PNP surgical procedure motion, FVR-style | Philstar.com

January 22, 2023 | 12:00am

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Final week, we supplied a quick background on a number of the occasions that led to the reorganization choice. Quite than making sweeping adjustments perceived because the brainchild of 1 man and his advisers, the consensus constructing mechanism of the just-concluded Nationwide Summit on Peace and Order supplied the President with the required present of public assist and, extra vital, the general public demand for drastic options.

So, the surgical treatment started with 9 “physicians” attending to the sick affected person. Initially, there have been some ideas to retire all the overall officers within the group. This was discarded in favor of giving extra time for senior colonels to realize further expertise and spherical out their profession growth that would supply them with a extra strong background for higher tasks. One after the other, the officers have been summoned to face the committee. Those that got here from the farthest areas in Mindanao and the Visayas got precedence, notably the issue circumstances.

There was no normal time allotted for every particular person. Some stayed just for a couple of minutes, others have been grilled a bit extra intensively. All of it relied on the necessity for added data or clarification of sure details by members of the committee. A brief interview might imply one in all two issues: Both the officer had a superb, clear file and there was nothing a lot to make clear, or the file was horrible and there was no sense in embarrassing the officer or prolonging his agony.

A key issue not mirrored in official information needed to do with “service status.” After 20 years within the service, your colleagues have a good suggestion of your persona, your strengths and weaknesses. 

Instantly after interviewing an officer, an intensive dialogue of his file would happen earlier than the group would vote on him. All 9 members needed to be current and voting, in any other case the rely could be postponed. The process for finishing up this train was to secretly take a look at one in all two selections on a small slip of paper that contained the phrases “accepted” or “not accepted.” To ensure that a retirement software to be accepted or rejected, six votes or two-thirds of your entire committee needed to be in favor of both plan of action. Within the occasion of a five-to-four vote, the choice could be put aside to await one other vote later.

The balloting revealed that about 15 to twenty % of these interviewed and voted upon acquired unanimous choices from the committee. The rely was nine-zero for or in opposition to the officer. The rest had a bit extra problem within the screening course of. The voting was much less decisive and at instances required further balloting.

Just a few with excellent information weren’t referred to as by the committee for an interview as a result of the physique wished to pay attention their time and efforts on the borderline circumstances. A few of these not summoned have been Senior Superintendent Miguel Coronel, chief of the previous Freeway Patrol Group, now renamed Visitors Administration Command (TMC); Senior Superintendent Romy Acop, PNP Inspector Common; Senior Superintendent Ramsey Ocampo, deputy chief, Felony Investigation Service; Senior Superintendent Edgar Galvante, head of the PNP AVESCOM and Senior Superintendent Rex Piad, former chief of workers, RECOM IV.

One of many questions requested of these interviewed was “Who could be your alternative for director normal, PNP?” 4 names stored arising – two from PMA class 1961 and two from class 1962. Alphabetically, they have been Percival Adiong, Roger Deinla, Pantaleon Dumlao and Umberto Rodriguez. One other attention-grabbing growth was that among the many senior superintendents, the names most often talked about as potential or future administrators normal have been Recaredo Sarmiento, chief of the Particular Motion Power, and Romeo Odi, director, Western Police District.

The deadline set by the President was met and on April 13, the names of these retained and rejected have been submitted to his workplace. Earlier than taking motion, he gave the committee another piece of labor. He requested them to suggest assignments for these retained and in session with Napolcom, an inventory of key officers of the group was drawn up. 

Within the case of the highest place, chief, PNP, the President was offered with 4 recommendees: Percival Adiong, Pantaleon Dumlao, Umberto Rodriguez and Oscar Aquino, a police normal who headed South CAPCOM. The ultimate alternative was Umberto Rodriguez, PMA class 1961 from Butuan, Agusan del Norte. He possessed a wonderful file and had a status as a strict disciplinarian.

Pantaleon Dumlao was appointed deputy director for Operations, Oscar Aquino took over as deputy director for Administration and Percival Adiong turned head of the PNP Directorial Workers. Restricted nationwide publicity, extremely emotional persona – these have been a number of the traits of the competitors which gave Rodriguez the sting.

Lastly, the President permitted the retirement of 63 officers made up of 40 senior superintendents and 23 chief superintendents, roughly one-third of the affected group.

Thirty years after FVR’s surgical treatment on the PNP, the current administration sees the necessity for one more radical plan of action. Their work has simply begun. However the query stays the identical as earlier than: Will any revamp accomplish its goal of revitalizing the group and refurbishing a tarnished picture? Actually, the injection of recent management at varied ranges of the PNP is at all times a welcome growth. Our individuals proceed to hope for one of the best.