Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde, the Philippine National Police chief, mentioned three possible successors when he retires in October, namely, directorial staff chief, Police Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan; deputy chief for operations, Police Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa and National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director, Police Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar. ADVERTISEMENTIn Metro Manila, “major focus crimes” such as murder, homicide, physical injuries, rape, robbery, theft and carjacking dropped 57.69 percent in the first 35 months of the Duterte administration. Again, this was a very clear indication that they favored the war on drugs as implemented by Bato, Albayalde and now, Eleazar. Since June 1, 2018, the crime rate in Metro Manila has dropped with Eleazar at the helm of the NCRPO. No offense to the other candidates for PNP chief, but Eleazar will be hard to beat.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 03, 2019 21:00 UTC