Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. has designated Police Major General (PMGen) Jonnel Estomo as the new head of the Area Police Command – Western Mindanao (APC-WM) replacing LtGen. Vicente Danao Jr.
Danao retired from active service on Thursday upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.
Before his reassignment, Estomo served as the chief of the PNP’s Directorate for Plans (DPL) and Director of the National Capital
Region Police Office (NCRPO).
Meanwhile, Police BGen. Nicolas Salvador was named officer-in-charge of the DPL.
As APC-WM chief, Estomo will supervise police operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Estomo also served as chief of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol), National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), and the PNP
Anti-Kidnapping Group.
He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Tanglaw-Diwa” Class of 1992.