MANILA, Philippines – Police Maj. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. was named by President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. as the new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief on Monday, April 24, 2023. Marcos Jr. picked Acorda, a fellow Ilocano to replace Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. as PNP chief. Acorda, who became the PNP's chief of the Directorate for intelligence from August 2022 until his recent appointment as PNP chief, is a member of the Philippine Military Academy 'Sambisig' Class of 1991. He served as Palawan Police Provincial Office chief from 2014 to 2016.

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