Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., (File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen, Dionardo Carlos has named Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. as the new head of the Directorial Staff, the fourth-highest position in the police force. Danao's promotion is part of the latest revamp in the PNP which took effect on Tuesday, replacing Lt. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia who rose to the PNP's third-highest position as deputy chief for operations. Meanwhile, Lt. Gen. Ephraim Israel Dickson was promoted as deputy chief for administration or the PNP's second-highest post, replacing Lt. Gen. Joselito Vera Cruz who is now on non-duty status ahead of his mandatory retirement on March 8. Dickson is also set to retire from the service on March 27. Danao, meanwhile, was replaced by Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad as chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) while Brig. Gen. Patrick Villacorte took over Natividad's post as head of the Special Action Force. Brig. Gen. Eliseo Cruz, deputy director of the Area Police Command (APC) in the Visayas, was named as the new director of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) replacing Maj. Gen. Albert Ferro, who was transferred to the Office of the Chief of PNP ahead of his retirement on March 5. Brig. Gen. Westrimundo Obinque was named as the new director of the Police Regional Office 1 (Ilocos), replacing Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta, who was assigned to the Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development (DHRDD). Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn was transferred to Communications and Electronics Service from DHRDD. From being regional director of the PRO-11 (Davao Region), Brig. Gen. Filmore Escobal was moved to the PNP's Area Police Command (APC)- Eastern Mindanao, replacing Maj. Gen. Joseph Ulysses Gohel who was transferred to APC- Southern Luzon. Escobal will be replaced by Brig. Gen. Benjamin Silo as director of the PRO-11. From APC Southern Luzon, Brig. Gen. Remus Zacharias Canieso was transferred to APC-Visayas. Brig. Gen. Harris Fama was named as the head of the Information Technology and Management Service while Col. Jonathan Abella was moved from PRO-7 (Central Visayas) to Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas). Col. Jonathan Cabal was named as the new executive officer of the Directorate for Police Community Relations. The post that he vacated in PRO 8 was taken over by Abella. (PNA) }