Edgar "Egay" 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.
Edgar Aglipay | |
|---|---|
| Chairman Emeritus, DIWA partylist | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2006 | |
| Chairman, Philippine Retirement Authority | |
| In office June 15, 2005 – February 1, 2010 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Jose Antonio Leviste |
| Succeeded by | Jesli Lapus |
| Chief of the Philippine National Police | |
| In office August 23, 2004 – March 14, 2005 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Hermogenes Ebdane |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Lomibao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgar Batalla Aglipay 13 September 1948 Camalaniugan, Cagayan, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista (2024–present) One Cagayan (local party) |
| Other political affiliations | DIWA Partylist |
| Spouse | Marinette Yan |
| Children | Michael Aglipay, Emmeline Aglipay-Villar |
| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy University of the Philippines Ateneo de Manila University |
| Occupation | Police officer, government officer, businessman |
| Awards |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Branch/service | Philippine Constabulary |
| Battles/wars | MV Karagatan incident 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt
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| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy |
| Police career | |
| Service | Philippine National Police |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Divisions | |
| Service years | 1971–2005 |
| Rank |  Director General |
Career
editAglipay is a relative of revolutionary hero Gregorio Aglipay. 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.[2]
In 1972, as a young lieutenant, he was the platoon leader of the raiding team that captured MV Karagatan which prevented the New People's Army from getting hold of 1,500 M-14 rifles and other high power firearms.[3]
Aglipay served as chief deputy director-general of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) from 1998 to 2001.[2] 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]
In October 2024, Aglipay filed his candidacy to run as governor of Cagayan in the 2025 Philippine general election.[8]
Personal life
editNicknamed "Egay", Aglipay is the father of Emmeline Yan Aglipay-Villar, wife of senator-businessman Mark Villar, who is a DSWD Undersecretary and former Department of Justice Undersecretary and only son Rep. Michael Aglipay a party-list representative.
References
edit- ^ a b Trinidad, Andrea H. (29 January 2000). "PNP outplays Metro mayors". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 18. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Aglipay assumes CPNPpost". pma1971.org. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ "Enrile: CPP-NPA and Chinese provoked martial law". The Manila Times. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Visaya, Villamor Jr. (7 October 2024). "Ex-PNP chief Edgar Aglipay files candidacy for Cagayan governor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 October 2024.