Nerez appointed new PDEA chief

Nerez appointed new PDEA chief

By: - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ
/ 02:41 PM February 04, 2025

Nerez is new chief of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

MANILA, Philippines —  President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has named retired Maj. Gen. Isagani Nerez as the new chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed this in a Viber message to reporters on Tuesday.

Nerez took his oath at Malacañang earlier in the day. He will replace Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo.

In 2022, Nerez was appointed by Marcos as undersecretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs.

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