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NEW POLICE CHIEF. Mayor Evelio Leonardia (center), with Col. Thomas Joseph Martir (left) and Col. Manuel Placido after the turnover of command at the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021). Martir, a native of Bacolod, took over as acting city police director after Placido's year-long stint as head of the BCPO. (Photo courtesy of the Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - Col. Thomas Joseph Martir took over as acting director of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Friday afternoon, following the relief of Col. Manuel Placido a year after he was assigned as police chief here. The turnover of command was led by Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda, director of the Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas), in the presence of Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in rites held at the BCPO headquarters. "As I embark on a new chapter of my life by accepting the challenge of assuming the duties and responsibilities as head of (the) Bacolod police, I would like to begin by honoring the G