Rommel Marbil Explained

Honorific Prefix:Police General
Rommel Marbil
Birth Name:Rommel Francisco Dayleg Marbil
Birth Date:1969 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Order:28th
Office:Chief of the Philippine National Police
President:Bongbong Marcos
Term Start:April 1,2024
Predecessor:PLt.Gen. Emmanuel B. Peralta (OIC)
Module:
Child:yes
Service Label:Service
Service:Philippine National Police
Serviceyears:1991–present
Department Label:Divisions
Branch Label:Police offices
Alma Mater:Philippine Military Academy

Rommel Francisco Dayleg Marbil (born February 7, 1969) is a Filipino police officer who serves as the Chief of the Philippine National Police.

Career

Graduate of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Sambisig” Class of 1991, Marbil served on his early years as the chief of Bacoor City police (2004 to 2006), commander of the Presidential Protection Security Force of United Nations Contingent in Liberia (2006 to 2007), and chief of the Force Intelligence Division of Special Action Force (2008 to 2009).[1]

He served as director of the Agusan del Norte police way back in 2014 until 2015. Before the pandemic, Marbil became the chief of staff of the Civil Security Group from 2019 to 2020. He led the Highway Patrol Group as its director from November 19, 2021, to August 8, 2022. He also served as the regional director of Eastern Visayas police from August 8, 2022, to May 2, 2023.

Marbil also served as the director of PNP’s Directorate for Comptrollership from May 2, 2023, to April 1, 2024, before being appointed as the new Chief of the Philippine National Police.[2] [3]

Personal life

Outside PNP, Marbil is a husband to Mary Rose and a father to daughter Robyn Marie.

Notes and References

  1. News: Argosino . Faith . 2024-04-01 . Getting to know new PNP chief Maj. Gen. Marbil . Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. News: Bolledo . Jairo . 2024-04-01 . Marcos appoints Rommel Francisco Marbil as new PNP chief . Rappler.
  3. News: Mangaluz . Jean . 2024-04-01 . Maj. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil is new PNP chief . Philippine Daily Inquirer.