Police By 2000, Eleazar was Chief Inspector at the Police Regional Office 4 (PRO-4). That year, he received an award for Junior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year from the
Philippine National Police (PNP). During his tenure, Eleazar helped bust the biggest cybersex gang in
Central Luzon. In 2018, he became the
Quezon City Police District director On June 1, 2018, he became the Regional Director of the
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) after a shuffle in positions; he stayed in this role until the following June. During his time in the role, the NCRPO arrested 293 drug suspects, a 369.6% increase from June 2016. In November 2018, Eleazar threatened to sue over the spread of a viral photo containing a picture of him with a Chinese official. On March 6, 2019, Eleazar shamed a police officer for extortion in front of the media. The same day, he was filmed violently lashing out, slapping, and cursing at
Corporal Marlon Quibete, an office with the Eastern Police District's drug enforcement unit, who had also been arrested for extortion. The videos of the latter incident went viral, and Eleazar's actions received popular acclaim. Conversely, the outburst was condemned by the
Commission on Human Rights as a deprivation of the right to humane treatment and presumption of innocence; the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption countered the concerned parties by defending Eleazar, reasoning of the rising number of police corruption cases. Eleazar justified his actions, given reputational damage to the police from previous incidents. His public shaming was backed by politicians and officials, including
Panfilo Lacson,
Eduardo Año,
Sherwin Gatchalian,
Oscar Albayalde, and the then-sitting president
Rodrigo Duterte. Following the incident, Eleazar fired two chiefs for the same reason. In December 2019, Eleazar was promoted to
three-star general. From September 2020 to May 2021, he was the Deputy Chief of Administration in PNP. He was also the Commander of the Joint Task Force against the
COVID-19 virus from March to November 2020.
Chief On May 5, 2021, Eduardo Año announced Eleazar's designation as the next Chief of the Philippine National Police The appointment named him the sixth chief under the
Duterte administration. His appointment was praised by figures in the government. Senate President
Tito Sotto said that his administration would be the "best choice ever". Senator
Win Gatchalian expressed that Eleazar's administration is "no-nonsense" and "action-oriented". Eleazar supported the removal of corruption in PNP. He opposed
hazing in the
Philippine National Police Academy after an incident caused the death of a cadet. On June 1, 2021, he berated a police master sergeant for killing a 52-year-old woman. Eleazar was filmed lashing out and violently slamming the master sergeant on a wall while angrily admonishing him. During his time as chief, Eleazar encouraged the police to enforce strict border monitoring, and ordered police to use social media to promote COVID-19 vaccines to the populace. He instituted a large educational program to teach police officers how to use their cameras. He was succeeded by a Quezonian,
Dionardo Carlos, as PNP Chief on November 13, 2021. He retired following his administration.
Key positions • Acting Director, PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group • Director, Quezon City Police District • Regional Director, Police Regional Office 4A CALABARZON • Regional Director, NCRPO • Chief of Directorial Staff • Deputy Chief PNP for Operations • Deputy Chief PNP for Administration • Commander, Joint Task Force (JTF) COVID-19 Shield (concurrent capacity) • Chief, PNP == 2022 Senate bid ==