Zambales cop chief, 24 other cops sacked
By Tonette Orejas, Cesar Villa - Inquirer
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA-Director General Arturo Lomibao relieved the provincial police chief of Zambales and the 24 policemen in Botolan town following a raid by communist rebels on the town's police station on Friday.
Chief Supt. Alejandro Lapinid, Central Luzon police director, said Lomibao, the Philippine National Police chief, also directed the reassignment of Botolan policemen to this regional police camp for retraining.
Speaking to the Inquirer by phone from Botolan on Saturday, Lapinid said Senior Supt. Edgardo Ladao, Zambales police director, was replaced by his deputy, Senior Supt. Arrazad Subong while Senior Insp. Quintin Mascarina, Botolan police chief, was replaced by Insp. Oliver Montero.
The town police force has been replaced by members of the PNP's mobile group, Lapinid said.
The Botolan police lost three M-16 rifles and two 9 mm guns in the 6:20 p.m. raid, a report from Subong said.
The report said at least 20 New People's Army rebels executed the raid in just five minutes and without firing their guns.
Described by Lapinid as "well-planned and precise," the raid used a young woman who posed as a rape victim.
Accompanied by a man who claimed to be a lawyer, she demanded attention from the three policemen and a policewoman who were at the station at that time.
With reports from Carmela Reyes
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA-Director General Arturo Lomibao relieved the provincial police chief of Zambales and the 24 policemen in Botolan town following a raid by communist rebels on the town's police station on Friday.
Chief Supt. Alejandro Lapinid, Central Luzon police director, said Lomibao, the Philippine National Police chief, also directed the reassignment of Botolan policemen to this regional police camp for retraining.
Speaking to the Inquirer by phone from Botolan on Saturday, Lapinid said Senior Supt. Edgardo Ladao, Zambales police director, was replaced by his deputy, Senior Supt. Arrazad Subong while Senior Insp. Quintin Mascarina, Botolan police chief, was replaced by Insp. Oliver Montero.
The town police force has been replaced by members of the PNP's mobile group, Lapinid said.
The Botolan police lost three M-16 rifles and two 9 mm guns in the 6:20 p.m. raid, a report from Subong said.
The report said at least 20 New People's Army rebels executed the raid in just five minutes and without firing their guns.
Described by Lapinid as "well-planned and precise," the raid used a young woman who posed as a rape victim.
Accompanied by a man who claimed to be a lawyer, she demanded attention from the three policemen and a policewoman who were at the station at that time.
With reports from Carmela Reyes
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