The former chief of the Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) assumed the position of head of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), according to reports.
Maj. Gen. Felipe “Pipoy” Natividad will be heading the police office handling police operations in Metro Manila, reports add.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionaldo Carlos released an order installing Natividad as the new NCRPO chief effective Mar. 1, 2022.
Natividad replaced Major Gen. Vicente Danao as the latter is promoted as the new acting chief ot the Directorial Staff of the PNP.
Moreover, Natividad stayed in Bohol for 18 months as the head of the Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO). At that time he was still a colonel.
Natividad started his stint in Bohol in July 2016. He headed the police operations that hunted down the Abu Sayyaf infiltrators in April 2017.
He was instrumental in maintaining the peace and order in Bohol during the ASEAN summit meetings held in Panglao town also in 2017.
After his tenure as BPPO chief, Natividad was assigned to Camp Crame in 2017 and was replaced by Col. Angelito Geñorga.