Edgar Aglipay | |
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| 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 | Diwa Partylist |
| Spouse | Marinette Yan |
| Children | 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 | |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Department | Philippine National Police |
| Branch | |
| Service years | 1971–2005 |
| Rank |  Director General |
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.
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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).
