19 police chiefs in Davao City relieved, reassigned

RESHUFFLE Davao City’s San Pedro police station, shown here on Monday, is one of the 19 police units in the city whose commanders have been relieved in an unexplained major reshuffle. —Bing Gonzales

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Barely three weeks after he assumed office, Police Brig. Gen. Nicolas Deloso Torre III, director of the Police Regional Office in Davao (PRO-11), relieved the commanders of 19 police stations here and reassigned them to different areas in the Davao region.

The unprecedented major movement of top police officers in the city was not explained except that it was within the duty of the regional police director to reassign its officers.

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Police Maj. Catherine dela Rey, spokesperson for the PRO-11, confirmed on Monday the relief of 19 station commanders and officers in charge here but stayed mum about the reason for the move. “Nineteen commanders or officers in charge of the 19 police stations of the Davao City Police office have been relieved effective July 8,” Dela Rey told reporters in a statement, adding that they were replaced by officers from the police provincial offices and the regional headquarters of PRO-11.

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Off to the provinces

Up until 7 p.m. on Monday, Dela Rey did not reveal the reason for the move except to say that it was “part of the duty of the regional director to assign or reassign officers.”

Those who were relieved were Police Capt. Rizalito Clapiz III, officer in charge of Santa Ana police station, now reassigned to the Davao del Norte provincial police office; Police Maj. Michael Uyanguren, station commander of San Pedro police station, now reassigned to the Davao del Sur provincial police office; Police Capt. Ronaldo Henson, officer in charge of the Talomo police, now moved to the Davao Oriental provincial police office; Police Maj. Carol Jabagat, station commander of the Sasa police station, now reassigned to the Regional Learning and Doctrine Development Division (RLDDD) of the PRO-11; Police Maj. Antonio Juy Jr., station commander of Buhangin police, now reassigned to the Davao de Oro provincial police office;

Police Maj. Jake Goles, station commander of the Bunawan police, was reassigned to the Davao del Norte provincial police office; Police Maj. Jack Tilcag, station commander of the Paquibato police, now reassigned to the Davao de Oro provincial police office; Police Capt. Francis Catabas Jr., the officer in charge of the Toril police, now reassigned to the Regional Operations Division (ROD); Police Capt. Julius Edpalina, officer in charge of the Tugbok police, now reassigned to the Davao Oriental provincial police office; Police Maj. Alberto Abella, station commander of the Calinan police, reassigned to the Davao de Oro provincial police office; Police Maj. Mark Lester Jalon, station commander of the Baguio police, reassigned to the RLDDD; Police Maj. Nelson Violan Jr., station commander of the Marilog police, now reassigned to the Regional Personnel Holding and Accounting Section;

Police Maj. Ramil Rivera, acting station commander of the Mandug police, now reassigned to the Regional Community Affairs Development Division; Police Maj. Manuel Kirstian Salgado, officer in charge of the Ecoland police, now reassigned to the Davao del Norte provincial police office; Police Maj. Kevin Lew Garing, acting station commander of the Maa police, presently reassigned to the Davao del Sur provincial police office; Police Maj. Jonnel Bonguyan, station commander of the Baliok police, now reassigned to the Davao del Norte provincial police office; Police Maj. Marvin Hugos, acting station commander of the Bajada police, now reassigned to the RLDDD of PRO-11; Police Capt. Ferdinand Sonza, acting station commander of the Catigan-Eden police, now reassigned to the Davao del Sur provincial police office; and Police Maj. Marc Culaste, station commander of the Los Amigos police, reassigned to the ROD of PRO-11.