Three police precinct commanders in Muntinlupa and Pasay cities were relieved after Director Oscar Albayalde of the National Capital Region Police Office made a surprise inspection Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning and caught their men sleeping, drinking liquor, and not being in proper uniform while on duty.
Muntinlupa City Police Community Precinct 4 (PCP) commander Senior Insp. Ferdinand Oyad; Pasay City PCP-8 (Maricaban) commander Senior Insp. Ferdinand Durren, and PCP-7 (Malibay) police station commander Senior Insp. John Glenn Siguan were immediately relieved of their posts.
These officials were reassigned on floating status to the NCRPO Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit in Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City, pending further investigation and disciplinary sanctions.
At least 10 other policemen in the three community precincts were also ordered relieved, aside from the police commanders.
Southern Police District spokesperson Jenny Tecson said Oyad and his men, PO2 Michael del Monte, PO1 George Guay and PO1 Joceleen Montero, were caught drinking liquor and not in their proper uniform inside their precinct at the Sucat Interchange.
Oyad and his men made an alibi that they were just celebrating the birthday of one of their personnel, but Albayalde, did not buy it.
Tecson said Durren was relieved after his subordinates, PO3 Joede Rizare and PO1 Michelle Flores, were caught sleeping and not in uniform while on duty around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at their precinct.
Siguan was also caught not wearing a proper police uniform around 10 p.m. Tuesday, she added.
“They will undergo pre-charge investigation to determine their administrative culpability, and if probable cause exists, those caught sleeping will be charged for less grave neglect of duty, while less grave misconduct for those drinking on duty,” said Tecson.
Albayalde made the surprise and random inspections during “graveyard time” in line with the Philippine National Police’s cleansing program against erring cops.
“This would serve as stern warning to all Station Commanders and Chiefs of Police. Anyone of their men caught or observed sleeping or doing other things while on duty, everybody will suffer the consequences. I will not hesitate to impose the rules. It’s how discipline is implemented,” he said.
Albayalde also ordered the NCRPO Red Team “• a group of policemen tasked to do random and surprise inspection at all police stations and police community precincts “• to do the same.
“As the NCRPO commits to provide quality service to the public, we must always make sure that every policeman is doing his corresponding task while on duty. This is our way of returning the public’s trust and confidence to the police,” he said.
Albayalde recently ordered the relief of all five cops assigned to the Special Operations Unit after they got involved in an alleged robbery extortion in Pasay City.
The five policemen “• Police Officer 3 Simon Respicio, PO2 Jimmy Abadines, PO1 Randy Mangubat, PO1 Kervilyn Dugwaye, and PO1 Moli Esmael “• are now under restricted custody at the SPD and were charged with robbery extortion before the Pasay City Prosecutors Office.
