NEWLY installed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 Director Dominador Cimafranca vowed to intensify the agency’s campaign against public corruption and other major crimes after assuming office on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
His priorities include aggressive investigations into public corruption, agricultural smuggling, cybercrime, dangerous drugs, vape regulation violations and intellectual property rights violations.
Other priorities include going after environmental law offenses, organized crime, white-collar crimes and offenses affecting national security.
“Upon formally assuming office, I wish to inform the public and our stakeholders that one of my foremost tasking priorities given by higher ups will be the vigorous investigation of cases under our jurisdiction. Our mandate is clear: to uphold the rule of law, protect the rights of citizens and ensure accountability across all sectors,” Cimafranca said.
“We will ensure that justice is not only served but seen to be served,” he added.
Cimafranca said investigations that began before he assumed office, including cases involving flood control projects, will continue under his leadership, and all inquiries will follow an evidence-based approach.
Cimafranca replaced lawyer Jose Ermie Monsanto, who was reassigned to the Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the bureau’s routine personnel movement.
He joined the NBI in 1991 and has served in Manila, Dumaguete, Dipolog, Tacloban, Soccsksargen and NIR. He also served as assistant director of NBI 7. / DPC