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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Menorias and the surname or paternal family name is Sinas.
Retired PGEN
Debold M. Sinas
Sinas in 2020
Undersecretary of the Office of the President of the Philippines
In office September 11, 2021 – June 30, 2022
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Chief of the Philippine National Police
In office November 10, 2020 – May 8, 2021
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
PGen. Camilo Cascolan
Succeeded by
PGen. Guillermo Eleazar
Previous PNP positions
Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office
In office October 16, 2019 – November 10, 2020
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
PMGen. Guillermo Eleazar
Succeeded by
PMGen. Vicente Danao
Regional Director of the PNP Police Regional Office 7
In office July 2018 – October 16, 2019
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
PCSupt. Robert G. Quenery
Succeeded by
PBGen. Valeriano T. De Leon
Personal details
Born
Debold Menorias Sinas
(1965-05-08) May 8, 1965 (age 58) Butuan, Agusan, Philippines
Alma mater
Philippine Military Academy
Philippine Christian University[1]
Police career
Allegiance
Philippines
Department
Philippine National Police
National Capital Region Police Office
Police Regional Office 7
PNP Crime Laboratory Group
Police Regional Office 12
Service years
1987–2021
Rank
Police General
Debold Menorias Sinas (born May 8, 1965) is a Filipino retired police general who served as Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from November 2020 to May 2021.[1] During his tenure, he oversaw the COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines. However, he was also accused of violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules himself.[2]
Sinas graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1987. He served as the police chief of Central Visayas and Metro Manila before becoming chief of the PNP. After his retirement, he was appointed as an undersecretary to President Rodrigo Duterte. Since July 2022, he is serving as Cebu City's peace and order adviser.
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^"Sinas says sorry for birthday party during ECQ". Rappler. May 13, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020. NCRPO cops held a surprise birthday party for Sinas on May 8 to celebrate his 55th birthday. They gave a mañanita – an early morning serenade – for Sinas then they dines together without observing physical distancing, breaking quarantine protocols.
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2020-05-06. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-06-24. "Sinas, 18 Metro Manila cops charged for birthday feast". cnn. Archived from the...
investigation. On the same day, Philippine National Police chief Gen. DeboldSinas threatened to hunt down the suspects of Dacera's death if they did not...
justifying the shooting of the Gregorios. On December 22, PNP Chief DeboldSinas personally visited the wake of the Gregorios. Lawmakers from both the...
Uniter. The holding of a mañanita for NCRPO's chief (later PNP Chief) DeboldSinas amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila was criticized for breaching...
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Francis Zamora and National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief DeboldSinas arrived at the hostage taking site. At 2:30 pm, the Greenhills management...
decided to have a joint investigation on the matter, while Police General DeboldSinas appointed the CIDG as the lead investigating body. The Department of...
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taken from that Japanese anime series that Police Brigadier General DeboldSinas, outgoing Police Regional Office in Central (PRO-7) Visayas director...
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on March 15, 2022. Parrocha, Azer (November 9, 2020). "Duterte appoints Sinas as PNP chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on November...
committed by officers enforcing the ECQ. On May 12, photos of NCRPO chief DeboldSinas celebrating his birthday on May 8 went viral and drew flak online for...
staying at their homes as stated by NCRPO chief Police Major General DeboldSinas. After 24 days of the ECQ, the crime rate dropped to 62% in Luzon according...
its actions, stating that the operations were legitimate. PNP Chief DeboldSinas stated that the existence of search warrants proves their legitimacy...
protest, she dressed up as Metro Manila Police Chief DeboldSinas in June 2020 as a reference to Sinas' controversial birthday celebration amidst prevailing...
of National Capital Region Police Office Regional Director Maj. Gen. DeboldSinas on May 8, 2020, despite the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) being...
Retrieved March 15, 2022. Parrocha, Azer (November 9, 2020). "Duterte appoints Sinas as PNP chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on November...
hometown. In an official statement, Philippine National Police chief Gen. DeboldSinas had described the transfer as having been done without the knowledge...
Robredo electoral protest. Nov 23–Dec 2, 2020 Pulse Asia 2,400 ±2.0% Typhoon Ulysses, appointment of DeboldSinas as Chief of the Philippine National Police...
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