Jaime B. Santiago is a Filipino retired police officer, lawyer and retired court judge serving as current director of the National Bureau of Investigation.
Jaime Santiago | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Bureau of Investigation | |
| Assumed office June 14, 2024 | |
| President | Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Medardo G. de Lemos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jaime B. Santiago January 9, 1958 Philippines |
| Alma mater | Philippine College of Criminology (BS) Manuel L. Quezon University (LLB) |
| Police career | |
| Service | Philippine National Police |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Divisions | Manila Police District |
| Service years | 1979–2001 |
| Rank |  Senior Inspector |
Career
editPolice career
editA licensed criminologist and graduate of Philippine College of Criminology,[1] Santiago started his career at the Western Police District (WPD) with the rank of Patrolman in 1979. He later became a sharpshooting SWAT unit member. While serving in the police force, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Manuel L. Quezon University in 1993, while holding the rank of police sergeant. He also achieved an 81.65% passing grade in the 1994 Philippine Bar Exam.[2]
He received awards such as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for the WPD in 1995, the Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) from the Jaycees in the same year, and in 1996, the Act of Heroism award from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO). He retired with the rank of police senior inspector in 2001.[2]
Legal career
editSantiago became a prosecutor in 2003 to 2006, and later, a presiding judge for the Manila RTC.[2] He also served as a professor of criminology for Emilio Aguinaldo College and for his alma mater Philippine College of Criminology.[1] president of the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines and a member of the Supreme Court's Committee on Security.[3]
He was awarded as Outstanding Criminologist by the Professional Regulation Commission in 2012.[1]
NBI
editSantiago was appointed as director of the National Bureau of Investigation on June 14, 2024.[3]
Popular culture
editHe was portrayed by then-Cavite Vice Governor Bong Revilla in 1996 movie, SPO4 Santiago: Sharpshooter.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Flores, Helen; Bautista, Nillicent. "Sharpshooter turned judge takes over NBI". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Santiago 'Sharpshooter' ng Korte". The Philippine Star. March 23, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Sarao, Zacarian (June 14, 2024). "RTC judge, ex-SWAT sharpshooter Jaime Santiago is new NBI chief". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 21, 2024.