Marcos fills chief seats at AFP, PNP, NBI

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FILE PHOTO: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his first State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on July 25, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed new officials to lead the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and the National Bureau of Investigation.

 

In a series of statements on Monday, the Office of the Press Secretary said Marcos Jr. chose Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro as the new AFP chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. as the new PNP chief, and Medardo de Lemos will take the helm of the NBI as its new director.

 

Lt. Gen. Bacarro as AFP chief of staff

 

Bacarro will be taking the post from his Philippine Military Academy (PMA) classmate CS-AFP Gen. Andres Centino beginning August 8. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Centine is “slated for a new post befitting a former chief of staff.”

 

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