Published April 22, 2021, 10:00 AM
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The principal suspect in the 2018 twin bombings in Sultan Kudarat province yielded to authorities Wednesday through the intervention of the local government of Ampatuan, Maguindanao.
YIELDING BOMBER. The mug shot of Norton Saptula, principal suspect in the 2018 twin bombings in Isulan town of Sultan Kudarat province who voluntarily surrendered to authorities on Wednesday April 21. (Photo courtesy of Ampatuan MPS)
Brig. Gen. Eden Ugale, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, identified the suspect as Norton S. Saptula alias Jihad who voluntarily surrendered to authorities from his hideout in Barangay Poblacion, Ampatuan town.
SunStar April 05, 2021 THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, April 5, 2021, implemented a major revamp due to the upcoming retirement of several senior officials from the service.
PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said Major General Emmanuel Luis Licup, Directorate for Comptrollership (DC) head, was placed on a non-duty status and was transferred to the Office of the Chief PNP (OCPNP) ahead of his retirement on Friday, April 9.
Licup, a member of the Philippine Military Class of 1987, served as the regional director of Police Regional Office-Mimaropa (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and Police Regional Office 9 before he was designated as head of the Directorate for Operations and eventually as DC chief.
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Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Luis Licup has been moved to the Office of the Chief PNP four days ahead of his mandatory retirement on April 9 from being the head of the Directorate for Comptrollership.
Licup served as the regional director of Police Regional Office-MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and Police Regional Office 9 before he was designated as head of the Directorate for Operations and eventually the head of the Directorate for Comptrollership.
Licup, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 1987, will be replaced by Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr.
The post that would be vacated by Azurin as regional director of Police Regional Office 1, will be taken over by Brig. Gen. Randolph Balonglong.