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President Rodrigo Duterte named Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director, Police Colonel Royina Garma, the next general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is the principal government agency for raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities of national

The main products of the PCSO are the sweepstakes and the lottery games.


Royina Garma will replace PCSO general manager Alexander Balutan, who resigned in March amid serious allegations of corruption in the agency.

Balutan, however, denied any involvement in corruption.

Alexander Balutan is a retired 2 Star General of the Philippine Marines.

In a press conference held at Camp Sergio Osmena earlier, Garma said she has availed of early retirement to join PCSO in July.

President Duterte assigned her to lead the Cebu City police in 2018. She had a strained relationship with former Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmena, a known Duterte critic.

 How well do you know Royina Garma?


11 Facts You May Not Know About PNP Colonel Royina Garma

  1. She is an Ilocano, She is from Cagayan Valley;
  2. She has worked with the PNP for 24 years;
  3. She has still 10 years in the PNP before reaching mandatory retirement;
  4.  She is a former Director of the CIDG in Region VII; She is also the 1st female director
    of the CIDG in Central Visayas; 
  5. She is just 45 years old;
  6.  She is a member of the PNPA "Kapanalig" Class of 1997;
  7.  She was once, the station commander of the Santa Ana Police Station in Davao City for two years, deputy chief of maintenance of the CIDG technical support division, and head of the Women and Children Protection Desk of the city for five years;
  8. She grew up with her grandmother;
  9. She has one daughter;
  10. She is a single mother, her marriage having been annulled;
  11. She is one of six graduates of the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) Course (ASC-15-1) held from April 02 to May 07 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)  in Honolulu. 

The PCSO is lucky to have a new General manager who is known for her courage and dedication as a public servant.

Update:
Royina Garma, a retired PNP colonel, has been in the news recently due to her involvement in investigations related to extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration. She served in key roles in the police force, including in Davao and Cebu, and was later appointed as the General Manager of the PCSO in 2019.

Garma is currently under scrutiny for her alleged involvement in the 2016 killings of three Chinese nationals, reportedly linked to the Duterte administration's war on drugs. She was detained by the House of Representatives for being evasive during questioning about her relationship with former President Duterte. The investigation is part of a broader inquiry into extrajudicial killings and allegations of state-sponsored violence during that period (manilastandard.net) (tribune.net.ph)


Sources of Information:

http://www.boholchronicle.com.ph/2017/02/09/1st-female-cidg-7-chief-visits-bohol/
http://www.pnpa1996.freeservers.com/Kaagapay.htm
https://fo11.dswd.gov.ph/2015/08/adoption-a-perfect-blessing/
https://politics.com.ph/duterte-names-cebu-city-police-chief-garma-as-next-pcso-general-manager/

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