Bacolod City-The Office of the President appointed Lawyer Jesus Hinlo as the new Commissioner of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).
He is a resident of Barangay Taculing.
The former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary took his oath of office before Mayor Evelio Leonardia at the Mayor’s Office of the Bacolod City Government Center, on Jan. 25.
Hinlo recently resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the Land Bank of the Philippines after being appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017.
Leonardia described Hinlo as a very competent lawyer with the necessary experience and skill-set to fulfill his duties.
In his Facebook post, Hinlo said, “The task in helping our President to investigate and fight corruption under the PACC’s jurisdiction is both difficult and sensitive. “
“With the administration coming to its end, I chose not to abandon our President. I will help him and the PACC in our country’s fight against graft and corruption. I am humbled with the President’s choice and trust in appointing me to such a very sensitive post,” Hinlo stressed.
Witnessing the signing and proclaiming of an oath of office were Rotary District Governor Joe Jay “Jude” Doctora; Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Negros Occidental President Atty. Josephine Maria Natalaray; Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran; Emergency Operations Center-Task Force executive director Em Ang and City Legal Officer Atty. Joselito Bayatan./PN
