Philippine National Police (PNP) Spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo confirmed that there is a planned change within the ranks of the PNP.
Fajardo further said it is expected that in the coming days, there will be a reshuffle to fill the vacant positions left by retired officers.
On December 16, retirement honors were held for Deputy Chief for Operations Police Lieutenant General John Dubria, the second highest-ranking officer of the PNP.
Fajardo added that several important positions in the PNP remain vacant, including the director of the Directorate for Information and Communications Technology and the director of the Anti-Cybercrime Group.
Apart from that, the position of the director of the Headquarters Support Service is also expected to be vacant because of the imminent retirement of the current chief.