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New PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar (Contributed via Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo)
+ May 05, 2021 POLICE Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar has been appointed as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Eleazar is currently the PNP’s deputy chief for administration, the second highest ranking officer in the police organization.
He will succeed General Debold Sinas, who will retire on May 8.
“President (Rodrigo) Duterte has just approved the appointment of PLt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazer as the next chief of Philippine National Police with the rank of Police General vice PGen. Debold Sinas who retires on May 8, 2021,” Año said in a message to reporters.
President Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to his integrity, professionalism, and dedication, Malacañang announced Wednesday.
Newly appointed PNP Chief Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (Photo via Aaron Recuenco / MANILA BULLET
Published April 21, 2021, 1:41 PM
President Duterte intends to resign alongside any former military official in his Cabinet if he or anyone of them gets entangled with corruption.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on April 19, 2021.
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But so far, the President is convinced that his Cabinet members, who previously served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), remained corruption-free. Duterte is even satisfied with the performance of these retired military officers in his official family.
SunStar April 05, 2021 THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, April 5, 2021, implemented a major revamp due to the upcoming retirement of several senior officials from the service.
PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said Major General Emmanuel Luis Licup, Directorate for Comptrollership (DC) head, was placed on a non-duty status and was transferred to the Office of the Chief PNP (OCPNP) ahead of his retirement on Friday, April 9.
Licup, a member of the Philippine Military Class of 1987, served as the regional director of Police Regional Office-Mimaropa (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and Police Regional Office 9 before he was designated as head of the Directorate for Operations and eventually as DC chief.