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MAYOR RETAINS DUBRIA AS CHIEF By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA
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AYOR Sara Duterte-Carpio has had a change of heart, as she has decided to retain the services of Sr. Supt. Michael John Dubria as Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director. The mayor admitted she really wanted Dubria to be transferred to another post so that he could feel the pain she was going through since the Sept. 2 Roxas night market bombing. “I have reconsidered my earlier decision, I now want him to stay,” she said. On Thursday, PNP Director Ronald dela Rosa submitted to Mayor Duterte-Carpio a short
list of possible candidates for DCPO director. The said list came two months after the mayor requested for the relief of Dubria. Among those who were being seriously considered to replace Dubria were Sr. Supt. Antonio Yarra, Sr. Supt. Albert Ocon and Sr. Supt. Milo Pagtalunan. But the mayor later on realized that letting go of Dubria may not be the best option. “It will be easy for him to transfer to another post and forget what happened the night of September 2, 2016 in Davao City. But, after careful thought, I want him to stay and
feel the pain I feel every day. A new city director would not understand this feeling,” she said. The mayor explained that with her decision to keep Dubria as DCPO chief, he will be constantly reminded of the terror attack and its impact on the city and its people, particularly on the lives of the victims and their families. “I don’t want him to forget,” she said, adding, “I want him to learn from it. “What I want is that he will function as director of the DCPO guided by the lessons of that terror attack,” she stressed.
It can be recalled that after the terror attack that killed 15 civilians and injured 69 others, Mayor Duterte-Carpio immediately announced the relief of Task Force Davao Commander Col. Henry Robinson and Dubria. The military promptly acted on the mayor’s request, as Col. Erwin Neri was ordered to replace Robinson less than a week after the bombing. It was a different matter on the side of the PNP, as it took Gen. dela Rosa two months before he could provide Mayor Duterte-Carpio the list of candidates for DCPO chief.
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