Published May 5, 2021, 5:53 PM
Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar is the next chief of the 220,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Wednesday, May 5.
Eleazar, the current number two man of the PNP being the PNP deputy chief for Administration, is set to replace his
mistah Gen. Debold Sinas who is set to retire on May 8, Saturday.
Both Eleazar and Sinas are members of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Hinirang Class of 1987.
Año said that President Duterte has already approved the appointment of Eleazar, based on the recommendation of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) which he heads. He earlier disclosed that he only recommended one PNP senior official in the NAPOLCOM resolution.