Becky D. de Asis
Jolo, Sulu – The Department Interior
and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas visited here last week to personally hand
over assistance to the Sabah evacuees.
He also visited the police headquarters
to see by himself how the policemen implement the peace and order in preparation
for the incoming national and local elections.
 |
| Police Senior Supt. Antonio J. Freyra Sulu PNP Director |
Roxas re-appointed Sulu provincial
police director, P/SSupt. Antonio Jamero Freyra after the regional director
of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao P/CSupt. Noel delos Reyes was relieved him last March 4
as per police directives and protocols.
The Secretary said they need a brave
policeman in Sulu and expressed belief the current police director can handle his
job well.
No movement of provincial police
director by this time special in Sulu, I ordered that you will stay here
Director Freyra that’s my order.” said Roxas.
Governor Tan expressed appreciation
over the move of the Secretary by re-appointed Freyra as Sulu police provincial
Director.
He said Freyra is a good peacekeepers
and development oriented person.
“I believe that this man had more legacy he did
in Sulu police,” said Tan
Freyra was amazed about his re-appointment
because he never expected that Secretary Mar Roxas will give him another chance
to serve the people in the place.
He said he served the people in the
place for almost 2 year as Officer-in-Charge.
As full pledge provincial director, Freyra,
accepted the challenge.
It maybe recalled police here conducted
several police checkpoints and operation to trap some possible recruitments of
Royal Sultanate Security to augment the ongoing conflict in Malaysian Army against
the Sultanate of Sulu.
Freyra said in an interview the police
and the military are ready to identify and entrap recruitment activity as
security forces of the Sultanate.
During checkpoints operation, the
police have recovered almost 23 high-powered firearms and fragmentation grenade
after the Comelec implemented the gun ban last January 13.
At least 17 persons were apprehended
and 5 of them are facing court litigation.
Oplan Katok, which policemen went to
houses knocking at the door’s residents, was also implemented.
