Retired police colonel Edilberto Leonardo resigned as commissioner of the National Police Commission (Napolcom).
He submitted his resignation to the Office of the President following Police Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza’s controversial expose that he and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma ordered the killing of retired police general and PCSO board secretary Wesley Barayuga.
Leonardo’s resignation, dated October 4, took immediate effect and was officially confirmed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Leonardo was previously implicated in the killing of three Chinese drug lords at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm.
During the Friday Quad Committee hearing, Garma also named him as the chief implementor of the “Davao Model” during the drug war of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
