Cascolan says Sinas as head of the PNP is still unclear



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Chief of the PNP, Lieutenant General Camilo Cascolan. Photo from PNP PIO Twitter

MANILA, Philippines – The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Gen. Camilo Cascolan, said Monday that he has not yet received a word on whether the director of the National Capital Region Police Office, Major General Debold Sinas , will be his successor.

“Marami pong sinasabi (there are rumors), but I have not yet received or received any note or word from our good president,” Cascolan told reporters when asked during his regular press conference if it was true that Sinas would replace him as chief. of the PNP. .

Cascolan will retire on Tuesday, November 10, when he turns 56, the mandatory retirement age for uniformed personnel.

He will hang up his police uniform just two months after he assumed command of the country’s police force on September 2.

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Director of NCRPO Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas (file photo from INQUIRER.net / Noy Morcoso)

He said he was never asked for any recommendation on who he prefers to be the next head of the 200,000-strong national police force.

In September, Cascolan himself said that Sinas is a good officer who deserves a promotion despite being accused of violating quarantine rules and having some “flaws and lapses.”

“I think he needs to match a management team or a specific position that is best suited for him. I think he’s an expert in training and recruiting, ”Cascolan said previously.

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