DILG: Marcos already picked next PNP chief

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. already has a pick for the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday.

However, DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla refused to name the next PNP chief and said that Marcos will be the one who will make the announcement.

“Meron na siyang napili (He already has a pick). Excellent, very qualified, very dynamic, good track record,” Remulla said in an ambush interview.

Remulla in a press briefing said that it would be an advantage if the next PNP chief will have a longer term to enforce a continuing vision for the police organization.

“Ang nangyayari kasi sa atin, a tenure of a chief PNP will only last one year, a little more than one year. Kailangan natin merong continuing vision na may buy-in ng lahat ng PNP as the years go by,” he said.

(What is happening is that a tenure of a chief PNP will only last one year or a little more than one year. We need a continuing vision that has a buy-in from all the PNP as the years go by.)

“Ngayon kasi paiba-iba. Every year iba ang directive, vision, mission statement. My goal is that isa na lang. No matter who the Chief PNP is,” he added.

(Right now, the vision is always changing. Every year the directive, vision, mission statement are different. My goal is to have one. No matter who the Chief PNP is.)

Current PNP chief Police General Rommel Marbil’s extended term is set to expire on June 7.

In February,  Marcos extended the term of Marbil by four months beyond the cop's compulsory retirement age of 56.

PNP public information office chief Police Colonel Randulf Tuaño earlier said the following are qualified to head the PNP:

• Lieutenant General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., the deputy chief for administration of the PNP;
• Lieutenant General Robert Rodriguez, the deputy chief for operations of the PNP;
• Lieutenant General Edgar Alan Okubo, the chief of the directorial staff of the PNP; 
• Police Major General Nicolas Torre III, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group; and
• Police Major General Anthony Aberin, chief of National Capital Region Police Office.

—AOL/KG, GMA Integrated News