Oscar Albayalde

Oscar David Albayalde OLH GCrH (Tagalog: [albɐˈjaldɛ];[1] born November 8, 1963) is a retired Filipino police officer who served as the Chief of the Philippine National Police from April 2018 to October 2019.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is David and the surname or paternal family name is Albayalde.
Retired Police General

Oscar David Albayalde

OLH GCrH
Chief of the Philippine National Police
In office
April 19, 2018 – October 14, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPDG Ronald dela Rosa
Succeeded byPGEN Archie Gamboa
Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office
In office
July 4, 2016 – April 19, 2018
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPDIR Joel Pagdilao
Succeeded byPDIR Camilo Cascolan
Personal details
Born
Oscar David Albayalde

(1963-11-08) November 8, 1963
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
Police career
Allegiance Philippines
DepartmentPhilippine National Police
Service years1986–2019
Rank Police General

Early life and education

Albayalde was born on November 8, 1963 in San Fernando, Pampanga, the son of Philippine Air Force retired master sergeant Fidel S. Albayalde and Consolacion David.

He studied at the University of the Assumption in San Fernando, Pampanga for two years, from 1980 to 1982, and then entered the Philippine Military Academy, because of the influence of his father.[3] At the PMA, Albayalde had a Bachelor of Science degree and graduated cum laude on March 22, 1986, after constantly landing in the dean, academic and superintendent's lists.[4] He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Sinagtala Class of 1986 and his classmates or "mistah" includes his predecessor, former Bureau of Corrections Director and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa.[5]

After graduating, he became a member of the elite Special Action Force.

From 1995 to 1996, Albayalde undertook further studies earning him a master's degree in Public Administration from the Manuel L. Quezon University.

Career

Before becoming the director of the NCRPO, Albayalde served as the provincial police chief of Pampanga. However, in 2014, he was dismissed from his post following a drug-related operation conducted by police in Mexico, Pampanga.[6] The case against him was later dismissed.[3]

As NCRPO Regional Director

In July 2016, Albayalde was appointed as the Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office. He was known to be a disciplinarian in his commands during his stint,[7] conducting surprise inspections in various police stations in Metro Manila resulting in the dismissal of cops caught sleeping and drinking while on duty.[8] It was during his time that the entire Caloocan City Police Force and its officers were dismissed following the deaths of Kian Delos Santos and Carl Angelo Arnaiz.[9][10] He was also instrumental in the preparations for the 2017 ASEAN Summits and was in command of the police response during the 2017 Resorts World Manila attack.[7]

As PNP Chief

Following the retirement of Ronald dela Rosa, Albayalde was appointed Philippine National Police Chief by President Rodrigo Duterte in April 2018. During his stint as PNP commander, he oversaw the early security preparations for the 2019 Philippine general elections as a result of a series of high-profile killings including that of AKO Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe.

He was implicated in a controversy involving the case of the 13 officers of the Pampanga police, who were branded as "ninja cops" by the media. The officers were alleged to have profited from methamphetamine seized from an operation in 2013 against a suspected Chinese drug lord and Albayalde who was the chief of the Pampanga police at the time was accused of intervening of the case by seeking the dismissal order against his former subordinates. Albayalde was also alleged to have benefited from the selling of the seized contraband. Albayalde has denied the accusations.[11]

He resigned from his position as police chief and went on non-duty status on October 14, 2019 which meant he remains a member of the police. He is set to officially retire from the police November 8, 2019 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56 and was set to handover his position as chief on October 29, 2019 had he not resigned. According to the government, Albayalde stepped down in a bid to spare the Philippine National Police from the controversy[12] and denied pressuring Albayalde to do so.[11] He became the first PNP chief to go into non-duty status.[13]

Personal life

He is called "Odie" or "Oca" by his peers.[14] Albayalde is married to Cherrylyn Albayalde, and they have four children.[7] His hobbies include skydiving, scuba diving and motorcycle riding.[15]

Awards

References
  1. ABS-CBN News (October 14, 2019). "Oscar Albayalde nagbitiw bilang PNP chief". YouTube (in Filipino). Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (19 April 2018). "Albayalde takes oath as new PNP chief". SunStar. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. Caliwan, Christopher Lloyd (November 7, 2018). "PNP chief's birthday wish: 'To serve people better'". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (April 19, 2018). "Albayalde takes oath as new PNP chief". SunStar. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. "Police Director Oscar D Albayalde – DWDD". dwdd.com.ph. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. Sapnu, Ric (March 28, 2014). "Pampanga police director sacked". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. "Who is Oscar Albayalde, the next PNP chief?". Rappler. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. "Albayalde fires 3 policemen caught drinking, sleeping in surprise precinct inspection". The Manila Times. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. Ballaran, Jhoanna. "Entire Caloocan police force ordered relieved—NCRPO". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  10. "Caloocan police chief, 2 others sacked". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  11. "Albayalde had enough, says Duterte spox". ABS-CBN News. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  12. Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Tupas, Emmanuel (14 October 2019). "Albayalde goes on 'non-duty' leave". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  13. "Albayalde steps down from PNP top post; Gamboa takes over as officer in charge". BusinessMirror. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  14. Dalizon, Alfred P. "Welcome Gen. Oscar Albayalde, 22nd PNP Chief". journal.com.ph. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  15. Flores, Wilson Lee (September 23, 2018). "PNP Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Duterte, Bato, Ping, human rights & anti-drugs war". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  16. Gonzales, Cathrine. "Albayalde gets distinguished service medal; Marawi cops awarded". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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