ORTIZ IS NEW DAGUPAN CITY CHIEF OF POLICE

DAGUPAN CITY – Police Superintendent Franklin Ortiz is now this City's  new chief of police in a new reshuffle effected by the Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office in lieu of Superintendent Neil O. Miro who was also designated as OIC chief of police of  Urdaneta City.

New Dagupan City's Chief of Police  Supt. Franklin Ortiz shakes hand with City Lawyer Vicky Cabrera, City DILG Director Derick M. Dawis, Administrator Attorney Farah Decano, POSO Chief Carlito
Ocampo Departments, and Divisions Heads during the flag ceremony today of the workers of
the local government unit today.

Ortiz was warmly welcomed by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez when he paid a courtesy call at the City Museum on April 9.

“The entire city is pleased to welcome the new Dagupan police chief Franklin Ortiz as he formally assumes leadership today. We are confident that together, we shall continue to effectively carry out and sustain the anti-drug and anti-criminality campaign of His Excellency President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the Philippine National Police. Together we are fully committed to pursue child-friendly and development initiatives to make Dagupan one of the peaceful cities in the country,” said Fernandez.

Ortiz is a member of the Philippine National Police Academy Class of 2003.

Miro served the city for more than eight months. He succeeded P/Supt. Christopher N. Abrahano in August last year. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO/April 10, 2017)