MANILA, Philippines – Retired police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde could have been sacked based on the command responsibility doctrine had he stayed in office, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. ADVERTISEMENT“Probably because of command responsibility, it follows that he has to be relieved,” Año told reporters at the sidelines of a Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) event on Monday. Retired Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief and now Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong pinned down Albayalde. Gamboa is one of the three names recommended by Año to President Rodrigo Duterte as next PNP chief, including Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan and Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar. ADVERTISEMENTAño said that he advised Duterte to take his time in picking the next PNP chief, as it would be important in the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2019 12:00 UTC