PBGen. Romano V. Cardiño assumed the post of acting regional director of the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) during turnover of command rites at the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, on Friday, May 8.
Cardiño assumes leadership of the regional police force with a mandate to intensify law enforcement operations against criminality, illegal drugs, loose firearms, and wanted persons, a PRO NIR statement said.
His vision for the region emphasizes a disciplined and community-engaged police force, utilizing intelligence-driven and proactive policing strategies to maintain peace and order across the Negros Island Region, it added.
Cardiño took over the PRO NIR leadership from PBGen. Arnold Thomas C. Ibay.
Ibay will assume the post of deputy director of the Directorate for Education and Training of the PNP at its national headquarters.
The turnover was part of a major leadership reshuffle within the PNP.
PLt.Gen. Bernard M. Banac, Acting PNP Deputy Chief for Administration, who presided over the turnover ceremony, underscored the importance of leadership continuity in maintaining operational momentum and sustaining the reforms initiated under the current Philippine National Police administration.
The turnover ceremony highlighted the PNP’s ongoing efforts to strategically position its senior officers in critical posts to further strengthen operational efficiency and institutional integrity under the PNP Focused Agenda, he said.*
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