ILOILO City – A total of 1,439 police officers across Western Visayas were promoted to the next higher rank.
Of these cops, 87 were police commissioned officers (PCOs) and 1,352 were non-commissioned officers (PNCOs).
Of the 87 PCOs, 64 were police majors, 11 were police captains and 12 were police lieutenants.
The 1,352 PNCOs, on the other hand, comprised of 76 police executive master sergeants, 68 police chief master sergeants, 219 police senior master sergeants, 306 police master sergeants, 184 police staff sergeants, and 499 police corporals.
Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda, Western Visayas’ top cop, congratulated his personnel and their families and challenged them to do better.
“Congratulations not only to our personnel but also to their families. I know that when your loved ones are out serving the country, you, too, have your own share of sacrifices,” Miranda said.
The donning of ranks was held Friday last week at the multipurpose hall of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) in Camp Delgado.Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong, PRO-6 spokesperson, said the career advancement is part of the Philippine National Police’s regular promotion program/PN.
