President Rodrigo Duterte designated Lieutenant General Vicente Danao Jr. as Officer-In-Charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP), replacing General Dionardo Carlos who is retiring on May 8, 2022, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.
Danao was the former director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) of then mayor Duterte from 2013 to 2016.
In a statement, Presidential Communications Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Martin M. Andanar confirmed Danao’s appointment saying Malacanang is confident that he will continue efforts to transform the PNP into a more dynamic and more professional organization performing its mandate of serving and protecting the people.
Meanwhile, Año, in a statement said as OIC of the PNP, Danao’s first order of the day is to ensure that all security preparations are in place and all police units are mobilized and on alert so that the country will have a peaceful, orderly, and honest elections on May 9, 2022.
Año was reportedly counting on Danao to pursue and further intensify the PNP’s campaign against criminality and lawlessness, communist terrorism, and illegal drugs among other forms of criminality.
