Cordilleran general from Abra appointed PNP's Deputy Chief for Administration

Cordillera - A full-blooded Cordilleran from Abra has assumed the 2nd top post in the Philippine National Police hierarchy.

Police Lieutenant General Israel Ephraim Dickson, who is from the Tingguian tribe of Abra, has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief for Administration.

Prior to his appointment in the PNP's top office, Lt/Gen Dickson served as the head of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations-Northern Luzon and also in Visayas before he was appointed as head of the PNP Civil Security Group.

General Dickson  also served his own region in 2019 as the director of Police Regional Office (PRO) Cordillera.

During his stint as PRO-COR Director, Cordillera PNP was recognized as the Most Disciplined Cops in the entire country.

Gen. Dickson was also among the top officials who handled the case of PMA Cadet 4th Class Dormitorio, who died of hazing inside PMA campus.

Dickson belongs to the  PMA class of 1987. 

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Cordilleran general from Abra among contenders for next PNP Chief

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Cordillera - A full-blooded Cordilleran from Abra is among the top contenders for the Philippine National Police (PNP)'s top position as PNP Chief to replace outgoing General Debold Sinas.

Police Lieutenant General Israel Ephraim Dickson, who is from the Tingguian tribe of Abra is one of the top picks for the position when PNP Chief Sinas will leave office on May 8. 

General Dickson is the 4th in command as chief directorial staff of the PNP. 

He also served as the head of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations-Northern Luzon and also in Visayas before he was appointed as head of the PNP Civil Security Group.

Prior to his appointment in the PNP's top office, General Dickson  served his own region in 2019 as the director of Police Regional Office (PRO) Cordillera.

During his stint as PRO-COR Director, Cordillera PNP was recognized as the Most Disciplined Cops in the entire country.

Gen. Dickson was also among the top officials who handled the case of PMA Cadet 4th Class Dormitorio, who died of hazing inside PMA campus.

Dickson belongs to the  PMA class of 1987. 

Some of the top names floated as the next PNP are Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, Brigadier General Vicente Danao and Police Lieutenant General Joselito Vera Cruz.

Gen. Eleazar in the PNP's deputy chief for administration and the second highest-ranking police officer in the country. 

Gen. Danao is the current chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) while Gen. Cruz is the current commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid-19 Shield.

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Cordilleran cop takes oath as new PNP Chief before President Duterte

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Cordillera - President Rodrigo Duterte administered the oath-taking and donning of rank of newly-appointed Police General Camilo Cascolan as the new Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a ceremony at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on September 7, 2020 according to PCOO.

Earlier, Police Lieutenant General Camilo Cascolan has been appointed as the next Philippine National Police (PNP) chief upon the retirement of PNP Chief Archie Gamboa as confirmed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday (September 1, 2020).

“Lt. Gen. Cascolan is the new Chief PNP. PRRD signed the paper of appointment. That’s the decision of the President. We have to respect the wisdom and the decision. Cascolan is senior and qualified,” Año said.

The appointment was gladly accepted by Lt. Gen. Cascolan and vowed to take the responsibilities and challenges in providing a more efficient and effective police services. 

"I will lead the PNP along with the vision of a highly capable, effective and credible PNP that provides better and more reliable, more efficient and more effective police services," Cascolan said. 

Lt. Gen. Cascolan hails from the city of Baguio and became the first Cordilleran to assume the highest position in the Philippine National Police.

He finishes elementary at the Maryknoll Convent School and finished secondary education at the University of the Philippines Baguio High School. 

He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Sinagtala Class of 1986 and the fourth member of the class to serve as PNP chief following former PNP Chief-now Senator Dela Rosa, Archie Gamboa and Oscar Albayalde. 

Lt. Gen. Cascolan is set to retire on November 10th this year.

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