Major General Rommel Francisco Marbil takes his oath as the 30th Philippine National Police (PNP) chief during a ceremony in Camp Crame, Quezon City, on April 1, 2024. After assuming the post, the new PNP chief says there is no need for a reshuffle among his officials. Screengrab from RTV Malaca帽ang
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� A day after taking over as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), General Rommel Francisco Marbil said that he would not implement a reshuffle among ranking officials of his organization in order not to disrupt the stability of each police unit currently.
鈥淣o, I don鈥檛 do that; if we do a reshuffle, then the units affected will be unstable,鈥� Marbil said during his press conference on Tuesday when asked if he would order a reorganization after assuming the post.
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The PNP chief said that he would only do so if some police officers happened to commit offenses.
Instead of implementing a reshuffle, Marbil reiterated his plan to form a 鈥渂etter parameter鈥� for policemen to improve the performance of PNP leaders.
鈥淲ala naman kasalanan ang mga pulis natin to reshuffle (These police officers did not commit any violations for us to do a reshuffle). We will just come up with a better parameter. If you cannot perform your duties well, we will give you a chance to improve, but if you can鈥檛, then we will get a better commander,鈥� he said.
During his appointment on Monday, Marbil emphasized the importance of recruiting or having police officers who possess 鈥渃ritical thinking and problem-solving skills,鈥� especially in the war against crime.
He believes that PNP leaders should set an example to the incoming generation of police officers.
鈥淥ur policemen are kind; that鈥檚 why we follow 鈥榣eadership by example.鈥� We start from the top. They should not make mistakes, so the rest will follow,鈥� Marbil said.
Marbil is the 30th police chief of the PNP and the third under the current administration. He replaced now-retired General Benjamin Acorda Jr.