and very cooperative with the province especially in our campaign against all forms of criminality—illegal fishing, drugs—but we cannot be also a hindrance to his promotion,” Garcia said.

Garcia recently turned over the chairmanship of the Regional Peace and Order Council in Central Visayas (RPOC-7) to Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto.

During her term, Garcia appointed Ontog as vice chairman of the RPOC-7.

Being floated as Ontog’s possible replacements are Chief Supt. Carmelo Valmoria and Chief Supt. Marcelo Garbo.

Governor Garcia said  she would welcome the appointment of Valmoria  because of his “professionalism” and “principled performance”.

“We hope that he may be considered. We would be very elated if Camp Crame will consider Gen. Valmoria for the PRO-7 post,” she said.

The turnover of command is set on Sept. 9.

Garbo has served as deputy regional director for operation under former PRO-7 director Ronald Roderos.

Garbo is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 1981.

Some of Garbo’s classmates has served in Cebu province such as Chief Supt. Valmoria and Chief Supt. Vicente Loot.