Cordero tops PESE exam by Napolcom
POLICE Lieutenant Colonel Jericho Angelito Q. Cordero, Doctor of Medicine and a Fellow Pathologist, placed first in the 2022 Police Executive Service Eligibility (PESE) examination administered by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) for the third level ranks in the Philippine National Police (PNP).
The 16th PESE conferment rites was held on April 28, 2022, at the Jesse Robredo Hall, DILG-NAPOLCOM Center in Quezon City, with DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) Secretary and Napolcom Chairman Eduardo M. Año as the guest of honor and speaker.
In his message, Secretary Año urged the conferees to continue the gains they have accomplished and pursue the internal cleansing and image building for the PNP.
He also reminded the police officials to brace themselves for the transition stage when it is time for the country to welcome its next leaders.
“Your strategic direction will surely change based on the priorities they set for the nation in the next six years. Paghandaan natin ito, ngunit huwag din nating kalimutan o iwanan ang mga magagandang programa at repormang tinatag natin sa mga nakaraang anim na taon. Rather, we must push for the continuity of the good programs we began for peace-building, community, and CSO engagement, good governance, and development. These will serve as the useful foundations that the succeeding administrations can use and build on during their terms,” Secretary Año said.
P/Lt. Col. Cordero, assistant regional chief of the Regional Crime Laboratory Office in Region 8 (RCLO 8), is this year’s topnotcher among the 263 senior police officials who passed the written examination and the validation interview phases of the PESE examination.
Lt. Col. Cordero has remarkable academic credentials. Aside from being a licensed medical doctor, he is also a registered nurse.
He ranked no. 4 in Anatomic Pathology Certifying Board Examination and holds a master’s degree in Management major in Public Administration (MMPA).
He is also a bemedaled police officer and a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in his 20 years of dedicated police service.
He is an experienced resource speaker/lecturer in various schools and training institutions.
Before his present assignment at RCLO 8, Cordero served as Assistant Chief and subsequently as Chief of RCLO 4A, Cavite PCLO.
He was also assigned to the Administrative and Resource Management Division (ARMD), Service Support Section, PNP NHQ, Camp Crame, Quezon City.
Other PNP officials who made it to the top five are P/Lt. Col. Richard Allan B. Mangalip, Forensic Chemical Officer at the PNP Crime Laboratory, PNP NHQ, Camp Crame, Quezon City (Top 2); P/Lt. Col. Maria Theresa T. Macatangay, Chief of Police, Danao City Police Station, Cebu Provincial Police Office (Top 3); and P/Lt. Col. Denver A. Alidao, Assistant Chief, Historical and Cultural Affairs Division-Police Community Affairs and Development Group (HCAD- PCADG), PNP NHQ, Camp Crame, Quezon City (Top 4).
Three police officials shared the Top 5 ranking: P/Lt. Col. Joelito R. Orias, Administrative and Resource Management Division (ARMD), Special Action Force (SAF), Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City; P/Lt. Col. Donna N. Villareal, Legal Officer, Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM), Legal Service; and P/Lt. Col. Joem J. Malong, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Bago City Police Station, Negros Occidental.
The PESE is an eligibility requirement for the third level ranks of Police Colonel, Police Brigadier General, Police Major General, Police Lieutenant General, and Police General.
Designed to select the best future leaders in the police service, the PESE, which consists of written examination and panel interview, tests the ability of police officials to answer analytical questions on police leadership and police values.
