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Banac named PNP's No. 2 man

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August 07 2025

Police Lt. Gen. Bernard M. Banac, the former chief information officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is now back at Camp Crame in Quezon City after staying for more than a year as commander of police forces in Western Mindanao.

- By AARON RECUENCO

Banac named PNP's No. 2 man

This, after he was named as the PNP's Deputy Chief for Administration, or the national police force's number two man, in a special order dated Aug. 5 and approved by PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III.

The same order, which took effect on Wednesday, Aug. 6, paved the way for the swapping of positions between Banac and Police Lt. Gen. Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., the former PNP Deputy Chief for Operation who will take over the post vacated by Banac as commander of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao.

Aside from holding the PNP chief information officer, Banac also served as the provincial director of Sorsogon, the regional director of Eastern Visayas, and as commander of the PNP's elite Special Action Force.

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