COL. Hansel Marantan is back in the saddle with his new post as acting director of the Davao City Police Office in a place where former president Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte and family hold sway.
Assigned to lead the city police last week, Marantan has vowed to 'to serve and protect, perform my official duties according to what is right and just, and most importantly heeding what my conscience dictates and protect the mandate of the duly-elected President.' Marantan 's designation was issued through a memorandum by Philippine National Police Directorate for Personnel and Records Management Director Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia.
During his stint as chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group for Metro Manila, Marantan led a team that enforced the search warrants on the home and land property of the then fugitive Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. following the Negros Oriental massacre.In 2008, he solved the assassination case of Abra Rep. Luis Bersamin when he arrested the instigator, then Abra Gov. Vicente Valera.
Gears Up As Davao City Police Chief
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