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Police Maj. Gen. Leo Francisco was named as the new director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
A member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1992, Francisco replaced Police Maj. Gen. Romeo Caramat, Jr. who was designated as the new commander of the Area Police Command-Northern Luzon.
Before being appointed as the new CIDG chief, Francisco served as director of the Manila Police District and regional director of Police Regional Office VI.
He also assumed the position as head of the PNP Directorate for Operations and later the head of the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM).
Francisco was replaced by Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay.
The reshuffle of the three senior police officials was the second reorganization since PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil took over as the top cop last month.
The order took effect on Thursday, May 2.