Mayor Gorriceta yet to approve Inot as Pavia police chief
By Jennifer P. Rendon
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Director Col. Bayani Razalan confirmed that Capt. Ryan Christ Inot’s appointment as chief of the Pavia Municipal Police Station remains uncertain.
This comes as Pavia Mayor Laurence Anthony “Luigi” Gorriceta has yet to approve Inot’s designation.
Razalan was scheduled to meet with Gorriceta on the afternoon of Nov. 10, 2026.
“But initially, Mayor Gorriceta is requesting for five recommendees to sit as Pavia police chief,” he said.
Under Republic Act 6975, or the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, as amended, a municipal or city mayor exercises operational supervision and control over the local police force and has the authority to choose the chief of police from a list of five eligible candidates recommended by the provincial police director.
As the incumbent officer in charge, Inot is expected to be included in the list of recommended candidates.
Asked what would happen if Gorriceta chose another candidate, Razalan said they would respect the mayor’s decision because “officers come and go.”
Inot currently leads the Pavia police station in an officer-in-charge capacity following his relief as chief of Iloilo City Police Station 4 in Molo.
Razalan said Inot’s reassignment to Pavia was prompted by the relief of Maj. Bonifacio Alabe Jr., who previously headed the municipal police station.
Alabe reportedly requested a table of organization (TO) position from Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) in preparation for his eventual promotion.
When a vacant position became available at the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO), Alabe sought his reassignment.
Inot was officially relieved as chief of the Molo police station on Nov. 5, following an order issued by PRO-6.
Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) Director Col. Wilbert Parilla said he was not surprised by Inot’s relief, noting that he had discussed the matter with PRO-6 Director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño in October.
Parilla also clarified that Inot’s relief had nothing to do with the controversies involving the former Molo police chief.
Inot is facing administrative charges of grave misconduct and grave neglect of duty following an investigation by the National Police Commission 6 into a July 1 operation at the Molo police station conducted by the Philippine National Police Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group.
Police officials have maintained that his reassignment was part of regular personnel movements and was unrelated to the pending administrative proceedings.
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