Police Director General
Edgar Aglipay
Chairman Emeritus, DIWA partylist
Assumed office
June 30, 2006
Chairman, Philippine Retirement Authority
In office
June 15, 2005 – February 1, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byJose Antonio Leviste
Succeeded byJesli Lapus
Chief of the Philippine National Police
In office
August 23, 2004 – March 14, 2005
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byHermogenes Ebdane
Succeeded byArturo Lomibao
Personal details
Born
Edgar Batalla Aglipay

(1948-09-13) 13 September 1948
Camalaniugan, Cagayan, Philippines
Political partyDiwa Partylist
SpouseMarinette Yan
ChildrenEmmeline Aglipay-Villar
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
University of the Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University
OccupationPolice officer, government officer, businessman
Awards
  • Distinguished Conduct Star
  • Gold Cross Medal
  • Cavalier award (1991, 2016)
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Constabulary
Battles/warsMV Karagatan incident
1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt
  • 1989 retaking of Makati CBD
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
Police career
AllegiancePhilippines Philippines
DepartmentPhilippine National Police
Branch
Service years1971–2005
Rank Director General

Edgar "Edgardo" Batalla Aglipay[1] (born September 13, 1948) is a Filipino businessman and retired police officer with the rank of general. He is the current chairman emeritus of DIWA partylist. He was the Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from August 23, 2004 to March 14, 2005.

General Aglipay is a relative of revolutionary hero Gregorio Aglipay. In 1972, as a young lieutenant, he was the platoon leader of the raiding team that captured MV Karagatan which prevented the communist insurgents from getting hold of 1,500 M-14 rifles and other high power firearms which if not prevented would have further boosted the communist insurgency in the Philippines.[2] Also, he is a two time chief deputy director-general of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) from 1998 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2002, his second appointment to the post. He was a member of the Philippine Military Academy class of 1971, and has a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of the Philippines.[3] In addition, he has a law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. After retirement from government service in 2010, he concentrated on his EMME Group of companies, a group of small and medium enterprises focusing on security, logistics and property. He was also honored as a captain of two industries: the trucking industry, as chairman emeritus of Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines, and the private security industry, as chairman emeritus of Philippine Association of Detective and Protective Agencies Organization (PADPAO).

Career

In January 2000, Aglipay relieved and assigned replacements for two police chiefs of the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig, Superintendents Rodolfo Tutaan and Raul Medina respectively, upon the orders of then PNP chief Panfilo Lacson due to the underwhelming and neglectful performance of their subordinates.[4][5] Multiple mayors of Metro Manila were infuriated with Aglipay's supposed premptive move, claiming that he made his decision without consulting them first, with Marikina Mayor Bayani Fernando being the first to call for his ouster while Jejomar Binay, chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), led the mayors in pushing for his removal.[6][5] After a closed-door meeting on January 28 between Binay and the mayors and the pair of Aglipay and Lacson, however, they resolved the controversy and allowed Aglipay to retain his post, with Interior Secretary Alfredo Lim stating that the issue simply came from a "communication gap".[1]

Upon the Second EDSA Revolution in January 2001, Aglipay and the five metropolitan police district directors joined the Armed Forces of the Philippines in withdrawing their support for President Joseph Estrada and going to EDSA, with Aglipay ordering his subordinates to keep the peace and "protect the people" in the area.[7]

Personal life

Nicknamed "Egay", Aglipay is the father of Emmeline Yan Aglipay-Villar, wife of senator-businessman Mark Villar, who is a former Department of Justice Undersecretary and party-list representative.

References

  1. 1 2 Trinidad, Andrea H. (29 January 2000). "PNP outplays Metro mayors". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 18. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Enrile: CPP-NPA and Chinese provoked martial law". The Manila Times. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Aglipay assumes CPNPpost". pma1971.org. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  4. ↑ Tubeza, Philip (16 January 2000). "Cops caught sleeping on the job in hot water". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 1. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 Burgonio, TJ; Trinidad, Andrea; Tubeza, Philip (28 January 2000). "Mayors push Aglipay ouster". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 1. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Ubac, Michael Lim; Trinidad, Andrea (27 January 2000). "Lacson, Binay clash over police revamp". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 20. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Herrera, Christine; Veridiano, Dave; Javellana, Juliet (20 January 2001). "AFP deals fatal blow to Erap presidency". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A19. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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