MANILA, Philippines – Binalasa ang nasa 16 senior officers ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at nakakuha ng mga bagong pwesto sa tungkulin.
Sa kautusan na inisyu ni PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III nitong Hulyo 11, itinalaga si Lt. Gen. Edgar Allan Okubo bilang Deputy Chief for Operations, ang ikatlong pinakamataas na posisyon sa PNP hierarchy.
Pinalitan niya si Lt. Gen. Robert Rodriguez, na nakatakdang magretiro sa Hulyo 15.
Dating nagsilbi si Okubo bilang Chief of the Directorial Staff, ang fourth-highest post sa PNP.
Pumalit kay Okubo bilang Chief of the Directorial Staff ay si Maj. Gen. Neri Ignacio, na dating nagsilbing Director for Logistics.
Ang iba pang reassignments ay:
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Decena, dating Deputy Regional Director for Administration of Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon), na ngayon ay Director of the Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA);
Brig. Gen. Martin Defensor Jr., dating PNP Finance Service (FS) Director, ngayon ay pinuno ng Directorate for Logistics;
Maj. Gen. Christopher Birung, dating PNP Academy Director, na ngayon ay Commander of the Area Police Command – Southern Luzon;
Brig. Gen. Marlou Roy Alzate, outgoing SOSIA Director, na itinalaga bilang bagong FS Director;
Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay, dating Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) Director, na ngayon ay PRO 5 (Bicol) Regional Director;
Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon, dating PRO-5 Regional Director, na itinalagang bagong PNP Academy Director;
Brig. Gen. Benigno Guzman, dating Manila Police District (MPD) Director, na ngayon ay PSPG Director;
Brig. Gen. Arnold Abad, dating Northern Police District (NPD) Director, na pinalitan si Guzman bilang MPD Director;
Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta, dating Highway Patrol Group (HPG) Director, na naging PRO 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Regional Director;
Brig. Gen. Roel Rodolfo, outgoing PRO-9 Director, na itinalaga sa PRO 4B (Mimaropa) bilang Regional Director;
Brig. Gen. Willy Segun, dating Director of PNP Communications and Electronics Service (CES), na nag-take over sa HPG;
Brig. Gen. Jerry Protacio, mula sa Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit (PHAU), na itinalaga sa National Capital Region Police Office;
Col. Rommel Batangan, mula sa PRO – Negros Island Region (NIR), na bagong Deputy Regional Director for Administration ng PRO-3; at
Col. Lito E. Patay, dating PRO 10 (Northern Mindanao), na inilagay sa PRO-NIR.
Ang mga bagong designation ay ipatutupad sa Hulyo 14 at 15. RNT/JGC
