Debold Sinas

Debold Menorias Sinas (born May 8, 1965)[1] is a Filipino police officer. He is the chief of the Philippine National Police's National Capital Region Police Office since 2019.[2]

Debold Sinas
Debold Sinas, March 2020
Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office
Assumed office
October 16, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byGuillermo Eleazar
Regional Director of the PNP Police Regional Office 7
In office
July 2018 – October 16, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Succeeded byValeriano De Leon
Personal details
Born (1965-05-08) May 8, 1965
Butuan, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
Police career
Allegiance Philippines
DepartmentPhilippine National Police
Service years1987–present
Rank Police Major General

Early life and education

Sinas was born in Butuan. He spent most of his teenage years in Mindanao due to the assignments of his father, who is a military officer. At the encouragement of his father, he entered the Philippine Military Academy, and graduated from the institution in 1987 as part of the Hinirang class.[3]

Career

Prior to serving as Central Visayas police chief, Sinas served in the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) as Deputy Regional Director for Administration and in Camp Crame as secretary to the Directorial Staff under the Office of the Chief Directorial Staff and later, director of the PNP Crime Laboratory.[4][5][6] He was promoted to Police Chief Superintendent in April 2017.[7]

Central Visayas chief

Sinas was police chief of the Philippine National Police's Police Regional Office 7 (PRO-7), which had jurisdiction over Central Visayas, for one year and four months.[8] He worked under the office from July 2018 to October 2019.[9] During his term at this post, Negros Oriental, a province under his jurisdiction, was the subject of intense scrutiny due to the 2017–19 Negros Island killings which led to Sinas appearing at an August 2019 Senate hearing to explain the increased number of killings in the province.[6]

Metro Manila chief

Sinas was reassigned to Metro Manila in October 2019. His appointment as chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) was announced on October 10, 2019.[8] and formally assumed the position on October 16, vowing to tackle illegal drugs, bribery, and gambling in Metro Manila. He succeeded Guillermo Eleazar, who was appointed as chief of the PNP Directorial Staff.[10]

By November 2019, 143 police officers from Central Visayas were reassigned to Metro Manila police office. One of the transferred personnel was assigned as the office's intelligence officer, though Sinas did not enact other leadership changes at the time.[11]

Sinas launched a biometrics system for the NCRPO on December 2, 2019 for accurate attendance monitoring of the police office's personnel.[12]

He oversaw police response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila, one of the most hardest hit regions of the pandemic. However, his stint as Metro Manila chief was marred by a controversy over an organization of a mañanita for his birthday on May 8 at Camp Bagong Diwa. A mañanita is a tradition in the police where senior officers are greeted by their personnel in the early morning of their birthdays. The holding of the occasion had negative reception from the public with the leadership of the Philippine National Police, filing charges against and eighteen other officers him for violation of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, particularly on provisions concerning social distancing and mass gathering at the time.[13] Although Sinas keeps his post due to "emergency situation" concerning the pandemic, the police agency is concerned that his programs related to COVID-19 response might be disrupted.[14][15][16][17] Sinas has apologized for the event though he insisted that his office observed appropriate protocols.[9] On May 20, President Rodrigo Duterte decided against dismissing Sinas or transferring him to another post, vouching for his character believing that he was not at fault for being "serenaded" during his birthday.[18][19]

On July 18, Sinas and other armed NCRPO officials were accused of harassment by the Delos Santos family, with the incident being filmed by a CCTV camera and the footage going viral online. The NCRPO are allegedly attempting to evict the Delos Santos family from the property which will be used to build a quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients. Sinas explained that the property is owned by the PNP, and that the family's patriarch, Executive Master Sergeant Arnel Delos Santos, was allowed to live there temporarily with an agreement to vacate property after his retirement in November 2018.[20]

Personal life

Sinas has two children.[3]

References
  1. "Sinas says sorry for birthday party during ECQ". Rappler. May 13, 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020. NCRPO cops held a surprise birthday party for Sinas on May 8 to celebrate his 55th birthday. They gave a mañanita – an early morning serenade – for Sinas then they dines together without observing physical distancing, breaking quarantine protocols.
  2. "Outgoing Police Regional Office 7 Director Brigadier General Debold Sinas Paid A Farewell Visit To Cebu City Mayor Edgar Colina Labella". Cebu City Government. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. Bajenteng, Johanna Marie (6 October 2018). "Sinas gets bold with work, life". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. Tuyay, Francisco (December 20, 2016). "9 PNP officials in new positions". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. Avila, Mae Clydyl (June 12, 2018). "Sinas intends to raise efficacy of PRO-7's crime laboratory". The Freeman. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. Macasero, Ryan (October 16, 2019). "Get to know Metro Manila's new police chief Debold Sinas". Rappler. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. "PNP Welcomes Newly Promoted Star-ranked Officers". Philippine National Police Official Website. April 21, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. Timtim, Alven Marie (11 October 2019). "Sinas bids PRO-7 farewell; feels mixed emotions with new appointment". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "'Just like any other birthdays,' says Cebu-based media group head on Sinas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. Marquez, Consuelo (16 October 2019). "New NCRPO chief Sinas: No tolerance for cops in drugs, bribery, gambling". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. "Sinas sees nothing wrong with transfer of 143 cops from Central Visayas to Metro Manila". Manila Bulletin. November 5, 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. "NCRPO implements biometrics to monitor cops' attendance". Philippine News Agency. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. Marquez, Consuelo (May 15, 2020). "PNP-IAS files criminal raps vs Sinas, 18 others over birthday 'mañanita'". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. Recuenco, Aaron (18 May 2020). "Sinas stays as NCRPO amid public uproar, filing of charges over mañanita". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  15. Movido, Angel (May 18, 2020). "Sinas 'hard to replace', will stay as Metro Manila top cop: PNP chief". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  16. Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (May 18, 2020). "Sinas 'hard to replace', retained as NCRPO chief despite charges". SunStar Philippines. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  17. Luna, Franco (May 18, 2020). "'Hard to replace': Sinas to stay as NCRPO director, PNP chief says". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  18. "Duterte keeps confidence in Sinas amid birthday party flak". CNN Philippines. May 20, 2020. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  19. Moya, Jove (May 20, 2020). "Duterte defends Sinas, retains him as NCRPO chief". SunStar Philippines. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  20. Gonzales, Cathrine (July 19, 2020). "NCRPO cops accused of harassing Taguig family; Sinas explains move". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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