Ex-DOJ chief Vitaliano Aguirre appointed to NAPOLCOM

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II as commissioner of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Malacañang said Monday.

Aguirre will serve as commissioner representing the private sector.

“Mr. Aguirre served as Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary during the early years of the Duterte administration. This bodes well in his new position to make the police service competent, effective, credible and responsive to our people's needs,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said.

Aguirre resigned from his DOJ post in April 2018 amid criticisms over the initial dismissal of charges against suspected drug personalities.

He was succeeded by Menardo Guevarra, a former Palace official.

Duterte also recently appointed former Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. and former Pampanga governor Mark Lapid as Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority board member, respectively. —LDF, GMA News