MANILA, Philippines — A new director will be taking over the helm of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) this week.

This was confirmed by QCPD director Chief Superintendent George Regis Wednesday who also made an announcement to officials of the Police District during a command conference in the morning.

Regis said that Chief Superintendent Mario Dela Vega will be taking his place during turnover ceremonies at Camp Karingal this Friday.

He said that Dela Vega will be relinquishing his post as chief of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) Visayas. Dela Vega was the QCPD’s District Directorial Staff (DCS) when he was still a senior superintendent.

Regis said that he will be taking over Thursday as the new director of the Southern Police District from its officer-in-charge, Senior Superintendent Arrazad Subong.

Subong left the QCPD last January to swap posts with Senior Superintendent James Bucayu as Deputy District Director for Administration in the two police districts.

The SPD directorship was left vacant by Chief Superintendent Jose Arne delos Santos who is now the director of Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5).

Regis assured that once he assumes his post at the SPD he will implement that 10-point plan of the Philippine National Police (PNP) just like he did when he took over the QCPD.

The police official, who has the QCPD director since June last year, said that this action plan include the continuation and the enhancement of the Integated Transformation Program and Performance Governance System (ITP-PGS) that set targets that measures reform programs with the idea of improving the PNP as a whole.

Also part of the 10-point plan is the Periodic Performance Audit to determine the competency of each personnel aside from the usual improvement in equipment and training, effective system of reward and punishment and welfare programs for all personnel.

Regis admitted that Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista wanted him to stay because of ongoing programs including development assistance for the local police.

“The Mayor does not want to let me go but I must go,” he said.

The police official told the mayor “I must assume the task I was recommended for to perform.”

On the other hand, he believes that the new QCPD director is capable of continuing whatever programs that have been started.