The position for Dumaguete City police chief has been declared vacant after former city police chief P/Supt. Leopoldo Cabanag was placed in the Philippine National Police Holding and Accounting Unit to undergo further schooling.{{more}}
Provincial Police Director Col. Rey Lyndon Lawas in an interview said he received the directive declaring the city police chief position vacant from the PNP Regional Office in Cebu City in the last week of February.
Lawas invited interested police superintendents in the province to apply for the post and submit their applications to PNPíƒ¢í¢”š¬í¢”ž¢s Regional Officers Placement Board. íƒ¢í¢”š¬í…“The board will initially screen the applicants and come up with a list of five qualified police superintendents and submit it to the city mayor,íƒ¢í¢”š¬í‚ he said.
Although the provincial police director can give his opinion on the shortlisted names, Lawas said the mayor will have the last say on who he wants placed as city police chief.
Although Lawas did not name who have applied for the position, he said there are four police superintendents in the province who are possible candidates to take over the post left by P/Supt. Cabanag. (RMN/PIA)