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BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
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ILOILO City – Nine police officers across Western Visayas, including four from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), were relieved from their posts.
It was not clear as of this writing if the axing of the four IPPO officials were over illegal drugs, but the five others tested positive for illegal drug use.
The four were Superintendent Richard Adonis Habawel, company commander of the IPPO; Senior Inspector Ariel Corcino, police chief of Pototan, Iloilo; Senior Inspector John Ryan Doceo, chief of the Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Team; and Chief Inspector Lorenez Losaria of the Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit.
The relief order came from the Philippine National Police’s (PN) headquarters in Camp Crame, said Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6).
They were ordered to report to the PRO-6’s Regional Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit (RPHAU).
The five others were Senior Police Officer 1 Danilo Bantillo, Police Officer 3 Miguel Blancia, Police Officer 1 Raymund Bolivar, Police Officer 1 Mark Felicio, and Police Officer 1 Oliver Train.
Gorero said the PRO-6 did not have any idea why the four IPPO officials were sacked.
“Whatever the reason, they will be given time to defend themselves. They are performing police officials in the IPPO,” said Gorero.
On the other hand, said Gorero, “the recent drug tests of the five others turned positive.”
Corcino told Panay News he did not have any idea why he was relieved. He said he was willing to be investigated.
“My conscience is clear. I have never been involved in illegal activities in my whole career as a police officer,” Corcino insisted.
The Pototan police station under his watch has so far arrested 70 drug pushing suspects this year in 30 antidrug operations.
“My accomplishments speak what kind of police I am,” said Corcino. /PN
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