Gamboa envisions participative PNP

MANILA -- New Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa on Monday said that his style of leadership would be a participative PNP where everyone will be working together in harmony.

“I am just your leader but every single individual in the PNP counts that’s why I call it ‘Team PNP’ because this is a participative leadership. I cannot do this alone. We have to do this as an organization, as team PNP,” Gamboa told reporters on his first public

appearance since President Rodrigo R. Duterte appointed him as the country’s top cop last Friday.

“As PNP officer-in-charge since October 14, 2019, I had been performing the function of chief PNP although on limited capacity and authority. Three months as OIC has made me more than ready to take on the responsibility bestowed upon myself by the commander-inchief to lead the PNP,” he added.

As to the reason of the President choosing him as PNP chief, Gamboa said he would continue the character of honesty.

“There is more to come and more for me to prove that indeed showing sincerity to the President, but more importantly to the government and to the entire Filipino people. As full-fledged chief of the PNP for which I can only be too grateful and honored for his expression of trust and confidence in my humble capacity to lead the country’s police force as its highest official,” he said.

Gamboa, the 23rd PNP chief, said that he would focus on a “vigorous” war against illegal drugs and continue the internal cleansing as directed by the President.

“Marami siyang directive (He has many directives) but generally if we compress it, it will deal with the two issues na sinabi ko na (that I’ve said), vigorous anti-drug campaign and then cleansing the PNP,” said Gamboa.