Former chief of the Philippine National Police’s Headquarters Support Service, Rene Pamuspusan is now the new Police Regional Director of Western Visayas. 

Yes, you read it right, Western Visayas or Region VI has a new Police Regional Director. 

The newly appointed Police Regional Director did a great start with his comprehensive programs. I love what he said on his presscon earlier today. He told policemen to be good at their jobs as he unveiled his blueprint of reforms to pursue programs of the Philippine National Police (PNP). 

“To our personnel in region 6, you have proven that you are good at what you do as a policeman and I know that you are prepared to face the next challenge. Attend well to your task and just be good at it,” Pamuspusan said as he announced his programs for the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO 6) during a press conference at Camp Delgado in Fort San Pedro, Iloilo City earlier today, July 17.

With the new regional director, PNP Region VI can expect sustained reformation, internal cleansing through mentoring and developing leaders at all levels, and pro-active and smart policing. 

“We have an achieving and soaring Police Regional Office 6. This office has proven that it is on the right path towards the accomplishment of the PNP’s strategic direction – in terms of performance and in terms of reformation. And I fully commit to sustain the gains as we continue to raise the bar of police service by strengthening our commitment in pursuing the programs of the PNP,” he said. 

Pamuspusan said sustained reformation will benefit PRO 6 “through the continuous efforts in addressing the gaps on Human Resource, Infrastructure and Equipment; as well as bringing the police of Western Visayas closer to our institutional partners.”

Leaders in their own right – that's what he wants for the regional personnel to become through 'squad system.' 

“... which is developing a cohesive and nurturing relations among our personnel as we group them so that they could look after each other,” he said, adding that this will be done through constant dialogues with subordinates and giving trainings and seminars for their improvement.  

The new PRO 6 chief will also implement pro-active and smart policing by giving emphasis on the use of technology in crime prevention and law enforcement operations, saying that “we see that these technologies will help us a lot as we go harder on illegal drugs and other forms of criminality.”