Career
Upon graduation in 1976,Verzosa was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant at the Philippine Constabulary. He was assigned to Mindanao initially as a platoon leader and later as company commander at the 54th PC Battalion. After this stint,he was assigned at the Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command and in 1986,became the Chief of the Intelligence and Investigation Branch of the Rizal PC/INP Command.
He also served as District Director of the Western Visayas Criminal Investigation Service,Commanding Officer of the 358th PC Company in Leyte,and Regional Officer of the 4th CIS Regional Office in Southern Tagalog. [2] Interestingly,Verzosa was the chief of the 4th CIS Regional Office when the Sarmienta-Gomez slay case happened. He led the investigations that led to the arrest of Antonio Sanchez,the Mayor of Calauan,Laguna. [4] [5]
After his stint in 4th CIS,he served as City Director of the Baguio City Police Office,Regional Officer of the NCR CIG,Director of the PNP Aviation Security Group,and the PNP Intelligence Group. He also served as Police Regional Director of the Cordillera and CALABARZON Regions,before becoming the head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group,and PNP Deputy Director General for Administration. [2] [6]
On September 27,2008,Verzosa was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to be the PNP Chief,replacing Avelino Razon. [1] He retired early [7] on September 14,2010,replaced by General Raul Bacalzo. [4]
Corruption scandal
On July 19,2023,the Sandiganbayan found Versoza and other former police officials guilty for violation of Republic Act No. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act's Section 3 paragraph (e). It is due to an anomaly on acquiring rescue and patrol rubber boats for the PNP. [8] In 2024,the Sandiganbayan acquitted Verzosa of graft in a case involving the anomalous purchase of second-hand helicopters for the PNP in 2009. [9]
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