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Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and the national police logo. Duterte's Facebook page/Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News 

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<div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17206655954181720665592316.jpeg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and the national police logo. <em>Duterte&#x27;s Facebook page/Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Philippine National Police on Thursday denied that the removal of 19 police station commanders in Davao City was politically motivated, contrary to Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s recent remark. </p><p>&quot;Wala pong kinalaman po itong pag-reshuffle at transfer ng ibang opisyal doon po sa sinasabi ninyong issue sa EJK (extrajudicial killing) pati na rin po doon sa perceived influence ng mga Duterte d&#x27;yan po sa Davao,&quot; PNP spokesperson PCol. Jean Fajardo said. </p><p>Davao Region police BGen. Nicolas Torre III approved the reshuffle of officers to improve their performance, Fajardo told TeleRadyo Serbisyo. </p><p>&quot;Pinili po niyang palitan doon dahil may mga nakita po siyang basehan. Yung iba po dito ay matatagal na, may mga nakikita rin po siya na unreported crimes. May nakikita rin po siya na matataas ang krimen and yet hindi po ito natutugunan ng mga station commander,&quot; she said. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/10/paocc-inimbestigahan-kung-paano-nakakuha-ng-retiree-visa-ang-fugitive-na-si-huang-zhiyang-1834">19 police station commanders in Davao City relieved from posts</a></div><p>The move is &quot;not isolated&quot; and police chiefs in other regions are also reassigning some of their officers, Fajardo added.  </p><p>&quot;Naha-highlight lang po siguro yung Davao. But yung transfer and relief po ng PNP commanders ay tuloy-tuloy,&quot; she said.  </p><div><strong>WHAT MAYOR DUTERTE SAYS</strong></div><p>Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said Wednesday that the move &quot;undermines the hard work not only of these police officials but also of every police personnel who is truthfully fulfilling their mandate, that instead of being recognized, are being relieved and questioned.&quot; </p><p>&quot;The mass relief of police officials, including the City Police Director, the head of the Special Operations Group, and 19 station commanders, assigned in Davao City will not help in sustaining the city’s peace and security situation,&quot; he said in a statement. </p><p>&quot;If General Torre thought that Davao City police personnel were ineffective in their duties, then how come the very institution he leads has consistently recognized the Davao City Police Office as the top performing police office in the region?&quot; Duterte added. </p><p>In a separate Facebook post, he said that the &quot;extraordinary and unwarranted administrative changes&quot; by the PNP &quot;seem to be politically motivated.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Good luck PNP the DAVAOEÑOS are watching. We will remember this,&quot; Duterte said. </p><div><strong>QUIBOLOY </strong></div><p>The mayor’s father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, recently condemned what he said was &quot;excessive and unnecessary force&quot; by police in serving the warrants of arrest for Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, which led to tensions between police officers and church members.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/6/11/-overkill-rodrigo-duterte-condemns-police-raid-at-quiboloy-properties-1204">&#x27;Overkill&#x27;: Rodrigo Duterte condemns police raid at Quiboloy properties</a></div><p>The interior department this week announced that a P10-million reward would be given to anyone who can provide key information that will lead to Quiboloy&#x27;s arrest.</p><p>“Ito pong pagbanggit ng [reward]...is just part of our efforts to indicate na seryoso tayo sa paghahanap. Hindi naman po ibig sabihin na hirap tayo,” Fajardo said. </p><p>“There are some intelligence [reports] na nari-receive natin, information sa possible whereabouts po ni Quiboloy,” she said. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/10/marcos-sees-no-issue-in-accepting-private-help-to-fund-p10-m-reward-for-quiboloy-arrest-1028">Marcos sees no issue in accepting private help to fund P10-M reward for Quiboloy arrest</a></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3062034"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><p>Quiboloy is facing child and sexual abuse and human trafficking charges, both of which have pending warrants of arrest and are non-bailable.</p><p>“There are efforts to reach out” to the former President after he recently claimed that he knew Quiboloy’s whereabouts, Fajardo said. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/1/-secret-duterte-says-he-knows-where-quiboloy-is-hiding-1142">&#x27;Secret&#x27;: Duterte says he knows where Quiboloy is hiding</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/pnp-duterte-may-face-raps-for-hiding-quiboloy-location-926">PNP: Duterte may face raps for &#x27;hiding&#x27; Quiboloy location</a></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="1143" height="643" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OPVYssAialk" title="PNP reaching out to Duterte regarding info on Quiboloy | Balitapatan (11 July 2024)" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine National Police on Thursday denied that the removal of 19 police station commanders in Davao City was politically motivated, contrary to Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s recent remark.</p>

The Philippine National Police on Thursday denied that the removal of 19 police station commanders in Davao City was politically motivated, contrary to Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s recent remark.

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