PNP: General who ordered ‘census’ to collect people's data now chief of JTF COVID Shield

Retired Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, former Philippine National Police chief, formally installs five senior cops to top posts — including then-Police Maj. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia — during a joint turnover ceremony in this file photo taken September 15, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Philippine National Police named Police Lt. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia as the new commander of the quarantine enforcement arm of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

In a statement, Police Gen. Dionardo Carlos said that effective Wednesday, March 2, Sermonia is designated as the Deputy Chief for Operations and concurrent Task Force Commander of the Joint Task Force COVID Shield, which aids in the implementation of quarantine rules and health protocols.

Sermonia earlier made headlines during his tenure as former director of the PNP Police Community Relations unit in August 2021 after Sen. Panfilo Lacson accused him of gathering email addresses and phone numbers of barangay residents using the government anti-insurgency task force's funds.

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