Edgar Aglipay

Edgar Aglipay
Chairman, DIWA partylist
In office
30 June 2006 – Present
Chairman, Philippine Retirement Authority
In office
15 June 2005 – 1 February 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
(1948-09-13) 13 September 1948
Camalaniugan, Cagayan, Philippines
Political party Diwa Partylist
Occupation Police officer, Government officer,businessman
Awards Distinguished Conduct Star, Gold Cross Medal, Cavalier award for 1991 and 2016
Military service
Allegiance  Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Constabulary
Battles/wars 1972 taking of communist ship MV Karagatan, 1989 retaking of Makati CBD
Police career
Department

Philippine National Police

Rank Director General

Edgar Batalla Aglipay (born 13 September 1948) is a Filipino businessman and retired police officer with the rank of general. He is the current chairman of DIWA partylist. He was the Chief of the Philippine National Police from August 23, 2004 to March 14, 2005. In 1972, as a young lieutenant he was the platoon leader of the raiding team that captured of MV Karagatan which prevented the communist insurgents from getting hold of 1,500 M-14 and other high power firearms which if not prevented would have further boosted the communist insurgency in the Philippines.[1] Also, a two time chief of the National Capital Region Police Office from 1998 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2002 his second appointment to the post. General Aglipay 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 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).

References

  1. ↑ "Enrile: CPP-NPA and Chinese provoked martial law". Manila Times. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  2. ↑ "Aglipay assumes CPNPpost". Www.pma1971.org. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-30.


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