By Bohol Island News Staff / 11:02 PM October 15, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) officially appointed Police Brigadier General Valeriano “Val” De Leon, as the new regional director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7).
De Leon will replace Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, who has been reassigned to the National Capital Region Police Office.
CDN Digital reported that appointed officer-in-charge of PRO-7, Police Colonel Ildebrandi Usana, confirmed the appointment of De Leon on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2019, after the PNP’s command conference in Malacañang with President Rodrigo Duterte.

De Leon is the current chief of PNP Firearms Explosives Office (FEP) and a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 1989.
The turnover ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the PRO-7 headquarters in Camp Sergio Osmeña.