PAGADIAN CITY – “It is my great pride and honor to
commend you for a job well done during the recently held 2013 midterm
elections.
This was the message of Western Mindanao police director, Chief
Superintendent Juanito Vaño Jr. to all policemen in the region, as he expressed
satisfaction over the overall performance of the entire police force in helping
make the midterm elections orderly and peaceful.
In a press release issued by the regional office of the Philippine
National Police (PNP) 9, Vaño attributed the successful balloting to the men
and women in uniform “who sincerely performed their election duties.”
“Your efforts have immensely contributed to making the elections
successful and relatively peaceful, manifesting sincere and dedicated
performance of your election duties,” he said.
“Despite criticisms from some sectors, we did our share in making (the
elections in) Zamboanga Peninsula particularly Zamboanga City peaceful. I think
we performed tremendously well,” Vaño pointed out adding, “our will and
determination must be stronger as we cannot afford to sit on our laurels and
setbacks and let our guards down.”
He promised to support his men if they do their job properly and, at
the same time, warned those who might “cause dishonor and humiliation to the
police organization” of punitive actions against them.
Vaño also assured the public that he would use “all assets under him”
to attain and maintain peace in the region more especially in Zamboanga City by
making the police always responsive to any emergencies and needs of the
community.
“Any criticism leveled against the police for certain lapses will be
regarded as a challenge to strive for a better police service,” Vaño concluded.(PIA9)