Thompson Lantion
{{Short description|Filipino retired police officer and government official}}
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| name = Thompson Lantion
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| birth_name = Thompson C. Lantion
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| party = Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
| office = Chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority
| president = Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
| term_start = September 9, 2024
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| predecessor = Delfin Lorenzana
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| alma_mater = Philippine Military Academy (BS)
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| service = Philippine National Police
| serviceyears = 1973–2003
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- Cagayan Valley Regional Police Office
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Thompson Lantion is a Filipino retired police officer and current Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) chairman. He is also the current secretary-general of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.
Police career
Graduate of Philippine Military Academy class of 1973 (with retired army general and former Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana as one of his batchmate),{{cite news |last1=Esguerra |first1=Darryl John |date=September 11, 2024 |title=PBBM names retired police general new BCDA chief |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1233092 |accessdate=September 11, 2024 |work=Philippine News Agency}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-11-06 |title=Failure of leadership at Customs |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/117271/failure-of-leadership-at-customs |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} Lantion worked as the regional director of the Cagayan Valley Regional Police Office,{{Cite web |last=Lagasca |first=Charlie |date=2000-02-12 |title='Floating' shabu lab found in Batanes |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/02/12/94775/floating-shabu-lab-found-batanes/amp/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=www.philstar.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lagasca |first=Charlie |date=May 15, 2000 |title=P25-M marijuana plants burned |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/05/15/88019/p25-m-marijuana-plants-burned |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Philstar.com}} directorate for police community relations,{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Alexis |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Lorenzana out as BCDA chief, replaced by Lantion |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/09/11/2384403/lorenzana-out-bcda-chief-replaced-lantion |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Philstar.com}} and with directorate for research and development.{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2000 |title=Reshuffle affects 17 top PNP officers |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/05/24/88174/reshuffle-affects-17-top-pnp-officers |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Philstar.com}}
Government career
After retiring, Lantion served as DOTC Spokesperson (from 2003),{{Cite web |last=Ronda |first=Rainier Allan |date=December 7, 2003 |title=DOTC orders heightened alert at LRT, MRT |url=https://www.philstar.com/metro/2003/12/07/230634/dotc-orders-heightened-alert-lrt-mrt |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Philstar.com}} and undersecretary for maritime transport until June 2010.{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2010 |title=Cabinet revamp: Lontoc to DOTC |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2010/03/10/556220/cabinet-revamp-lontoc-dotc |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Philstar.com}} He also served as chairman of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
He later served as secretary general of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.
On September 9, 2024, Lantion was appointed by president and his partymate Bongbong Marcos to be the chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, replacing his batchmate Lorenzana.{{Cite web |last=Bajo |first=Anna Felicia |date=2024-09-10 |title=Lorenzana out, Lantion in as BCDA chair |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/919997/lorenzana-out-lantion-in-as-bcda-chair/story/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}
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