Police chief in Rizal relieved from post due to inefficiencies — Torre

A police chief in Rizal province has been relieved from his post over alleged inefficiencies, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. 

At a press briefing, PNP chief Police General Nicolas Torre III said the removal of the official stemmed from the “lazy” handling of complaint filed by a businessman over a missing amount of money. 

“Ayaw ko sanang i-mention 'yung lugar kasi syempre may career pa rin naman 'yung tao, may mga kamag-anak ang ating pulis, at opisyal pa rin natin 'yan,” Torre said.

(I don’t want to mention the place because of course that person still has a career, has relatives, and he’s still our officer.)

“Pero you know I have to put my foot down on these inefficiencies na nakikita natin. Our kababayan do not deserve those kind of services…Gawaing tamad naman talaga 'yun e,” he added.

(But you know I have to put my foot down on these inefficiencies that we see. Our countrymen do not deserve those kinds of services…It’s really lazy work.)

Torre said that over the weekend a businessman sought the help of the concerned police unit after two of their workers and P600,000 went missing.

For Torre, the concerned police personnel could have traced the location of the suspects behind the missing money.

Upon checking the blotter, Torre said the police just reported that “documentation is now being prepared for filing of the appropriate case in court.”

The police also ordered the businessman to go home, according to the PNP chief.

Torre has been conducting inspections in different areas in the country to assess the capabilities of the police as he pushes for a faster response to crimes and emergencies. — RSJ/AOL, GMA Integrated News