Central Luzon gets new police chief

MANILA — The Central Luzon police has a new chief starting Monday.

Brig Gen. Rhodel Sermonia was appointed as the new regional director of the Central Luzon police, based on a Nov. 4 order from the National Police Commission.

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BGen Rhodel Sermonia will replace BGen Joel Coronel, who had earlier been designated as Director of the CIDG.

— Raffy Sison Santos (@raffsantos) November 4, 2019

Sermonia replaced Brig. Gen. Joel Coronel, who was earlier named director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the primary investigation arm of the police force.

Sermonia previously served as deputy of the PNP Directorate for Police Community Relations (DPCR).

-- With a report from Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News