MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Camilo Cascolan on Tuesday designated a new spokesman and ordered a reshuffle among officials in key positions of the police organization.
Cascolan named Police Colonel Ysmael Yu, previously PNP deputy regional director for operations in Police Regional Office 1, as acting chief of the PNP Public Information Office (PIO).
Yu will take over the post from Police Brigadier Bernard Banac who will be the new director of the PNP Training Service after serving the PNP-PIO for 20 years.
Police Major General Marni Marcos Jr. was designated as the new director for Investigation and Detective Management, while Police Major General Celso Pestano is set to take the helm of the Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management.
The PNP Chief also named Police Brigadier General Pascual Munoz Jr. as the Regional Director of Police Regional Office MIMAROPA and Police Brigadier General Jonnel Estomo as the Regional Director of Police Regional Office 7.
Other senior officials moved to new posts were:
• Police Brigadier General Benjamin Acorda Jr. – Deputy Director for Intelligence
• Police Brigadier General Edgar Monsalve – Director, Intelligence Group
• Police Brigadier General Joseph Ulysses Gohel – Director, PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group
• Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro – Acting Director for Integrated Police Operations, Southern Luzon
• Police Brigadier General Danilo Macerin – Executive Officer, Directorate for Operation
• Police Brigadier General Sterling Raymund Blanco – Deputy Director for Administration, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group
• Police Brigadier General Rhoderick Armamento – Director, Center for Police Strategy Management
• Police Brigadier General Alex Sintin – Acting Director, National Police Training Institute
• Police Brigadier General Jimili Macaraeg – Director, Logistic Support Service
• Police Brigadier General Nicerio Obaob – OCPNP
• Police Colonel Roel Acidre – Acting Deputy Regional Director for Administration, Police Regional Office CARAGA
• Police Colonel Celso Bael – Acting Executive Officer, Directorate for Intelligence
• Police Colonel Franco Simborio – Acting Chief, PNP Command Center
• Police Colonel Leo Francisco – Acting Deputy Regional Director for Administration, Police Regional Office 3
Their new designations will take effect on Wednesday, September 9. – RRD (with details from Correspondent Lea Ylagan)
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