A product of the Philippine Military Academy where he graduated in 1992 and with more than two decades in the uniformed service, Police Senior Superintendent Bernard M. Banac has grown into a well-rounded police officer and a remarkable manager and leader of men.

After four years of rigorous training in the PMA in the early ‘90s, he immediately joined the Special Action Force (SAF) where he learned the ropes and developed his skills in police operations, administration and training. From 1992 to 1996, he performed key roles in the Admin, Operations and Training Divisions of SAF and helped establish the elite Reconnaissance Unit. As Recon Company Commander in 1994, he led the arrest of five (5) persons and the recovery of three (3) long firearms and eight (8) dynamites at Brgy Bacung and Lahat-lahat Sumisip, Basilan during pursuit operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group.

From 1996 to 1998, he served as Aide to the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, the Honorable Robert Z. Barbers. He was chosen as one of the Country’s Outstanding Policemen in Service (COPS) in 2012 by the Metrobank Foundation. With his sterling leadership and record of outstanding achievements, he continued to rise in position in recent years and assume greater responsibilities in the PNP organization. He was designated as the Provincial Director of Sorsogon province in 2014 and then joined the Directorate for Operations as Chief of the Internal Security Operations Division.

Believing in the importance of continuing education, he found time in between assignments to take higher studies, finishing his Masters in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management in 1999 and Masters in Management at the Philippine Christian University in 2011. He also attended the Senior Crisis Management Course in Washington D.C, USA. He is happily married to Eloisa S. Banac with whom he has three children.

A bemedalled police officer, he continues to rise in the PNP leadership ladder. Today, PSSUPT BANAC holds the important position of Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Philippine National Police.

Veronica M. Gubatan, MD

Richard Gubatan