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The Philippines’ new police chief pledged to be accountable and transparent in fighting crime and leading the 230,000-strong national force, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inducted him into the post Monday.
Maj. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil becomes the third chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to serve under Marcos since the president took office in mid-2022. Marbil, a 1991 graduate of the elite Philippine Military Academy, replaces police Gen. Benjamin Acorda, who officially retired on Monday.
“We need officers who recognize that it is simply not enough to act decisively,…