CAMP CRAME, Quezon City – Eight Senior officials were formally inducted as major generals and brigadier generals at the Philippine National Police (PNP) head quarters.

PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. led the donning of ranks for Major Generals Harold Tuzon, Victor Wanchakan, and Rudolph Dimas and Brigadier Generals Lex Ephraim Gurat, Victor Arevalo, Alfredo Dangani, Roderick Mariano, and Redrico Maranan.

“I wish to inform you that, per the endorsement of the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission and as recommended by the National Police Commission (Napolcom)… the promotion of Police Colonel Redrico Atienza Maranan to the next higher rank of Police Brigadier General is hereby approved

Mariano is the No. 2 man of the Police Regional Office 13 (Caraga). Arevalo, on the other hand, is the head of the Center for Police Strategy Management, which is in charge of directing the PNP to good performance management down to the lowest units.

The approval of the officials’ promotion was delayed due to the evaluation and assessment of all senior officers as part of the internal cleansing to eliminate ranking officials with drug links.