President Aquino appoints new Napolcom commissioner (Bio data)

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 8): President Aquino appoints new Napolcom commissioner

President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed retired Police Director Felizardo M. Serapio Jr. as commissioner of the National Police Commission (Napolcom), representing the law enforcement sector, for a term of six years.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary and Napolcom Chairman Mel Senen S. Sarmiento said that the President signed on Feb. 11, 2016 the appointment of Commissioner Serapio to replace former Commissioner Luisito T. Palmera whose term of office ended on Jan. 7, 2016.

Napolcom Vice Chairman and Executive Officer Eduardo U. Escueta said that prior to his appointment as Napolcom commissioner, Serapio was the undersecretary and head of the Law Enforcement and Security Integration Office under the Office of the Executive Secretary. He was also the Executive Director of the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime.

Commissioner Serapio also served as head of the Interpol National Central Bureau Secretariat, officer-in-charge of the ASEAN Senior Official on Transnational Crime-Philippines, and head of the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, ASEAN Senior Official on Transnational Crime.

Serapio retired from the police service in June 2010 where he held various key positions, such as head of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations-Western Mindanao, regional director of Police Regional Office 12, and director of the Special Action Force.

Serapio was known in the PNP as a crisis manager. He was a graduate of the RP-UK Crisis Management Assistance Program (CMAP) and various crisis management courses held in the United States of America, United Kingdom and Thailand. He shared his expertise by serving as resource person in CMAP trainings conducted by the PNP.

He was also known as the “Father of Police Intervention Training” as he was among the few who introduced it in the PNP.

At present, the Napolcom is chaired by Secretary Sarmiento with Vice Chairman Escueta, Commissioner Alejandro S. Urro, Commissioner Constancia P. De Guzman and Commissioner Serapio as regular members and PNP Chief PDG Ricardo C. Marquez as ex-officio Commissioner.

“The Napolcom welcomes the well-deserved appointment of Commissioner Serapio. His vast experience in law enforcement and participation as resource person in international law enforcement integration and cooperation will definitely be an asset to the Commission,” Escueta said.

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