30 Facts About Archie Gamboa

Archie Gamboa 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.

Archie Gamboa was the provincial police chief of Bukidnon from 2005 to 2007 and was later assigned to Camp Crame, Caraga, and Calabarzon.

Archie Gamboa is a native of the province of Bukidnon, having been born in Malaybalay on September 2,1964.

Archie Gamboa completed his primary education at Maramag's central elementary school and for his secondary education, he attended and graduated from Ateneo de Davao University located in Davao City.

In 1982, Archie Gamboa enlisted as a cadet in the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio and graduated as a member of the Sinagtala Class of 1986, the same batch as the two PNP Chiefs that preceded him: Ronald dela Rosa and Oscar Albayalde, as well as his successor, Camilo Cascolan.

Archie Gamboa later attained a Master of Business Administration from Father Saturnino Urios University in Butuan in 1995.

Archie Gamboa then pursued law school at Ateneo de Davao University in 1998 during his stint as spokesman for the Davao Region Police Office in Davao City.

Archie Gamboa began his military and policing career as a member of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment of the Philippine Army deployed to Talakag, Bukidnon to suppress the local communist rebellion in the area.

Archie Gamboa received a military merit medal and military commendation medal for this assignment.

Archie Gamboa then spent several years as a battalion command staff member in Northern Mindanao before officially joining the national police force as a spokesperson for the Davao Region Police Office based in Camp Panacan, Davao City in 1997.

Archie Gamboa spent two years in Camp Crame before returning to Mindanao to serve as provincial police chief in his native Bukidnon in 2005.

Archie Gamboa was again reassigned in Camp Crame as chief of the Legislative Affairs Center under the PNP Directorate for Plans in 2007 and as chief of the Logistics Resource Management Division under the PNP Directorate for Logistics until 2008.

Archie Gamboa then served briefly as chief of the Regional Comptrollership Division of the Caraga Regional Police Office in Butuan until 2009.

Between 2013 and 2015, Archie Gamboa was assigned with the Calabarzon Region Police Office in Calamba, Laguna as regional chief of the Calabarzon PNP Directorial Staff and then as the regional police's Deputy Chief for Operations.

Archie Gamboa earned his one-star rank while serving as Executive Officer of the PNP Directorate for Logistics in 2015.

Archie Gamboa then served as deputy director for the logistics directorate before taking on the role of Director for Comptrollership in 2016.

Archie Gamboa was credited for reinstating the combat duty pay and combat incentive pay for PNP personnel and the specialist pay for the Internal Affairs Service and the Maritime Group as comptrollership director.

Archie Gamboa earned his three-star rank in March 2017 when he was appointed as Chief of the Directorial Staff, the fourth-highest position within the Philippine National Police.

In September 2018, Archie Gamboa became the third-highest ranking PNP official when he was promoted as Deputy Chief for Operations.

Archie Gamboa helped with the internal cleansing drive of the national police by implementing preventive, punitive and restorative measures within the organization amid criticisms of the Philippine Drug War.

Archie Gamboa was again promoted as Deputy Chief for Administration in October 2019 and became PNP's second-in-command.

Archie Gamboa was conscious when he was pulled out from the wreckage; he suffered injuries on his shoulder and right hand and was brought to St Luke's Medical Center in Taguig.

However, two police generals who accompanied Archie Gamboa were in critical condition after the crash, while the others had minor injuries.

LGen Camilo Cascolan, the Deputy Chief for Administration, was the officer-in-charge of the PNP while Archie Gamboa recovered from his injuries.

Archie Gamboa acknowledged the shortage of personal protective equipment for the police officers manning the checkpoints.

Archie Gamboa said that violators can be required to do community service or fined instead of being detained, explaining that the violators must be punished "to a certain degree" so they would understand the seriousness of the situation.

Archie Gamboa added that the police officers had "no way of knowing" Ragos' mental illness.

Archie Gamboa defended Sinas, saying: "No party took place", explaining that it was a mananita which is a tradition among PNP officials.

Archie Gamboa explained his decision: "I hope the public would understand because we're in an emergency situation", citing that Sinas is in charge of several COVID-related programs.

Archie Gamboa received more than 100 medals and citations throughout his military and law enforcement career, including:.