BACOLOD City – A station commander and four non-commissioned police personnel of Police Station 8 in this city were relieved from their post.
Colonel Henry Biñas, city police, said these policemen were transferred to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) headquarters.
“The five police personnel were temporarily relieved while an investigation or an evaluation of their performance because we have an instruction that they have not complied in relation to the ECQ (enhanced community quarantine),” according to Biñas.
The BCPO chief, however, refused to give further details as to what specific instructions the policemen failed to comply with.
Police Major Charles Gever was reassigned to administrative section of the BCPO.
He was replaced by Police Executive Master Sergeant Voltaire Sy, who was from the administrative section of BCPO and designated as officer-in-charge of Police Station 8 effective May 6 based on the order of Biñas.
Chrismar Leduna and Rusty Nino, both with the ranks of Police Corporal; and Philip Cueto and Reenmar Bernil, with the ranks of Patrolman were all transferred to the Headquarters’ Group of BCPO.
The reassignment order came out in three separate orders duly signed by Police Lieutenant Fermin Pula, chief , Administrative of the BCPO dated May 6.
“We all know that we have a problem on the ECQ, so we want that all of our instructions on ECQ should be followed strictly,” Biñas said. “We will give them an opportunity to give their side.”/PN
