Laoag City’s new police OIC, DILG officer report for work

New Laoag officer-in-charge P/Supt Mar Louise T. Bundoc pays a courtesy call to Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Farinas at the mayor’s office. (Doms dela Cruz )

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

Laoag City—With the midterm election coming in May, the Philippine National Police reshuffled police chiefs all over the country.

In Laoag City, P/Supt. Mar Louise Bundoc was named the city’s police officer-in-charge.

Mr. Bundoc paid a courtesy call to Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas as he reported for duty.

After the courtesy call, Mr. Bundoc said in an interview that his priority programs in the city will be his “strong campaign” against illegal drugs and peace and order.

To achieve this, Mr. Bundoc appealed for the cooperation of everybody, especially the barangay officials and tanods to report at the nearest police assistance centers or police outposts any illegal activities or crimes that transpire in their respective barangays.

However, Mr. Bundoc also learned that there are now only a few illegal drug personalities in the city; he stressed that his main concern now is to let these personalities surrender.

The police OIC also said that the public is free to report any illegal wrong doings with any member of the PNP “Tapnu maamwan no adda met madi nga ar-aramiden da”.

He also announced the continuous conduct against illegal gambling in the city.

“Iti kapulisan ket awan kinikilingan na. Basta ipatungpal mi iti linteg a naimandato kanyami. Ket amin a politico ditoy ket rebbeng mi nga ikkan iti proteksyon da amin. Ket no siasinno man iti agaramid iti madi ket maikkan iti karampatang nga atensyon,” Mr. Bundoc said with regards to the coming election.

Mr. Bundoc hopes that with his leadership at the city’s police office, the election will remain peaceful and orderly in the city this coming May.

Relative to this, Mr. Bundoc disclosed that there was no request yet for security for any of the candidates as far as election is concerned.

He also said that the police can only accommodate or entertain security requests for a politician after their threat assessment.

During the first day of the election period on January 13, 2019, the Laoag police conducted a simultaneous checkpoint in all the main entrance and exit points in the city, with focusing on the gun ban.

Mr. Bundoc started his new assignment as OIC in Laoag effective January this year.

Former Laoag police OIC P/Supt. Dominic Guerrero was reassigned to the La Union Police Provincial Office as La Union Provincial Mobile Force Company Head under the Internal Security Operations and Peace and Order, Mr. Bundoc’s former assignment.

New DILG officer

The city’s interior and local government officer also paid a courtesy call to Mrs. Fariñas as she reported for duty.

City Local Government Operations Officer VI Janet Duarte thanked the city government officials for their “warm welcome” as she said she embraces the opportunity to work with the “strong” people of Laoag.

She said her office will continue the present programs and operations at the city DILG office and will only improve them if necessary. 

Laoag former interior and local government officer Engr. Andres Vendiola was reassigned to Ms. Duarte’s former post in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.

Ms. Duarte’s assignment to Laoag was dated January 3, 2019 but it only took effect on January 7, 2019 as she awaited clearance from the local government concerned as well as for the official turnover of the office.

Relative to the coming election, Ms. Duarte reminded all barangay officials to be a non-partisan.

Ms. Duarte has already served once in the city DILG office. At that time, she was just a staff of the interior and local government officer.