Manila, Sept. 16 -- The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) has a new Officer-in-Charge (OIC) effective Tuesday following the reassignment of Col. Ronan Claravall.

Col. Criscente Tiguelo assumed office during a turnover of command ceremony at the NOrPPO headquarters at Camp Fernandez in Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental late Tuesday afternoon.

Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Director of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), led the change of command ceremony.

In a statement from the PRO-NIR, Ibay expressed confidence in Tiguelo's leadership.

"We remain committed to ensuring peace and order in Negros Oriental," Ibay said.

Ibay said they expect continuity of strong law enforcement initiatives aligned w...