Yorme gives new MPD chief marching orders

In Manila, the police do not need to plan and study the situation. It’s the local government’s ideas and policy that form the written code that guides their day-to-day work

Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso gave four specific instructions to incoming Manila Police District ( MPD) director P/ Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco to ensure smooth working relations with his administration.

During yesterday’s turnover ceremony at the MPD headquarters, the mayor gave him the following orders: no police involvement in illegal drugs; no kidnapping: no gambling, whether in the form of video karera and sakla, and no drinking in public places.

In his speech, he lauded the performance of outgoing MPD chief P/Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda who he said has done a marvelous job during his eight months and 11 days as head of the city’s police during the pandemic.

Likewise, he also praised Miranda for capturing the most number of wanted persons and for pursuing a relentless anti-drug operation.

The mayor considers MPD

top of ficers as the “cream of the crop” in the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Miranda has been promoted Regional Commander of PNP Region 6, while P/Gen. Vicente Danao has been named new NCRPO chief.

For his part, Miranda praised the mayor for his leadership and for the measures he adopted, particularly when COVID-19 first affected the city.

“In Manila, the police do not need to plan and study the situation. It’s the local government’s ideas and policy that form the written code that guides their day-to-day work. The job of the police is only as support group,” Miranda said.

Domagoso reminded the police officers that the Manila police has an image to uphold.

He cited the writing on the MPD’s walls that state, “In these halls, men know how to die.”

For his part, Francisco vowed to continue to support the existing situation as far as the job of the police, and promised to work and support all the policies of Mayor Domagoso as far as enforcing peace and order in the city.