Keep NegOcc safe at all times, guv tells police OIC
BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has instructed the new officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) to always ensure the safety of the Negrenses.
Lacson issued the directive as he welcomed Colonel Romy Palgue as the successor of Colonel Romeo Baleros, who stepped down from his post as provincial police director on Thursday afternoon as he reached the mandatory retirement age of 56 today.
“I’m confident he will continue what has been done by the previous provincial directors. It’s very important that he can keep Negros Occidental safe at all times,” the governor said in an interview after the turnover of command and retirement honors for Baleros held at the parade grounds of the NOCPPO headquarters inside Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr. here.
Lacson confirmed that Palgue, who hails from Nueva Ecija, was his choice among those included in the shortlist for next NOCPPO chief.
“He’s an Ilocano who has been in the police service for 25 years. I’m confident he’s up for the job,” he said.
The governor also told Palgue to follow the orders of President Rodrigo Duterte on the “war on drugs.”
“I’m confident that Colonel Romy (Palgue) would be able to keep the threat of drugs away from every Negrense,” he added.
In his inaugural speech, Palgue thanked Lacson for selecting him and requesting the Philippine National Police (PNP) hierarchy to appoint him as the OIC provincial police director.
“I know that the local chief executives here are very supportive. That’s why many applied to become the provincial director here,” he said.
Palgue urged the personnel to have the three C’s – character, competence and credibility – which he saw in the life of Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, director of Police Regional Office 6.
Palgue, a member of PNP Academy Class 1997, was assigned at the PNP Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development.(With a report from PNA/PN)
