Jeffrey Caballes is new Mandaue City Police Office OIC

Honey I. Cotejo
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THE Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) has a new officer-in-charge.

Police Colonel Jeffrey T. Caballes replaced Police Colonel Roland Bulalacao as MCPO officer-in-charge (OIC) as per the directive of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas, effective Wednesday, August 3.

Caballes is the former chief of the Regional Operations Division of PRO-Central Visayas.

He was formally welcomed by the MCPO team in a ceremony spearheaded by Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes at the MCPO Headquarters in Camp Demetrio Mendoza Cortes in Barangay Centro, Mandaue City on Wednesday.

He promised to continue implementing effective programs for the good of the MCPO, especially the Mandauehanons. (HIC)

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