At least P5M needed

BY MONTESA GRIÑO-CAOYONAN

ILOILO City – The “non-performing” police chiefs of La Paz and Molo districts have been booted out of their posts.

Senior Insp. Alexander Rosales of the La Paz police station was replaced yesterday by Chief Insp. Giovanni Musico.

In Molo, Chief Insp. Jay Malong has taken over the post of Chief Insp. Danilo de los Santos as police station commander.

Rosales and de los Santos were ordered to report to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) while waiting for new assignments. It was Mayor Jerry Treñas who asked for their relief.

Rosales got the mayor’s ire in January. His men did nothing when the chief executive’s children complained that a policeman who served as bodyguard of former Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. harassed them in Brgy. Nabitasan, La Paz while distributing relief goods to fire victims.

On the part of de los Santos, he did not make a report on the strafing of the house of a political leader of Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog in December last year.

Mabilog is running for city mayor against Gonzalez.

Iloilo City needs policemen who are “non-partisan, fair and straight,” stressed Treñas.

He lamented that the city police has failed to address the “series of political violence and terrorism” here.

Treñas said he is meeting with Philippine National Police Director Gen. Jesus Versoza.

“We want non-partisan, active, fair, kag indi madala sa kwarta nga mga police,” he stressed.

Treñas is running for congressman against Gonzalez’s son, the reelectionist Cong. Raul Jr./PN