Two months after National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime B. Santiago submitted his irrevocable resignation, President Ferdinand Marcos has named Angelito ‘Lito’ Magno as the officer-in-charge of the Bureau.
This, after the chief executive formally accepted the resignation of Santiago.
‘It is confirmed that the resignation of former NBI Director Jimmy Santiago has been accepted [by the President] and the current appointed OIC is Sir Lito Magno,’ Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in Filipino in a press briefing in Malaysia last Monday.
Magno served as NBI’s Assistant Director for legal affairs. He also became NBI’s deputy director for investigative services and regional director in La Union.
When asked about the Marcos’ marching order to Magno, Castro said she has yet to ask the chief executive about the matter.
‘We haven’t discussed this yet and I just confirmed that it was just confirmed to us that the resignation of former NBI Director Jimmy Santiago has been accepted,’ Castro said.
Last August, Santiago resigned from his post on 15 August 2025 in response to alleged detractors, who are supposedly bent on removing him from his post after NBI assisted in the probe on missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts.
Santiago, however, said he will continue serving as head of NBI until his resignation is accepted by the President.