Magtanggol Gatdula
Retired police general and lawyer
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Magtanggol B. Gatdula was a Filipino lawyer and retired police officer who formerly served as Director of the National Bureau of Investigation.
Magtanggol Gatdula | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| President | Noynoy Aquino |
| Preceded by | Nestor Manrique Mantaring |
| Succeeded by | Nonnatus Caesar Rojas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Magtanggol Gatdula Philippines |
| Alma mater | Bicol University (Ph.D.) Batangas State University (MPA) University of the East (LLB) Philippine Military Academy (BS) |
| Police career | |
| Service | Philippine National Police |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Divisions |
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| Service years | 1976–2010 |
| Rank |  Police Director |
Career
Police service
Graduate of class 1976 in the Philippine Military Academy, Gatdula served as a deputy in Ping Lacson's Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF),[1] as its chief for operations.[2]
Before being appointed as Quezon City Police District (QCPD) chief in 2006, Gatdula was a member of the district as one of its deputies.[3][4][5] He led the district on steps on modernizing.[6] 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.[7]
NBI director
He was appointed by President Noynoy Aquino as the NBI director.[7] 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.[8] But later, Gatdula said that he got the support of the said church in a TV interview.[9] Gatula was the second member of the sect to be NBI director, the first one was Reynaldo Wycoco, also a former police general and former NCRPO director.[9]
The allegations of ambushing Deputy Director Esmeralda and extorting a Japanese national made him fired by President Aquino in 2012.[10][11] But the charges and allegations against him later cleared.[12][13][14]