Police General Dionardo Bernardo Carlos (born May 8, 1966 in

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, Philippines) is a Filipino police officer who served as the 27th

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of the

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from November 13, 2021 up to May 08, 2022 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56. He was appointed by President

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Early life and education

Carlos was born on May 8, 1966 in

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to marine biologist Osmundo Carlos from

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, Quezon and nurse Erlinda Bernardo from

Guiuan Guiuan ( �giˌwan; war, Bungto han Guiuan, fil, Bayan ng Guiuan), officially the Municipality of Guiuan, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity of Samar Island and ...

Eastern Samar Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; tl, Silangang Samar), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies ...

. He spent his childhood in his mother's hometown before moving back to Lucena to begin schooling. Carlos attended the Luzonian University Foundation (now

Enverga University Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation (MSEUF), also known as Enverga University, is a private, non-sectarian university, which is situated mainly in Lucena, Quezon. It has satellite campuses in Candelaria, Catanauan, Sampaloc, San Antonio, a ...

) and graduated class salutatorian. Carlos studied for a year at the

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. In 1984, he entered the

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, and graduated as part of the Maringal Class of 1988. Carlos also holds

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degrees from the

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and

Philippine Christian University The Philippine Christian University (PCU) is a private, Protestant coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the laymen of the Evangelical Assoc ...

Career

After graduating, Carlos was commissioned as a police second lieutenant in the

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. He was assigned to Camp Guillermo Nakar in Quezon. He worked to combat the

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, a communist insurgent group in the Philippines, and was stationed in Southern Luzon for four years. From 1992 to 1993, he served in the international peacekeeping mission of the

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, as part of the Philippine contingent. Carlos joined the

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of the Philippine National Police in 1994, and worked in counter-terrorism and special operations for six years. He returned to international peacekeeping as an officer in the

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. In 2000, Carlos joined as one of its pioneers the newly established

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA, , ; Filipino: ''Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot'') is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any ...

, serving as its deputy intelligence chief. He would use this experience and return to the Philippine National Police as part of the now defunct Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force. From 2006 to 2008, Carlos served as City Police Chief of

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. Throughout his career in law enforcement, Carlos has assumed several key positions within the Philippine National Police, including Director its Aviation Security Group and Highway Patrol Group, and Director for Integrated Police Operations in Visayas and in Southern Luzon. He has also served as the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police. On May 8, 2021, Carlos was promoted to Chief of Directorial Staff, becoming part of the Philippine National Police Command Group. In November of 2021, President

appointed Carlos

Chief of the Philippine National Police The Chief of the Philippine National Police (abbreviated as C, PNP; Filipino: ''Hepe ng Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas'') is the head of the Philippines' national police body, the Philippine National Police (PNP). The position is invariably held b ...

, the highest ranking position within the police force. He succeeded Police General

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on November 12, 2021.

Personal life

Carlos is married to Ana Lorraine Cruz and has two children, Samuel, and Eliana Nicole. He is the elder brother of

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Alberto Carlos, who currently serves as the commander of the Philippine Fleet, under the

Philippine Navy The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an e ...

. He is also an avid motorcycle rider, rescue diver, and seasoned skydiver.

References

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