Bulacan cop chief loses post over shabu exposé

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philipppines  – The police chief of San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan was relieved from his post on Friday after one of his men was caught using illegal drugs.

Chief Superintendent Alan La Madrid Purisima, Central Luzon police director, has ordered the relief of Superintendent Edwin Quilantes based on the Philippine National Police (PNP) rule on “command responsibility.”

Purisima installed Superintendent Pits Macarilla as officer-in-charge of the San Jose del Monte City police.

Quilantes lost his post after one of his men, PO1 Richard Guiyab, was caught on video sniffing shabu. The footage was shown on GMA-7 “Imbestigator” program hosted by Mike Enriquez.

Guiyab was with another policeman, PO1 Antonio Carmona, of the Caloocan City police, in the shabu session.

Guiyab was brought to this camp on Friday and got a scolding from PNP chief Director General Raul Bacalzo, who ordered his immediate dismissal from the service. 

Bacalzo was here to personally monitor the seven-day retraining of 46 non-commissioned police officers and their OIC, Superintendent Wilfredo Paulo, all of Talavera, Nueva Ecija police.