Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Monday assumed the top post at the Philippine National Police (PNP), which has been rocked recently by allegations that officers had been kept a portion of seized drugs to sell.
Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Monday assumed the top post at the Philippine National Police , which has been rocked recently by allegations that officers had been kept a portion of seized drugs to sell.
Acorda vowed that his tenure as the police chief will be transparent and that he and his subordinates will do “the right thing.” Acorda served as the former chief of staff of the PNP Civil Security Group and was also one of the officials who pioneered the creation of the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group. “In the face of all these, we must ensure all the more that our law enforcement agencies—especially our police force—remain… strong and formidable,” Mr. Marcos said.
“Make your presence felt in the streets, make them safer. Defend our democratic institutions, our cherished ideals,” Mr. Marcos said. Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. welcomed Acorda’s appointment. In January, Abalos called for the courtesy resignation of full colonels and generals as part of the government’s efforts to cleanse the PNP ranks and get rid of “bad eggs.”
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