LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) -- PNP Chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. presided the turn-over and change of command ceremony at the Police Regional Office Cordillera at the Camp Bado Dangwa here on Saturday (August 13).

 Outgoing PRO-Cor Regional Director PBGen. Ronald Lee turned over the leadership of the “most disciplined cops” to   PBGen. Mafelino Bazar.

 The PNP Chief commended the accomplishments of the outgoing Regional Director for a job well done during his tour of duty in the Cordillera region and for adopting the PATROL PLAN 2030 which made the personnel of the PRO-Cor effective and capable of keeping the region progressive, peaceful and secured.

Azurin added that the knowledge of the outgoing director will be very useful in his new assignment as the head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.

He also congratulated the newly installed Regional Director and assured that PRO-Cor will be in good hands.   

“I would like to congratulate the incoming director, with his wealth of knowledge and experience, I am optimistic that he will be an effective leader who will exemplify dedication to duty. I am sure that this office will be in good hands as the new Regional Director would always be the epitome of an effective and efficient leader who will always find ways to reach out to the general public with different programs and projects,” Azurin said.

Azurin who was raised and educated in La Trinidad, Benguet, also paid tribute to the late Governor and Congressman Nestor Fongwan Sr. who gave him the opportunity to serve the people of Benguet.  He also gave appreciation to former Benguet Congressman Ronald Cosalan and former PRO-Cor Regional Director and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.

He acknowledged the guidance and learnings from the former officials of Benguet and PRO-Cor during his stint as the provincial director of the Benguet Provincial Police Office in 2013.