Uyami is new CIDG chief

MANILA, Philippines– The new chief of the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group was sworn in Thursday following the resignation of Police Director Samuel Pagdilao last week.

Chief Superintendent Frank Uyami was formally installed in a turnover ceremony at the CIDG office inside Camp Crame in Quezon City.

Uyami, a member of PMA class ’82, was the former head of Pasig City police and PNP’s Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force.