Aberin replaces Hernia as NCRPO head

MANILA – Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin will take over the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) as officer-in-charge effective Saturday.

In an order dated issued by Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Friday, Aberin will replace Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia, who will be commander of the Area Police Command (APC) – Southern Luzon.

Aberin was a former director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas.

Hernia, named NCRPO chief just on Oct. 9, was administratively relieved on Nov. 7, initially for 10 days and extended for five more days.

Anti Cybercrime Group chief Maj. Gen. Ronnie Francis Cariaga was meted out the same suspension in relation to Oct. 29 raid of an alleged scam hub in Manila.

Among the issues raised were allegations of extortion and tampering of the security camera by PNP officers.

Cariaga will be reassigned as commander of APC-Northern Luzon, while Brig. Gen. Arnold Ardiente is reassigned to PRO-12 (Soccsksargen), also effective Saturday.

The PNP has yet to release the result of the probe on the Manila raid, which was disowned by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).

“We were never consulted nor informed regarding this operation. Please do not associate PAOCC with flawed operations,” the PAOCC said in statement issued Nov. 2.