INTRODUCTION OF
ALBERTO A. BERNARDO
NAPOLCOM COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
ATTY. ALBERTO A. BERNARDO IS THE CURRENT
COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION (NAPOLCOM) AND HOLDS THE
RANK OF CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE OFFICER I (CESO I) IN THE
CAREER SERVICE.
HE IS A GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS WITH
BACHELOR DEGREES IN COMMERCE AND LAW. HE PASSED THE
CPA LICENSURE EXAMINATION IN MAY 1979 AT THE AGE OF 19 AND
PASSED THE BAR EXAMINATION AS A WORKING STUDENT IN 1984.
HE ALSO HOLDS DOCTORAL DEGREES IN PEACE AND SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION AND IN CRIMINOLOGY AND A MASTERAL DEGREE
IN NATIONAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
HE WAS A PRACTITIONER IN THE FIELD OF LAW AND AUDITING
PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE. HIS
CAREER IN GOVERNMENT STARTED AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OF MANILA IN 1987 AS A CITY OFFICIAL. HE JOINED THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
IN 1992.
IN 1994, HE WAS APPOINTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT WHERE HE HELD VARIOUS KEY POSITIONS FOR
TWENTY-EIGHT (28) YEARS.
IN DECEMBER 2002, HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT -
INTERNAL AUDIT OFFICE AND ALSO AS THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY THEREOF IN MARCH 2009. HE SERVED AS SUCH UNTIL
HIS APPOINTMENT ON MARCH 8, 2022 FOR A SIX (6) YEAR TERM AS
COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
THE NAPOLCOM.
VCEO BERNARDO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS ALTERNATE OF
THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AS CHAIRPERSON IN THE NATIONAL
COAST WATCH COUNCIL (NCWC), THE NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY
INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE (NCIAC), AND IN SEVERAL OTHER
COMMITTEES. HE WAS ALSO DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDENT AS A
BOARD MEMBER, IN EX-OFFICIO CAPACITY, OF THE CAREER
EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD (CESB). IN ADDITION, HE PREVIOUSLY
SERVED AS (1) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON VISITING
FORCES (PCVF); (2) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SPECIALTY
HOSPITALS; (3) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
IN THE INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE ON EXTRA-LEGAL KILLINGS,
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES, TORTURE, AND OTHER GRAVE
VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE SECURITY
OF PERSONS; (4) FOCAL PERSON OF THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
REPUBLIC ACT (RA) NO.11054 OR THE ORGANIC LAW FOR THE
BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO; AND
(5) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE
INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE MANDATED UNDER RA NO. 11054.
HIS SPECIALIZED TRAININGS INCLUDE ADVANCED COURSE
ON TERRORIST FINANCING AND MONEY LAUNDERING CONDUCTED
BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF THE US
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE-
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF
THE TREASURY, AND JOINT COMMAND AND STAFF COURSE OF
THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES JOINT COMMAND AND
STAFF COLLEGE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR GUEST OF HONOR AND
SPEAKER, ATTY. ALBERTO A. BERNARDO, COMMISSIONER, VICE
CHAIRPERSON, AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL
POLICE COMMISSION (NAPOLCOM).