DAVAO CITY (PIA) – – Police Regional Office (PRO) XI filed the documents for reassignment of 65 Philippine National Police (PNP) XI personnel in July 2024 long before the recent political clash of Vice President Sara Duterte with the Marcos administration.
PRO XI spokesperson Police Major Catherine dela Rey made the explanation to Philippine Information Agency (PIA) XI in a bid to make it clear to the public that the reassignment order released by Camp Crame on November 25, 2024, effective on the same day, “was non-political”.
In a phone query, dela Rey said that reassignment of police officers and non-commissioned officers had been regularly done in the PNP organization.
Signed by Acting Chief of the Directorial Staff Police Major General Alan Okubo, the special order reassigned the 65 PRO XI officers and personnel to PRO-2, PRO Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), PRO MIMAROPA, and PRO-5.
“There were 32 police officers and 33 non-commission personnel,” dela Rey said while also revealing that most of those reassigned were men while only a few were women.
In an interview earlier with PTV Davao, Dela Rey assured the public that PRO XI officers and personnel have stayed with its mandate to serve and protect.
“Apolitical jud na sila permanente. Dili mi manghilabot kung unsa man ang bangi sa politika. Ang amoa, ang pagserbisyo dinha sa katawhan as law enforcers. (They’ve always been apolitical. We won’t meddle with any political clash. What we always do is serve the public as law enforcers),” she said.
Meanwhile, dela Rey said the reassignment “is not permanent” as they can request for re-assignment back to Davao Region or anywhere they want in the Philippines after six months. (JMDA, PIA XI)
