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Vicente Danao is new acting PNP chief: Palace

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Joyce Balancio and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao. ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/09/16/20190729-manila-city-hall-isko-presscon-gc-0792.jpg"/><figcaption>Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. as the new acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Malacañang said on Thursday. </p><p>Danao will replace outgoing PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos, who is set to to retire on the eve of the May 9 elections.</p><p>&quot;We are confident that General Danao will continue efforts to transform the PNP into a more dynamic and more professional organization performing its mandate of serving and protecting our people,&quot; acting Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar said in a statement.</p><p>Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Danao&#x27;s new role would be &quot;pivotal and timely&quot; given the national elections, where his first order would concern the deployment of officers to maintain peace. </p><p>&quot;As commander of the National Security Task Force on National and Local Elections, Danao is more than cut out for the job of ensuring a safe and peaceful elections as he has been involved in the planning and security preparations for the elections since Day 1,&quot; said Año. </p><p>The change in PNP leadership will not affect its election preparations as these were in place since last year, he said. </p><p>Prior to his new assignment, Danao headed the PNP Directorial Staff. He was also the former police chief of Metro Manila and Calabarzon. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/10/20/calabarzon-top-cop-danao-is-new-metro-manila-police-chief">Calabarzon top cop Danao is new Metro Manila police chief</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/02/22/new-pnp-saf-ncrpo-chiefs-formally-assume-office">New PNP-SAF, NCRPO chiefs formally assume office</a></li></ul><p>President Rodrigo Duterte this week said his choice of the 220,000-strong PNP&#x27;s acting chief was based on &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/22/duterte-acting-pnp-chief-to-be-named-tuesday">track record</a>.&quot;</p><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2017395" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

President Duterte has designated Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. as the new acting chief of the PNP, Malacañang said. 

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Vicente Danao is new acting PNP chief: Palace

Joyce Balancio and Job Manahan,

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Published May 05, 2022 03:44 PM PHT

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Updated May 05, 2022 03:45 PM PHT

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