MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be more efficient with their performance under the guidance of new chief, Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil.
According to the Chief Executive, the PNP police force must not be contented with its current achievements, but must work harder to attain more in ensuring peace and order in the country.
“In the PNP, leadership changes and new assignments are given, but the mission remains: to serve and to protect the people. One goal also remains constant for the PNP: that the PNP does not sit content on its laurels won, but works hard to win more,” President Marcos said.
President Marcos also said Marbil had his full confidence and support in championing a police force of 230,000 that was pro-God, pro-country, pro-people, and pro-environment.
“We will work closely with the PNP in addressing emerging threats such as cybercrime, terrorism, and transnational crimes. We will continue to uphold the highest standards of professionalism,” Marcos said.
“Let us ensure that the PNP will be agents of progressive transformation in the lives of our people by ensuring the safety and well-being of every community in the land,” he added.
To continue the gains of his predecessor, Marbil said he would not implement a reshuffle among ranking officials of his organization unless there are need to do so.
“No, I don’t do that; if we do a reshuffle, then the units affected will be unstable,” Marbil said on Tuesday. “Wala naman kasalanan ang mga pulis natin to reshuffle.”
“We will just come up with a better parameter. If you cannot perform your duties well, we will give you a chance to improve, but if you can’t, then we will get a better commander,” he added.
Marbil, the 30th PNP chief, believes that the PNP leaders should set an example to the incoming generation of police officers.
“Our policemen are kind; that’s why we follow ‘leadership by example.’ We start from the top. They should not make mistakes, so the rest will follow,” Marbil said./PN
