Supt. Pedro Merced, director of the Bacolod City Police Office, and 100 other senior police officers were promoted to senior superintendent, which is equivalent to a full-pledged colonel in the military.

Merced whose appointment as BCPO director became permanent in December last year, yesterday said he and other newly-promoted police officers will take their oath before President Arroyo in Malacañang tomorrow.

The promotion of Merced and more than 100 senior police officers took effect Nov. 22 last year.

Merced will be joined in Malacañang by other newly-promoted police officers from Western Visayas, including Senior Supt. Modesto Sanson, police chief of Victorias, and newly-promoted Senior Supt. Ronilo Quebrar, outgoing provincial police director of Antique, Senior Supt. Wesley Barayuga, chief of the PRO 6 Operations and Plans Division and Senior Supt. Edwin Gabrinez who is presently assigned at Camp Martin Delgado in Iloilo City.

Quebrar and Gabrinez used to be assigned in Negros Occidental as police chief of Victorias City and deputy provincial police director, respectively.

The promotion of four other police commanders assigned in Negros Occidental to superintendent (equivalent to lieutenant colonel in the military), was also approved by the PNP promotion board chaired by Chief Supt. Geary Barias, former provincial police director of Negros Occidental.

Due for promotion to police superintendent are Chief Inspector William Señoron, Sagay police chief, Chief Inspector Jerry Bartolome - Talisay police chief, Chief Inspector Melchor Coronel - La Carlota police chief and Chief Inspector Iver Apellido- director of the 3rd Provincial Mobile Group.

Barias, director of the PNP Headquarters Support Group, said he is expecting the promotion order of Señoron, Bartolome, Coronel and Apellido to be released within this month.*GPB

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