{"id":236549,"date":"2019-11-04T20:32:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T01:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236549"},"modified":"2019-11-04T20:32:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T01:32:46","slug":"submission-of-top-cop-bets-list-to-prrd-part-of-process-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/04\/submission-of-top-cop-bets-list-to-prrd-part-of-process-ano\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission of top cop bets’ list to PRRD part of ‘process’: A\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: SEARCH FOR NEXT PNP CHIEF. Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on Friday (Oct. 11, 2019) says he will submit three to five names of police officials whom he will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte as candidates for the next Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. Among the possible contenders for the post are Deputy Chief for Administration, Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa; Deputy Chief for Operations, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan; and Directorial Staff Chief, Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The submission of a shortlist of ranking police officials for the country’s next top cop to the President is part of a long-observed process, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday.<\/p>\n

Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o said the list submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte last October 17 consists of the current PNP officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa, deputy chief for operations Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan and Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, chief of the Directorial Staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of the process, I have to submit a short list to the President to assist him and spare him from tedious process of screening and evaluating senior qualified PNP generals,\u201d A\u00f1o told Philippine News Agency in a text message when sought for a comment.<\/p>\n

Under the law, the National Police Commission (Napolcom), which is chaired by the DILG Secretary, is mandated to submit a recommendation to the President.<\/p>\n

Aside from the Napolcom, the outgoing chief of the PNP usually submits his own shortlist of his possible successor.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o, however, was quick to clarify that the President is not required to choose from the shortlist being submitted to him by both the Napolcom and the outgoing PNP chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Duterte can choose anybody from one-star (Brigadier General) to three-star (Lieutenant General),\u201d A\u00f1o stressed.<\/p>\n

Gamboa and Cascolan are members of the PMA Class 1986 along with former PNP chiefs and now Senator Ronald \u2018Bato\u2019 dela Rosa and Gen. Oscar Albayalde.<\/p>\n

Eleazar, on the other hand, belongs to PMA Class 1987.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier admitted that he is having difficulty in selecting an \u201cappropriate guy\u201d who will take over the helm of the country’s police force.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a — hindi naman (not really) messy, but it\u2019s very hard to — at this time to choose a candidate na who would really\u2026 The appropriate guy. Mahirap eh (It\u2019s difficult),\u201d Duterte said in a media interview in Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he wanted the next PNP chief to possess honesty but noted that the fact of the matter is that it was a rare trait.<\/p>\n

Duterte’s choice will replace resigned PNP chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde who will reach the mandatory retirement age of 56 on November 8.<\/p>\n

Less than a month ahead of his retirement, Albayalde relinquished his post and went on non-duty status after he was embroiled in the issue of ‘ninja cops’ accused of recycling illegal drugs seized in a controversial operation in Pampanga in 2013.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier said he would leave it to the Office of the Ombudsman to decide on the case of the embattled PNP chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet the Ombudsman. Ang administrative is wala na kasi mag-retire na siya if there’s a criminal liability, kung meron (There\u2019s no need for administrative liability because he\u2019s retiring, just criminal liability if there is),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s retiring. The heaviest penalty there is you are separated from service,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) amended its original complaint to include Albayalde who was Pampanga provincial police director when the drug raid involving \u2018ninja cops\u2019 took place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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