PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil 鈥擨nquirer file photo/Grig C. Montegrande
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday lauded Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Marbil for his swift action against police officers, including the chief of Metro Manila鈥檚 Eastern Police District (EPD), over the extortion and kidnapping of two Chinese nationals.
Administration lawmakers, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez and Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, also commended the PNP chief for the move, which they said reflected Marbil鈥檚 commitment to reform and internal accountability.
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Marbil ordered the immediate relief of the EPD chief, Gen. Villamor Tuliao, and the entire EPD special operations unit, as criminal and administrative charges were filed against them. 鈥�Jeannette I. Andrade