Archie Gamboa

Retired PGEN Archie Francisco F. Gamboa LLB
Gamboa at SEA Games opening in 2019
Chief of the Philippine National Police
In office January 20, 2020 – September 2, 2020 October 14, 2019 – January 20, 2020 (Officer in Charge)
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	PGEN Oscar Albayalde
Succeeded by	PGEN Camilo Cascolan
Previous PNP positions Deputy Chief for Administration of the Philippine National Police In office October 12, 2019 – January 20, 2020 President Rodrigo Duterte Preceded by PLTGEN Fernando Mendez Jr. Succeeded by PLTGEN Camilo Cascolan Deputy Chief for Operations of the Philippine National Police In office August 31, 2018 – October 12, 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte Preceded by PLTGEN Fernando Mendez Jr. Succeeded by PLTGEN Camilo Cascolan Chief of Directorial Staff of the Philippine National Police In office March 17, 2017 – August 31, 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte Preceded by PDDG Fernando Mendez Jr. Succeeded by PDDG Camilo Cascolan Director of PNP Directorate for Comptrollership In office July 1, 2016 – March 17, 2017 Deputry Director of PNP Directorate for Logistics In office June 20, 2016 – July 01, 2016 Executive Officer of PNP Directorate for Logistics In office September 3, 2015 – June 20, 2016 Regional Deputy Director for Operations of PNP Police Regional Office 4A In office May 21, 2015 – September 3, 2015 Regional Director for Directorial Staff of PNP Police Regional Office 4A In office April 13, 2013 – May 21, 2015 Provincial Director of PNP Bukidnon Police Provincial Office In office May 6, 2005 – January 10, 2007
Personal details
Born	Archie Francisco Feranil Gamboa (1964-09-02) September 2, 1964 (age 59) Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines
Education	Philippine Military Academy (B.Sc. Mil.) Father Saturnino Urios University (MBA) Ateneo de Davao University José Rizal University (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army
Years of service	1986–1997
Police career
Allegiance	Philippines
Department	Philippine National Police PNP Directorate for Administration PNP Directorate for Operations PNP Directorial Staff PNP Directorate for Comptrollership PNP Directorate for Logistics PNP Police Regional Office 4A Bukidnon Police Provincial Office PNP Police Regional Office 11
Service years	1997–2020
Rank	Police General

Archie Francisco Feranil Gamboa (Tagalog: [ɡɐmˈboʊ.a]; born September 2, 1964) is a Filipino lawyer and retired police general who served as the 23rd Chief of the Philippine National Police^[1][2] from October 2019 to September 2020.

Gamboa was born and raised in Bukidnon and graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1986. He served in the Philippine Army's Scout Rangers in Northern Mindanao before joining the police force in 1997 as the spokesperson of the Davao Region Police Office. He was the provincial police chief of Bukidnon from 2005 to 2007 and was later assigned to Camp Crame, Caraga, and Calabarzon. While at Camp Crame, he studied law at José Rizal University and passed the bar exam in 2004. In 2017, he became the Chief of the Directorial Staff, the PNP's fourth-highest position, and rose through the ranks, becoming the Deputy Chief for Administration in 2019—the second-highest position. After Oscar Albayalde's resignation in October 2019 amidst the ninja cops controversy, Gamboa was appointed officer-in-charge (OIC) of the PNP.^[2] In January 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte officially appointed Gamboa as PNP Chief.^[1] In that capacity, he oversaw the security of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the implementation of community quarantines early into the COVID-19 pandemic.