(2nd UPDATE) Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil replaces retired police general Benjamin Acorda Jr. after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed an OIC who served for only a day
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MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil as the new Philippine National Police chief, replacing retired police general Benjamin Acorda Jr. As announced during the change of command and Acorda’s retirement ceremony on Monday, April 1, Marbil will be the new head of the 232,000-strong police force. Prior to his appointment, Marbil was the head of the PNP’s Directorate for Comptrollership.Police Lieutenant General Emmanuel Peralta as acting PNP chief. Marbil’s appointment overwrote Peralta’s appointment, since the latter’s designation is effective “until a replacement is appointed or until otherwise directed by this office.
Marbil once headed the Eastern Visayas regional police – the home turf of House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the president’s cousin. The new PNP chief also served as head of the PNP Highway Patrol Group. In December last year, a photo stating that Marbil will replace Acorda made the rounds of social media. This prompted the PNP toMarbil is Marcos’ third PNP chief and the 30th top cop since the national police’s inception in 1991. –
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