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Cordillera - Newly promoted PBGEN JACK LIMPAYOS WANKY, a proud Igorot born
in Buguias, Benguet is the first to fill up the position of Chief of Staff
of the Philippine National Police Academy after the supervision and control
were transferred from Philippine Public Safety College to the Philippine
National Police.
Born to a humble family whose primary source of livelihood is vegetable
trading and growing up with six female siblings, then young PBGen
Wanky was motivated and inspired to get better in life thereby taking up
Commerce at Saint Louis University in Baguio City.
However, life proved
itself not easy as he struggle to survive college due to financial
constraints. That was the time he decided to join the long maroon line of
the Philippine National Police Academy.
After two years of arduous training
and education, he graduated from the premier educational institution for
public safety officers in 1992 as part of the TAGAPAGPATUPAD Class.
He was first assigned in Central Mindanao where he had his first taste of
battle against rebels and secessionists.
Like infantry soldiers, he and his
fellow police officers had fought for peace and order but with a costly
trade-off as one of his classmates ended up being one of the casualties of
their operations.
He too was once wounded in a gun battle but fortunate to
survive. Such first-hand experiences induced him to continuously serve his
country and people. Eventually, In 1996 after serving as Aide de Camp of
then PBGEN JOVENCIO INES SALES, he served successively for more than 10
years as Chief of Police in four municipalities in the Province of Iloilo,
and Station Commander of JARO District in Iloilo City.
He also served as
Chief of the Boracay Special Protection Unit, the PNP force tasked to secure
the famous and world class tourist destination in the country, the Boracay
Island.
Drawing lessons from the Bali Bombing incident, he implemented the
One entry One exit policy that immensely contributed to the overall security
of the said tourist island up to this time.
Presented with the chance to serve and explore new places, he opted to
settle permanently in Iloilo for his heart was captured by an Ilongga.
He
was married to Ms. Julie Gosiaoco of La Carlota City in Negros Occidental
and they had three sons which they named Von, Jose Luis and Nathaniel.
Following his last assignment in Iloilo City, he continued his law
enforcement career as he transferred to a National Operational Support Unit.
In 2009 to 2013, he served as Chief of Regional Intelligence Units of Region
6 and Region 13 successively.
He was exposed to various intelligence works
where his contributions led to various major successful operations against
the terrorist dissidents and the arrest of Most wanted personalities.
He
also worked out for the surrender of numerous NPA Cadres in CARAGA region
who opted to return to the folds of law. These triumphs earned him
numerous awards and commendations.
In 2014, he joined the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group and was designated Chief
of the Mindanao Field Unit.
His area of designation practically covers all
parts of Mindanao to include Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi Tawi
(ZAMBASULTA) area where kidnapping was very rampant perpetrated by the
ABUSAYAF Group. Applying his acquired knowledge from his training in Hostage
Negotiation in Scotland Yard, UK, his participation was material to the
successful negotiated release of some numbers of abducted Foreign Nationals
and local victims that were held hostage in the jungles of Sulu
Island.
After his stint in Mindanao, he went back to Region 6 and served as Chief
of Regional Mobile Force Battalion, then Chief of Regional Intelligence
Division until he became the City Director of Bacolod City in 2017.
A
year later, he was personally invited by the former PNPA director PBGEN
JOSEPH CAGAYAN ADNOL , to serve as Executive Director for PNPA.
The recent promotion of PBGen Jack Limpayos Wanky to a star rank made him
the very first police officer to fill up the position of Chief of Staff of
PNPA effectively on November 25, 2020.
source || 3C Brett Bantiyan Maslang PNPA.EDU
