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Reynaldo Wycoco
Reynaldo G. Wycoco (November 10, 1946 – December 19, 2005) was a Filipino retired police officer who formerly served as Director of the National Bureau of Investigation. Career Police service Hails from Cabiao and graduate of class 1968 in the Philippine Military Academy, Wycoco served in the Philippine Constabulary (PC) as member of Ranger Battalion in 1969, where he was assigned as the Battalion Intelligence and Operations Officer in Tarlac. This is the time where Central Luzon was a center of communist armed insurgency. In 1980, still at service, he obtained his Master's degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He also take short graduate courses at the London School of Economics, as he believes that "if you don’t innovate, you’ll stagnate" and for the improving of police work, especially with cooperating with the community. He also studied in the US Army Intelligence Center in Arizona and in the intriguingly named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( ; ; ; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest Local government in the Philippines, local government unit (LGU). Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora (province), Aurora. The province is nationally known as the ''Rice Granary of the Philippines'', producing the largest rice yield in the country. History Early history These first settlers included tribes of Bugkalots or Italons, Abaca and Buquids. Settlements were built along the banks following the river's undulations. The Bugkalot, Ilongots, meaning people of the forest, were the fierce headhunters and animist tribes who occupied Carranglan and the mountainous terrain of Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sierra Madre and Caraballo Mountains. The head hunting communities were n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Officer
A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a Warrant (law), warranted law employee of a police, police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank ''officer'' is legally reserved for military personnel. Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of Suspect, suspects and the prevention, detection, and reporting of crime, protection and assistance of the general public, and the Public order policing, maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an Police oath, oath, and have the power to arrest people and Detention (imprisonment), detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers. Some officers are trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, Very Important Person, VIP Protective security units, protection, Civil law (common law), civil law enforcement, and Criminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City Police District
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 Karingal, Camp Tomas Karingal. History It was formed on November 25, 1939, as the Quezon City Police Department. It was merged with the Administrative divisions of Metro Manila, CAMANAVA area and formed the Northern Police District (NPD). On November 6, 1990, the separation of Quezon City from NPD was implemented, leading to the creation of what was then the ''Central Police District''. Then as in today, the QCPD arms is based on the official heraldic emblem of Quezon City. Lists of chiefs The following list only started from the Central Police District Command list: Units Headquarters Under the Director, QCPD it has: * Deputy District Director for Administration * Deputy District Director for Operation * Chief District Directorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magtanggol Gatdula
Magtanggol B. Gatdula was a Filipino lawyer and retired police officer who formerly served as Director of the National Bureau of Investigation. Career Police service Graduate of class 1976 in the Philippine Military Academy, Gatdula served as a deputy chief in Ping Lacson's Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF). Before being appointed as Quezon City Police District (QCPD) chief in 2006, Gatdula was a member of the district as one of its deputies. He led the district on steps on modernizing. After his stint with the QCPD, he served in the Directorate for Logistics and later on, as Directorate for ICT Management until his retirement in 2010. NBI director He was appointed by President Noynoy Aquino as the NBI director. His appointment gained controversy as his appointment allegedly backed by Iglesia Ni Cristo (which Gatdula is also a member), but he later dismissed the allegation. But later, Gatdula said that he got the support of the said church in a TV int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iglesia Ni Cristo
The (INC; ; ) is an independent Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, church founded in 1913 and registered by Felix Manalo, Félix Manalo in 1914 as a corporation sole, sole religious corporation of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, Insular Government of the Philippines. The INC describes itself to be the one true church and the Restorationism, restoration of the Christian Church, original church founded by Jesus, whereby all other Christian churches are Apostasy in Christianity, apostatic. According to INC doctrine, the official registration of the church with the Philippine government was on July 27, 1914, by Felix Y. Manalo—who is upheld by members to be the Last prophet, last messenger of God—was an act of divine providence and the fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the re-establishment of the original church of Jesus in the Far EastPalafox, Quennie Ann J.First Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Estrada
Joseph Ejercito Estrada (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor, who served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 until his resignation in 2001. Estrada previously served as the ninth vice president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, the 22nd mayor of Manila, the country's capital from 2013 to 2019, and the 14th Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila, mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986. In 2000, he became the first chief executive in Asia to be formally impeached, resigning two months later at the height of the Second EDSA Revolution. As a result, Estrada served the third shortest term as Philippine president, after Emilio Aguinaldo and Sergio Osmeña. Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over a hundred films in an acting career spanning some three decades. He also worked as a model, beginning as a fashion and ramp model at the age of 13. He used his pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Standard
The ''Manila Standard'' is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines which, as of 2017, is owned by the Romualdez family. The Romualdezes, through incumbent speaker of the House Martin Romualdez, also own Journal Publications, Inc., the owner of tabloid papers '' People's Journal'' and ''People's Tonight''. Initially established as the ''Manila Standard'' in 1987, it merged with another newspaper, ''Today'', on March 6, 2005, and became the ''Manila Standard Today'' (MST). In 2015, the newspaper renamed itself as ''The Standard'' (temporarily ''The New Standard''), before reverting to its original name in 2016. History The ''Manila Standard'' was founded on February 11, 1987. The offices were then located at the bustling Ayala Avenue in the Makati CBD. In 1989, the group of Andres Soriano III bought out the Elizalde group and renamed the company Kagitingan Publications and relocated the offices in the Port Area, Manila. In June 1991, the group of businessman Alfonso Yuch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its Capital city, capital and List of largest cities, largest city is Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and list of United States cities by population, fifth most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 List of counties in Arizona, counties. Arizona is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th-largest state by area and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. It is the 48th state and last of the contiguous United States, contiguous states to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army Intelligence Center
The United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) is the United States Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel. It is a component of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). History The center was relocated from Ft. Holabird, Maryland to Fort Huachuca, Arizona in 1971. The move involved more than 120 moving vans, a unit train and several aircraft. The initial intelligence training facilities were a World War II hospital complex that had not been occupied in several years. Training The school conducts resident courses for enlisted, warrant officer, and commissioned officer personnel, as well as for international military students in military exchange programs. United States Army personnel who train at the school become members of the Military Intelligence Corps. AIT students training to become Systems Maintainers (42 weeks), Intelligence Analysts (16 weeks), Human Intelligence Collectors (19 weeks), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London School Of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw, LSE joined the University of London in 1900 and offered its first degree programmes under the auspices of the university in 1901. LSE began awarding degrees in its own name in 2008, prior to which it awarded degrees of the University of London. It became a university in its own right within the University of London in 2022. LSE is located in the London Borough of Camden and Westminster, Central London, near the boundary between Covent Garden and Holborn. The area is historically known as Clare Market. As of 2023/24, LSE had just under 13,000 students, with the majority being postgraduate students and just under two thirds coming from outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyman John Harvard (clergyman), John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Harvard was founded and authorized by the Massachusetts General Court, the governing legislature of Colonial history of the United States, colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony. While never formally affiliated with any Religious denomination, denomination, Harvard trained Congregationalism in the United States, Congregational clergy until its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized in the 18th century. By the 19th century, Harvard emerged as the most prominent academic and cultural institution among the Boston B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
