Jaime Santiago | |
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Director of the National Bureau of Investigation | |
Assumed office June 14, 2024 | |
President | Ferdinand R. Marcos,Jr. |
Preceded by | Medardo G. de Lemos |
Personal details | |
Born | Jaime B. Santiago January 9,1958 Philippines |
Alma mater | Philippine College of Criminology (BS) Manuel L. Quezon University (LLB) |
Police career | |
Service | Philippine National Police |
Allegiance | Philippines |
Divisions | Manila Police District |
Service years | 1979–2001 |
Rank | Senior Inspector |
Jaime B. Santiago is a Filipino retired police officer,lawyer and retired court judge serving as current director of the National Bureau of Investigation.
A licensed criminologist graduate of Philippine College of Criminology, [1] Santiago started his career at the Western Police District (WPD) with the rank of Patrolman in 1979. He was later became as a sharpshooting SWAT unit member. While at the police force,he was graduated with his Bachelor of Laws at the Manuel L. Quezon University in 1993,while he was in a police sergeant. He also gained an 81.65% passing grade at 1994 Philippine Bar Exam. [2]
He received awards such as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year of WPD in 1995,Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) of Jaycees in the same year and in 1996,was the Act of Heroism of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO). He retired with the rank of police senior inspector in 2001. [2]
Santiago became a prosecutor in 2003 to 2006,and later,a presiding judge for the Manila RTC. [2] He also served as a professor of criminology for Emilio Aguinaldo College and for his alma mater Philippine College of Criminology. [1] president of the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines and a member of the Supreme Court's Committee on Security. [3]
He was awarded as Outstanding Criminologist by the Professional Regulation Commission in 2012. [1]
Santiago was appointed as director of the National Bureau of Investigation on June 14,2024. [3]
He was portrayed by then-Cavite Vice Governor Bong Revilla in 1996 movie,SPO4 Santiago:Sharpshooter. [2]
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