THE Philippine National Police (PNP) implemented anew a major revamp in its organization with the assignment of several police officials to new posts.
In an order signed by PNP Chief Dionardo Carlos on February 28, 2022, Lieutenant General Joselito Vera Cruz, the deputy chief for administration, was assigned to the office of the chief PNP (OCPNP) pending his retirement on March 8.
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Albert Ferro was also assigned to OCPNP, as he is also set to hang his boots on March 5.
Brigadier General Eliseo Cruz, the deputy director of the Area Police Command (APC) in Visayas, was named as the new CIDG head.
Vera Cruz’s retirement will result in a vacuum effect to the command group, prompting Lieutenant General Israel Dickson, the deputy chief for operations, and Lieutenant General Rhodel Sermonia, the chief of the directorial staff, to take one step forward.
Dickson will replace Vera Cruz, while Sermonia will take Dickson’s post.
Dickson is also set to reach the mandatory retirement age of 56 on March 27.
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Major General Vicente Danao Jr. will join the PNP’s command group, replacing Sermonia.
Succeeding Danao is Major General Felipe Natividad, who will vacate his post as director of the Special Action Force, which will be taken over by Brigadier General Patrick Villacorte from the PNP Communications and Electronics Service (CES).
Brigadier General Prexy Tanggawohn from the Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development will be transferred to CES. He will be replaced by Brigadier General Emmanuel Peralta, the police director of the Ilocos Region police office.
Peralta was replaced by Brigadier General Westrimundo Obinque from the OCPNP.
Brigadier Remus Canieso was assigned to the APC in Visayas while his post at the APC in Southern Luzon was filled by Major General Joseph Gohel from the APC in Eastern Mindanao.
Gohel will be replaced by Brigadier General Filmore Escobal from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Davao.
Brigadier General Benjamin Silo Jr. was transferred from the Information Technology Management Service (ITMS) to PRO-Davao. He will be succeeded by Brigadier General Harris Fama from the Directorate for Police Community Relations (DPCR).
From PRO-Eastern Visayas, Colonel Jonathan Cabal was transferred to DPCR, while Colonel Jonathan Abella was moved from PRO-Central Visayas to PRO-Eastern Visayas. (SunStar Philippines)