• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, newly installed officer-in-charge of the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region, yesterday said that he will not tolerate any wrongful action of any police officers under his command.
“There will be accountability at all levels. There will be zero tolerance for wrongdoings. We will not tolerate the wrong actions of our personnel,” Ibay said, following arrival honors accorded to him on Monday at Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr. in Bacolod City.
Stressing that he has no agenda of his own, in his assumption of PRO NIR command, Ibay said “I carry only one objective that we conduct ourselves with the absolute fidelity to the intentions of public service.”
A former Manila police chief prior to his appointment as PRO NIR officer-in-charge, Ibay further said that his leadership will maintain a sharp focus on the core operations of the PNP, which is to serve and protect based on the three pillars of crime prevention, crime solution, and community partnership.
“Crime prevention shall remain the cornerstone of our strategy, and if crime happens, there should be swift and efficient resolution. And most essential is community partnership – we can only succeed when our bond with the community and other stakeholders is resilient and mutually empowering,” he stressed.
The arrival honors ceremony was also attended by P/Col. Rainerio de Chavez, provincial police director of Negros Occidental, P/Col. Ronan Claravall, Negros Oriental police director, P/Col. Emelie Santos, provincial police director of Siquijor, PCol. Joeresty Coronica, director of the Bacolod City Police Office, and key staff officers of PRO NIR, among others.
Ibay also urged the PRO NIR personnel to be faithful in their service to the people.*
