MANILA – Major General Guillermo Eleazar, director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), is set to take the fourth highest position in the Philippine National Police (PNP) following a major shakeup in the police force’s key positions.
Eleazar was appointed as PNP’s Chief of the Directorial Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Camilo Cascolan, who was elevated to the Deputy Chief for Operations, the third highest position in the PNP.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Archie Gamboa, former PNP Deputy Chief for Operations, will now occupy the second highest position in PNP as Deputy Chief for Administration, replacing the retiring General Fernando Mendez Jr.
Brigadier General Debold Sinas, currently the Central Visayas police director, will replace Eleazar as NCRPO chief.
Gamboa, Cascolan, and Eleazar were among those being floated to replace PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, who is set to retire on Nov. 8.
Gamboa and Cascolan are mistahs of Albayalde in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Sinagtala Class of 1986, while Eleazar is a member of the PMA Hinirang Class of 1987.
PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Bernard Banac said the generals are set to occupy their new offices on Oct. 12, a day after the retirement of Mendez from police service./PN
