Collado vows to reform PRO-1 cops

CAMP FLORENDO, La Union — To strengthen the internal cleansing and intensify the anti-criminality campaign in Region 1, Chief Superintendent Charlo Collado has ordered the mapping of residences of uniformed personnel and their responding to emergencies even if they are off-duty.

The new regional director (RD) of Police Regional Office-1 (PRO-1) also ordered the conduct of surprise drug tests on all police officers and non-uniformed personnel as part of the intensified internal cleansing of the police organization.

Collado, former head of the Intelligence Group at Camp Crame, was designated by his “mistah” (batchmate), PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa, as PRO1 regional director last February 28.

“I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the Chief, PNP Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa and the entire PNP for giving this chance to serve as one of his regional directors. I will my best to protect our organization from scalawags,” he said.

“I would like to solicit the utmost cooperation and dedication to serve and protect our constituents. I will do the best I can to guide and support you in all our undertaking. I will see to it that the internal cleansing of our personnel here in PRO-1 will be conducted properly and we will focus our operations on various initiatives that are being implemented by the PNP,” said Collado who hails from Baguio City.