Retired judge Jaime Santiago, who became well known as a sharpshooter, has been appointed by President Marcos as the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Santiago took his oath of office before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Friday morning, June 14.
Aside from being a retired judge, Santiago was also a sharpshooter from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team during his heyday in Manila’s Finest.
He served at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Western Police District from 1979 to 2000. Santiago rose to fame when his life was featured in a 1996 Filipino biographical action film.
Santiago finished BS Criminology at the Philippine College of Criminology (PCCR) and took up Law at the Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU).
He served as Criminal Law professor at the Emilio Aguinaldo College, Philippine College of Criminology, and Emilio Aguinaldo College.
The new NBI director was also the acting executive/presiding judge of the Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) in the cities of Manila and Tagaytay, and a former Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) judge of Manila City.
He served as the assistant city prosecutor of the Department of Justice-Office of the City Prosecutor (DOJ-OCP) from October 2003 to December 2006.
Santiago is also a former Deputy Executive Vice President of the Philippine Judges Association and former President of the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines (METCJAP).
He was also named one of the 10 Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) by the Philippine Jaycees in 2009 and Outstanding Criminologist by the Professional Regulation Commission in 2012.