Duterte appoints Wilkins Villanueva as new PDEA director general | Inquirer News

Duterte appoints Wilkins Villanueva as new PDEA director general

By: - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ
/ 10:03 PM May 26, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 10 director Wilkins Villanueva as the agency’s director general.

Villanueva is replacing PDEA’s outgoing chief Aaron Aquino.

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed this in a text message to INQUIRER.net Tuesday.

ADVERTISEMENT

Prior to being PDEA-10’s regional director, Villanueva served as PDEA-National Capital Region (NCR) chief.

Villanueva was also chief of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence and investigation service.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

TAGS: Aaron Aquino, drug czar, PDEA, Rodrigo Duterte

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.