{"id":213860,"date":"2019-05-12T00:21:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T04:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=213860"},"modified":"2019-05-12T00:21:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T04:21:01","slug":"pnp-chief-reminds-cops-to-be-nonpartisan-in-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/12\/pnp-chief-reminds-cops-to-be-nonpartisan-in-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"PNP chief reminds cops to be nonpartisan in polls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde (left) during the leadership of PNP-10 command at Camp 1Lt. Vicente Alagar in Barangay Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City on Friday (May 10, 2019). (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Philipping National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, has reminded police officers nationwide that they must not get involve in partisan politics as the mid-term elections near.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur constant reminder to them is to remain non-partisan, apolitical. We don\u2019t meddle with the political affairs of anybody or in any locality for that matter,\u201d Albayalde told reporters during the turn-over of the PNP-10 command at Camp 1Lt. Vicente Alagar in Barangay Lapasan, this city, on Friday.<\/p>\n

The PNP chief also urged the electorate to choose those who are deserving of their votes, as reports of massive vote-buying have been noted in parts of the country a few days before the local and national elections on May 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur people should always vote wisely. Of course, we don\u2019t sell our vote. Just because you accepted some money it doesn\u2019t mean you have to vote those whom you received money from,\u201d Albayalde said.<\/p>\n

Although he maintains that the PNP is non-partisan, he appealed to the people for candidates \u201cwho are deserving, those who can actually help us improve our lives, not those who just see every three years.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the PNP has been \u201crelentless in our campaign against vote-buying.\u201d<\/p>\n

During Friday\u2019s ceremony, Albayalde presided over the change of PNP-10 leadership, which will be vacated by Brig. Gen. Timoteo Pacleb.<\/p>\n

Lt. Col. Surki Sere\u00f1as, PNP-10 spokesperson, said Pacleb will be reassigned as the director of the Directorate for Intelligence based in Camp Crame, while Santiago has left the PNP Retirement and Benefits Administration Section to take over the post.<\/p>\n

Sere\u00f1as clarified that the reassignments of Pacleb and Santiago had the clearance of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery movement (within the PNP) will not be implemented if the Comelec has not cleared it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sere\u00f1as said around 6,000 police personnel have already been deployed in the region\u2019s four of five provinces–Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Misamis Occidental.<\/p>\n

He said the police regional office has 8,206 police officers who can be deployed.<\/p>\n

Some towns and cities of these provinces, he said, have been declared by the PNP as \u201ccategory red,\u201d which means these are considered as areas of grave concern.<\/p>\n

He did not, however, name the places which were put under the red category.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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