Eastern Police District Explained

Agencyname:	Eastern Police District
Patchcaption:	Logo
Commonname:	Eastern Police District
Abbreviation:	EPD
Formedmonthday:	August 8
Formedyear:	1975
Divtype:	Cities
Divname:	Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, San Juan
Headquarters:	Barangay Malinao, Pasig, Metro Manila
Sworntype:	Police Officer
Chief1name:	PBGEN Wilson Asueta
Chief1position:	District Director
Parentagency:	National Capital Region Police Office
Stationtype:	Station
Stations:	4 city police stations

The Eastern Police District (EPD) is a police district command under the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) serves the cities named Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, and San Juan as its law enforcement agency. The headquarters located at Pasig.^[1]

History

The police departments of Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, and San Juan are merged to form the Eastern Police District (NPD), by virtue of the creation of the Integrated National Police in 1975 by Presidential Decree No. 765.^[2]

Lists of chiefs

The following list only started from 2003:

Name	Term	Notes
As chief of the Eastern Police District
Rowland Albano	1999 – 2001	^[3]
George Ali	2000 – 2001	^[4]
Victor Luga	2001 – 2003	^[5]
Rolando Sacramento	2003 – 2004	^[6]
Oscar Valenzuela	2004 – 2006	^[7]
Charlemagne Alejandrino	2006 – 2007	^[8]
Luizo Ticman	2007	^[9]
Leon Nilo dela Cruz	2007 – 2008	^[10]
Lino Calingasan	2008 – 2009	^[11]
Lina Sarmiento	2009 – 2010	First female district director
Francisco Manalo Jr.	2010 – 2014	^[12] ^[13] ^[14]
Abelardo Villacorta	2014 – 2015	^[15] ^[16]
Elmer Jamias	2015 – 2016
Romulo Sapitula	2016 – 2017	^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
Reynaldo Biay	2017 – 2018	^[20]
Alfred Corpus	2018 – 2019
Christopher Tambungan	2019	^[21]
Johnson Almazan	2019 – 2021	^[22]
Matthew Baccay	2020 – 2021	^[23]
Orlando Yebra Jr.	2021 – 2022	^[24]
Jerry Bearis	2022	^[25]
Wilson Asueta	2023 – present	^[26]

Units

Headquarters

Under the Director, EPD it has:^[27]

• Deputy District Director for Administration
• Deputy District Director for Operation
• Chief District Directorial Staff
• Secretary to Directorial Staff
• Office of the District Executive Senior Police Office

The administrative divisions are:

• District Personnel and Records Management Division
• District Logistic Division
• District Comptrollership Division

The operational divisions and units are:

• District Intelligence Division
• District Operation and Plans Division
• District Community Affairs and Development Division
• District Investigative and Detective Management Division
• District Drug Enforcement Unit
• District Headquarters Support Unit
• District Mobile Force Battalion
• District Traffic Enforcement Unit
• District Special Operation Unit
• Anti-Carnapping Unit
• District Tactical Motorized Unit

Stations

Source:

• Mandaluyong City Police Station
• Marikina City Police Station
• Pasig City Police Station
• San Juan City Police Station

See also

• National Capital Region Police Office
  • Northern Police District
  • Manila Police District
  • Quezon City Police District
  • Southern Police District

References

1. Web site: EPD welcomes new NCRPO Regional Director Okubo . 2024-01-22 . Manila Bulletin . en.
2. Web site: Presidential Decree No. 765, s. 1975.
3. Web site: Alquitran . Non . Metro PNP district heads given 6 months to show their stuff . 2024-01-25 . Philstar.com.
4. Web site: EPD chief sacks boss of abusive drunken cop . 2024-01-25 . Philstar.com.
5. Web site: Laude . Jaime . 32 key PNP posts affected in Comelec-okayed revamp . 2024-01-25 . Philstar.com.
6. Web site: Alquitran . Non . 10,000 cops to be deployed for ‘Dubya’ . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
7. Web site: Alquitran . Non . Three new district directors for NCR . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
8. Web site: Alquitran . Non . ‘Finger-pointing should end with my relief’ . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
9. Web site: 2007-01-01 . Police to secure Erap in San Juan today . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
10. Web site: 2008-04-07 . Bogus cop faces gun raps . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
11. Web site: 2009-06-05 . Woman general named Eastern Police District chief . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
12. Web site: Alquitran . Non . 4 theft suspects demand sex for stolen bag . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
13. Web site: Alquitran . Non . 2 anti-drug cops caught using shabu now in hiding . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
14. Web site: PNP chief OKs revamp . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
15. Web site: Alquitran . Non . NCRPO chief sacks EPD exec for near-brawl . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
16. Web site: Alquitran . Non . Cop who defied Binay is new Eastern Police District chief . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
17. Web site: 2016-07-23 . 7 drug suspects killed . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
18. Web site: Frialde . Mike . 5 Pasig cops axed . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
19. Web site: It’s Marawi for 2 abusive cops . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
20. Web site: Alquitran . Non . New EPD, NPD directors assume posts . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
21. Web site: Alquitran . Non . Still no replacements for Eastern Police District’s anti-drug unit . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
22. Web site: 2020-05-15 . EPD under lockdown . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
23. Web site: 2021-04-29 . EPD, mamamahagi ng ayuda . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
24. Web site: 2022-07-08 . 120 firearms seized in eastern Metro . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
25. Web site: Servallos . Neil Jayson . New EPD chief assumes post . 2024-01-22 . Philstar.com.
26. Web site: 2022-09-11 . EPD denies torture of teen detainee . 2024-01-22 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
27. Web site: Eastern Police District.