DAVAO CITY – The Davao City chief of police has warned police personnel they will face stiff sanctions, and even suspension, when they are caught sleeping while on duty.
Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum, issued the warning after announcing that he has started random inspections on all police stations as part of the directive of the new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde.
“Especially, the wee hours in the morning… to ensure that all men in all police stations are on post and doing their regular duty which is ensuring the security and safety of the people of Davao City,” Tagum said in an interview on Monday.
“If we confirmed that they really committed lapses and I will be the one to catch them, we will suspend them,” he added.
Tagum said he is apologizing in advance to the family of the policemen who will be caught because they will not receive any of their bonuses.
“If you will be suspended even if it is only for a day, automatic, all bonuses will not be received by these people for a year,” he said.
Tagum said he started the random inspection on Sunday evening in the police stations of Sta. Ana, San Pedro, Buhangin and Sasa. However, he begged off to reveal his findings when pressed on the matter.
Meanwhile, the DCPO will intensify its security measures in the city following the explosion happened in Koronadal City, South Cotabato on Sunday afternoon.
Tagum said he is also reviewing the security measures implemented the past months.
The evaluation includes the crime incidents happened since last year to identify the area where the police deployment really needed.
Part of his plan, Tagum said to implement patrol in the coastline, and that this will be among his recommendations to Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in an effort to further enhance security measures in the city. (Armando Fenequito Jr/PNA)
