DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed retired judge Jaime Santiago as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director.
Santiago took his oath of office before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Friday morning.
Santiago finished BS Criminology at the Philippine College of Criminology (PCCR) from 1978 to 1988 and took up Law at the Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU-LAW) from 1989 to 1993.
He served at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Western Police District from 1979 to 2000. As a dutiful police officer at the WPD, he went against sinister individuals who threatened the peace and order in Manila.
During his heyday in Manila’s Finest, Santiago rose to fame, a sharpshooter from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, his life featured in a 1996 Filipino biographical action film.
Santiago served as Criminal Law professor at the Emilio Aguinaldo College, Philippine College of Criminology, and Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Santiago also served as the acting executive/presiding judge of the Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) in the cities of Manila and Tagaytay, and a former Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) judge of Manila City.
He served as the assistant city prosecutor of the Department of Justice- Office of the City Prosecutor (DOJ-OCP) from October 2003 to December 2006.
Santiago is also a former Deputy Executive Vice President of the Philippine Judges Association and former President of the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines (METCJAP).
He was also named one of the 10 Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) by the Philippine Jaycees in 2009 and Outstanding Criminologist by the Professional Regulation Commission in 2012.
