Camilo “Pikoy” Cascolan, a former head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and undersecretary of health, passed suddenly on Friday, according to his family. He was fifty-nine.
“On behalf of our family, I announce with great grief and heavy heart the demise of my beloved father, Ret. Gen. Camilo Pancratius Pascua Cascolan, who served as the Department of Health’s undersecretary and as the former chief of the Philippine National Police. His son Jiro Cascolan posted on Facebook that his father “peacefully left this world this afternoon, November 24, 2023 at 5:28 pm, surrounded by his loving family.”
In October of last year, Cascolan—the 24th PNP chief—was named as one of the Department of Health’s (DoH) undersecretaries.
As of the time of posting, no more information was available.
