{"id":241252,"date":"2020-01-02T22:55:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T03:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241252"},"modified":"2020-01-02T22:55:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T03:55:05","slug":"gamboa-remains-as-pnps-oic-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/02\/gamboa-remains-as-pnps-oic-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamboa remains as PNP\u2019s OIC: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GAMBOA LEADS CEREMONIAL TURNOVER OF NEW NCRPO LEADERSHIP (File Photo:<\/a> Philippine National Police\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa will remain as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) even after President Rodrigo Duterte asked Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o to supervise the country\u2019s police force.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Duterte on Monday asked A\u00f1o to supervise the PNP while he has yet to appoint a PNP chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala namang sinabi si Presidente na yung OIC wala na di ba?<\/em>\u00a0(The President didn\u2019t say anything about terminating the OIC, right?). So I suppose the OIC remains,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Panelo said A\u00f1o will manage the country\u2019s police force for as long as the President thinks is necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Di ba sabi niya hanggang kailan niya gusto?<\/em>\u00a0(Didn\u2019t he say that he wanted A\u00f1o to supervise the PNP sa long as he wanted him to?),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Asked if this meant that the President would opt not to appoint a PNP chief until the end of his term in 2022, Panelo said Duterte\u2019s pronouncements were always \u201csubject to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery pronouncement by the President is subject to change depending on the conditions prevailing at the time an announcement is made,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the conditions no longer obtain, then the President necessarily will have to change his stand on a particular matter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Duterte admitted he is still having trouble deciding on whom to appoint as next PNP chief, saying the police force in Manila remained problematic.<\/p>\n

The President wanted A\u00f1o to \u201cfix\u201d the police force to ensure that the problems are minimized by the time he steps down from office.<\/p>\n

Contenders for the PNP chief post are Gamboa, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, deputy chief for operations and Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, former Metro Manila police director and now head of the directorial staff.<\/p>\n

Also considered were Central Visayas regional director, Brig. Gen. Valeriano de Leon and Calabarzon regional director, Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr.<\/p>\n

Gamboa, meanwhile, said nothing will change on his function as officer-in-charge of PNP unless some of the powers given to him by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) will be withdrawn.<\/p>\n

“As a matter of fact before the Christmas season, they added two new powers to me, the power to appoint police lieutenant colonels which is\u00a0wala sa akin dati<\/em>(not my function before),” Gamboa in a press briefing held at Camp Crame on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Gamboa said Napolcom granted him the observer status to “actively participate” in the discussion.<\/p>\n

“To actively participate in defending the resolution proposed for enactment for better and efficient service,” Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

Asked if the President\u2019s order would have also an effect on the procurement process in the PNP, Gamboa clarified: \u201cIt’s within my authority to sign contracts and act as the head of the procuring entity\u201d.<\/p>\n

“I can sign a notice to proceed, a notice of award, I can do all these things so no problem about that,” he added.<\/p>\n

Gamboa took over as the officer-in-charge of the PNP after former PNP chief Oscar Albayalde stepped down from his office in October last year amid the ninja cops controversy.\u00a0(With reports of Llyod Caliwan\/PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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