President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday designated Police Lieutenant General Dionardo Bernardo Carlos as new chief of the Philippine National Police who will replace retiring PNP chief, Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar.
In a statement, PGen Eleazar earlier urged the 222,000-strong PNP to rally behind the new leadership under PLtGen Carlos who will formally assume command as the 27th Chief PNP on Friday.
PLtGen Carlos, an alumnus of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal” Class 1988 is erstwhile 4th in command of the PNP as The Chief of Directorial Staff under PGen Eleazar.
He has served a well-rounded career in all his designations to key positions in the PNP as Director for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) in Visayas, The Director for Police Community Relations (DPCR), Director for Information and Communication Technology Management (DICTM), Director of the Highway Patrol Group, Director of the Aviation Security Group, Regional Director of Police Regional Office 8 in Eastern Visayas; and Provincial Director of Police Provincial Offices in Negros Oriental and Quezon province.
PLtGen Carlos also served as chief of the PNP Public Information Office and PNP Spokesperson at the National Headquarters and Chief Regional PIO of NCRPO and also performed staff function in the Center for Police Strategy Management (CPSM) and Office of the chief PNP.
He is highly trained in special police operations particularly in crisis management and response, urban counter-revolutionary warfare, counter-hijacking, explosive ordnance disposal, VIP security and anti-terrorist operations.
PLtGen Carlos holds two Master’s Degrees in Management from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the Philippine Christian University (PCU).
He is elder brother to Rear Admiral Alberto B Carlos of the Philippine Navy.
He is a parent to son Samuel, 24, and daughter Eliana Nicole, 18. (PNP/PIA-NCR)
