In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bañez and the surname or paternal family name is Magalong.
The Honorable
Benjamin B. Magalong
Official Portrait, 2019
27th Mayor of Baguio
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2019
Vice Mayor
Faustino A. Olowan
Preceded by
Mauricio Domogan
IATF-EID Contact Tracing Czar
In office March 16, 2020 – January 29, 2021
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Vacant
Deputy Chief for Operations of the Philippine National Police
In office July 1, 2016 – December 15, 2016
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
PDDG. Danilo S. Constantino
Succeeded by
PDDG. Ramon C. Apolinario
Director of the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management
In office July 11, 2015 – July 1, 2016
President
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by
PDir. Francisco Don C. Montenegro
Succeeded by
C/Supt. Augusto M. Marquez Jr.
Director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group
In office December 7, 2013 – July 11, 2015
President
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by
Dir. Francisco A. Uyami Jr.
Succeeded by
C/Supt. Victor P. Deona
Regional Director of Police Regional Office Cordillera
In office October 29, 2011 – December 7, 2013
President
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by
C/Supt. Villamor C. Bumanglag
Succeeded by
C/Supt. Isagani R. Nerez
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Bañez Magalong
(1960-12-15) December 15, 1960 (age 63) Baguio, Philippines
Political party
Nationalist People's Coalition[1]
Spouse
Arlene Saneo
Children
3
Education
Saint Louis University (secondary)
Alma mater
Philippine Military Academy (BS) FBI National Academy(short course)
Occupation
Retired Police Officer
Website
benjaminmagalong.com
Police career
Allegiance
Philippines
Department
Philippine Constabulary (former) Philippine National Police
Service years
1982–2016
Rank
Police Deputy Director General
Benjamin "Benjie" Bañez Magalong (born December 15, 1960) is a Filipino politician and retired police officer serving as the mayor of Baguio since 2019.[2] Before entering politics, he served in the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine National Police (PNP) for 38 years. He was the chief of the Cordillera regional police office, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), and the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM). He retired with the rank of Police Deputy Director General as the PNP's Deputy Chief for Operations.
Born and raised in Baguio, Magalong graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1982. He first served in Abra and Agusan del Norte before joining the Special Action Force (SAF) and heading its Special Operations Battalion from 1997 to 2001. He was accused of plotting to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2001 but was later cleared in 2005. He then led the quelling of the March 2005 prison riot in Camp Bagong Diwa. In 2006, he was detained for three months after joining an alleged failed coup attempt against Arroyo. After his reinstatement, he was assigned to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Quezon City police office.[3] He then became the director of the CIDG and chairman of the PNP Board of Inquiry on the Mamasapano Incident. Magalong published the investigation report on March 13, 2015, which implicated PNP chief Alan Purisima and President Benigno Aquino III of misconduct leading to the deaths of 44 SAF troopers.
In 2019, Magalong testified before the Senate accusing PNP chief Oscar Albayalde of protecting police officers involved in the drug trade.
He served as the contact tracing czar of the Philippine government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic from July 2020 until his irrevocable resignation on January 29, 2021.[4]
^"Halalan 2019 Philippine Election Results | ABS-CBN News". Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^"HalalanResults: Ex-CIDG chief Benjamin Magalong is new Baguio mayor". ABS-CBN News. May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^Cupin, Bea (December 15, 2016). "The outcast retires: Benjamin Magalong bids goodbye to the PNP". Rappler. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^"Palace can't stop Magalong; contact tracing czar says resignation 'irrevocable'". ABS-CBN News. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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