BACOLOD CITY, Philippines - Mayor Evelio Leonardia is set to choose his new director for the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) from a list of five nominees submitted to him by the Senior Officers Placement and Promotions Board (SOPPB).
NAPOLCOM-Region 6 director Honey Paredes, who was in the city Thursday, said Leonardia is expected to name the BCPO director within 10 days.
Paredes said the nominees are BCPO officer-in-charge Sr. Supt. Ricardo de la Paz, Western Visayas Highway Patrol Group chief, Sr. Supt. Cesar Jacob, Sr. Supt. Herminio Tadeo from Camp Crame, former Police Aviation Service-6 chief, Sr. Supt. Eleodoro Ocampo, and former Tuguegarao City deputy director Sr. Supt. Domingo Lucas.
Leonardia said he has set several criteria before picking the new director, one of which is the acceptance of the Bacoleños. —(FREEMAN)