QCPD investigation chief, 2 more cops relieved

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[Updated April 22, 2025, 4:38 p.m.]

MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (QCPD CIDU) and two more officers were relieved from their posts after allegedly releasing a person under police custody (PUPC) without authorization.

This was announced by QCPD officer-in-charge Col. Randy Glenn Silvio in a press conference at their headquarters in Camp Karingal on Tuesday.

“Right now, we’re conducting an investigation and we’ve relieved all on duty, including [CIDU Director] Major [Don Don] Llapitan,” Silvio said in Filipino.

He added that the two other personnel were a jailer and a desk officer.

“We received an SMS (short message service) report last Friday. Then-District Director Brig. Gen. Melecio Buslig Jr. received information that there was one PUPC outside custody,” Silvio explained in Filipino.

“We immediately conducted validation, and we interviewed their chief, Major Llapitan. During the interview, he admitted that there was one PUPC taken outside custody,” he added.

The PUPC taken outside custody was a female with a case of qualified theft, whom the police officers took to a hotel for the PUPC to meet with her family, according to Silvio.

When asked if the PUPC was returned to custody, Silvio answered in the affirmative.

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin said he was notified of the situation last Saturday, issuing the order to relieve the three officers that same day.

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The announcement came right after Aberin announced that Buslig had been relieved as QCPD director following a viral video showing a police officer said to be under the influence of alcohol forcibly entering homes and injuring residents in Barangay Damayan on Monday.