Malacañang on Tuesday announced the appointment of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong as chairpersons of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s regional peace and order council (RPOC) in Region X1 and Cordillera Administration Region (CAR, respectively.)
Other appointed peace and order council chairpersons were former Philippine National Police chief now Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. for Region III, Ahod Ebrahim for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Eduardo Gadiano for MIMAROPA, Jose Edwin Hamor for Region V, Dulce Ann Hofer for Region IX, Eugenio Jose Lacson for Region VI, Raphaelle Veronica Ortega-David for Region I, Carlos Padilla for Region II and Alexander Pimentel for Region XIII.
Also appointed as council vice chairmen were Benedict M. Arevalo for Region VI and VII, Adonis Bajao for Region V, Mafelino Bazar for CAR, Jerry Bearis for Region VII, Roberto S. Capulong for Region IV-A and MIMAROPA, John Chua for Region I, Lawrence for Region X, Rudolph Dimas for Region V, and Andrew Costelo for I and III.
The Presidential Communications Office also released the appointments as vice chairmen of Jonnel Estomo for the National Capital Region (NCR), Leo Francisco, for Region VI, John Guyguyon for the BARMM, Sidney Hernia for MIMAROPA, Pablo Labra II for Region XIII, Carmilo Ligayo for Region VIII, Jimilil Macaraeg for Region XII, Wilbur Mamawag for Region X and XIII, Rommel Francisco Marbil for Region VIII, Alexei Musñgi for the NCR, Antonio Nafarrete for Region IX, Jose Melencio Nartatez for Region IV-A, Jose Eriel Niembra for Region XI, Audrey Pasia for Region II and CAR, Cesar Pasiwen for Region III, Alex Rilleer for Region XII, Percival Rumbaoa for Region II, and Benjamin Silo Jr for Region XI.Appointed also was the cousin of both President Marcos and Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Mayor Alfred Romualdez of Tacloban City was appointed as chairman for, Region VIII, together with Xavier Jesus Romualdo as chairman for Region X, along with Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr., for Region XII, Angelina Tan, for Region IV-A and San Juan City Mayor Francisco Javier. Zamora for the NCR.
Another appointee in the DILG was Victor Oliveros who was named member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod in Puerto Princesa City.