5 towns to have new police chiefs

Five town police chiefs will start in their new assignments effective today as well as the new chief of the Provincial Intelligence and Investigation Branch after provincial police director Supt. Vicente Loot implemented a revamp to address the problems in each police station.

Chief Insp. Juanito Enguerra will assume office today as the new PIIB head. Enguerra will replace S/Insp. Lemuel Obon who will move to Consolacion as the town's chief of police, while Consolacion police chief Insp. Maximo Medida, will be assigned at the PIIB as chief investigator.

Also today, other town police chiefs will assume their new assignment.

Inspector Carlos Reyes of Minglanilla Police will replace Carmen police chief Insp. Amadeo Pepito who will be transferred to the Provincial Security Service Group.

Reyes was allegedly relieved for failing to arrest June Makaantal, the suspect in the killing of Minglanilla councilman Gilbert Cañares and his cousin Antonio in sitio Abuno, barangay Tunghaan, Minglanilla, last October 31.

Reyes will be replaced by S/Insp. Bonifacio Tecson from the Regional Mobile Group currently detailed at the PSSG.

Senior Insp. Ali Baron of the San Fernando police will be reassigned PSSG and replaced by S/Insp. Ramon Ortiz. Ortiz was from the Cebu City Police Office, then transferred to Bohol and then later reassigned to PSSG.

Senior Insp. Claro Benatiro of the Consolacion police, currently assigned to PSSG will replace Dalaguete police chief S/Insp. Ernesto Yongco who will be reassigned to PSSG.



Loot did not state the reason behind some of the transfers. -Gregg M. Rubio