CIDG to undergo major reorganization to boost performance

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, the premier investigating arm of the Philippine National Police (PNP), will undergo a major revamp following a six-month performance evaluation process, top police officials have announced.

CIDG Director Samuel D. Pagdilao Jr. said the revamp involved the designation of 13 special operations division (SOD) heads and regional chiefs to new posts.

In a statement, Pagdilao said this was just the “first wave” of adjustments to further improve the performance of the CIDG by placing the right people on the right job and to support the development of their individual careers.

Pagdilao added that the CIDG revamp was carried out to step up the campaign of the CIDG to arrest at least 50 wanted persons every month under a directive of PNP Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome.

Effective Nov. 8, Senior Supt. Edgar C. Danao is relieved of his post as chief of the Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crime Division and will be assigned as chief of the Operations Management Division (OMD).

Danao will swap positions with outgoing OMD chief Supt. Honorio R. Agnila.

CIDG Intelligence Division chief, Senior Supt. Bernabe M. Balba, is relieved of his position to assume leadership of the Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (RCIDU) in Region 4-A, swapping places with Senior Supt. Edwin Jose G. Nemenzo.

CIDG’s Detection and Special Operations Division chief, Senior Supt. Albert Ignatius D. Ferro is also relieved of his position to assume as the chief of the RCIDU in Region 12. Outgoing 12RCIDU chief Senior Supt. Pedro A. Austria Jr. will be reassigned to the Cordillera Administrative Region RCIDU.

Senior Supt. Reczon Tito T. Acabado, the outgoing Regional Officer of Cordillera CIDG, will assume the post of  DSOD chief.

Senior Supt. Rhodel O. Sermonia, outgoing chief of the CIDG’s Legal Division, will become the chief of the Administrative and Resource Management Division. Sermonia’s replacement is Supt. Ritchie Medardo A. Posadas, the outgoing chief of the RCIDU in Region 13.

However, Sermonia will remain concurrent chief of the Special Task Group “Maverick.”

Senior Supt. Mario N. Rariza Jr., the outgoing ARMD chief, will head the Maintenance and Technical Support Division (MTSD).

Supt. Jacinto R Malinao Jr., the CIDG’s regional chief in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), is relieved of his post and reassigned to the Anti-Organized Crime Division (AOCD).

Outgoing Deputy Chief AOCD Supt. Leo E. Quevedo is reassigned as CIDG’s ARMM regional chief.

Supt. Bowenn Joey M. Masauding is relieved of his post as deputy chief of the RCIDU in Region 12 and is reassigned as chief of 13RCIDU.