Quezon City Police District | |
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Common name | Quezon City Police District |
Abbreviation | QCPD |
Motto | Quezon City's Pride |
Agency overview | |
Formed | November 25, 1939 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Camp Tomas B. Karingal, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | National Capital Region Police Office |
Facilities | |
Stations | 16 police stations |
Website | |
ncrpo.pnp.gov.ph |
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is a police district under the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) serves the Quezon City as its law enforcement agency. The headquarters located at Camp Tomas Karingal. [1]
It was formed on November 25, 1939, as the Quezon City Police Department. [2] It was merged with the CAMANAVA area and formed the Northern Police District (NPD). On November 6, 1990, the separation of Quezon City from NPD was implemented and the creation of Central Police District Command (CPDC or CPD) approved. In 2005, the name was reverted to Quezon City Police District by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). [3]
The following list only started from the Central Police District Command list:
Name | Term | Notes |
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As chief of the Central Police District | ||
BGen. Romeo San Diego | 1990 – 1992 | [4] |
BGen. Atty. Rodolfo M. Garcia | 1992 – 1993 | [5] |
P/CSUPT Diony A. Ventura | 1993 – July 24, 1994 | [6] |
P/CSUPT Ricardo De Leon | 1994 – 1996 | [6] |
P/CSUPT Hercules Cataluna | 1996 – 1999 | CPDC Director when Ozone Disco tragedy happened [7] |
P/SSUPT Romulo Sales | 1999 – 2000 | [8] |
P/CSUPT Victor Luga | 2000 – 2001 | [8] |
P/CSUPT Rodolfo Tor | 2001 – 2002 | [9] |
P/CSUPT Napoleon Castro | 2002 – 2003 | [10] |
P/SSUPT Oscar Mariñas | 2003 – 2004 | Acting [11] |
P/CSUPT Nicasio Radovan Jr. | 2004 – 2006 | [12] [11] |
As chief of the Quezon City Police District | ||
P/CSUPT Atty. Magtanggol Gatdula | 2006 – 2009 | [13] [14] |
P/CSUPT Elmo San Diego | 2009 – 2010 | [14] |
P/CSUPT Benjardi Mantele | 2010 – 2011 | [15] |
P/CSUPT George Regis | 2011 – 2012 | [16] |
P/CSUPT Mario dela Vega | 2012 – 2013 | [17] |
P/CSUPT Richard Albano | 2013 – 2014 | [18] [19] |
P/SSUPT Joel Pagdilao | 2014 – 2015 | [19] |
P/CSUPT Edgardo Tinio | 2015 – July 1, 2016 | [20] |
P/CSUPT Guillermo Tolentino Eleazar | July 1, 2016 – April 18, 2018 | [21] |
PBGEN Joselito T. Esquivel | April 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019 | [22] |
PBGEN Ronnie Montejo | September 17, 2019 – December 1, 2020 | [23] |
PBGEN Danilo Macerin | December 1, 2020 – April 17, 2021 | [24] |
PBGEN Antonio Yarra | April 17, 2021 – February 6, 2022 | [25] |
PBGEN Remus Medina | February 6 – August 12, 2022 | [26] |
PBGEN Nicolas Torre III | August 12, 2022 – August 31, 2023 | [27] Original choice was PCOL Jaysen de Guzman and Torre swapped with him [28] [29] |
PBGEN Rederico Maranan | September 1, 2023 – present | [30] |
Under the Director, QCPD it has: [31]
The administrative divisions are: [31]
The operational divisions and units are: [31]
A car driver accused of uploading a video on a social media platform when a QCPD officer stopping the traffic in the Commonwealth Avenue. The traffic, allegedly stopped for Vice President Sara Duterte. The uploader faced a complaint a law against fake news and Cybercrime Prevention Act. Chel Diokno, the lawyer of the uploader said that his client doesn't took the video and wasn't related or affiliated against the police. The news was viral on Twitter and caused the netizens anti- to the Vice President got mad on her. [32] The officer was sacked, named Police Executive Master Sergeant Verdo Pantollano was also reinstated, by General Rederico Maranan. [33]
Wilfredo Gonzales, a retired PO1/Patrolman (demoted multiple times), and former QCPD officer was toted a gun against a cyclist in a road rage. [34] [35] In response, the QCPD Director General Nicolas Torre called a press conference in Camp Karingal, and Gonzales was also there, speaking for himself. The police unit, especially General Torre received backlash amid of favoring to the side of Gonzales. He ultimately resigned from his post after the controversy. [36]
2 QCPD officers allegedly posted the video of evidence surrounding the death of Ronaldo Valdez, a veteran actor, which is illegal. The officers are now fired. [37]
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