Eleazar relieves from post Las Piñas police chief, 36 others

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Guillermo Eleazar on Friday relieved from post the head of the Las Piñas City Police following the involvement of four of his underlings in a robbery-extortion incident.

A report by Luisito Santos on Super Radyo dzBB said aside from Senior Superintendent Marion Balonglong, also removed from their posts were 36 Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) operatives in connection with the same incident.

FLASH: Hepe ng Las Piñas City Police at 36 na tauhan ng SDEU, sinibak sa puwesto ni NCRPO chief, Director Guillermo Eleazar kasunod ng pagkakasangkot ng 4 nilang tauhan sa pangingikil. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/q1vbM87YOH

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 23, 2018

Eleazar cited command responsibility in ordering Balonglong's relief. He appointed Senior Superintendent Simnar Gran, chief of Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division of the NCRPO, as OIC of Las Piñas Police.

JUST IN: PSSupt Simnar Gran, Chief of Regn’l Investigation and Detective Management Division ng NCRPO, itatalagang OIC ng Las Piñas CPS kapalit ng sinibak na hepe nitong si PSSupt Marion Balonglong ayon kay NCRPO Chief Eleazar @dzbb

— Luisito Santos (@luisitosantos03) November 23, 2018

The 36 SDEU members, meanwhile, were placed under the custody of the District Personnel Administration Holding Section of the Southern Police District while undergoing investigation. —KBK, GMA News