Elmer Jamias

Elmer Mejorada Jamias (born November 21, 1961)[1] also known as Barako ng Maynila (fearless / tough guy of Manila),[2] is a Filipino police officer. As of June 14, 2017, he is Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Management.[3]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mejorada and the surname or paternal family name is Jamias.
Honourable

Elmer M. Jamias
Deputy Director of the DICTM
Philippine National Police
PresidentRodrigo Roa Duterte
Preceded byRicardo DC. Zapata Jr.
Personal details
Born
Elmer Mejorada Jamias

November 21, 1961
Paco, Manila
Alma materWesleyan University
Philippine College of Criminology
Philippine National Police Academy
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/service Philippine National Police
Rank Chief Superintendent (Police Brigadier General)
UnitEastern Police District National Capital Region Police Office

Law enforcement career

Jamias graduated with the Philippine National Police Academy Class of 1986.[4] In 1999, Jamias killed a criminal named Mike Ampuan, aka Macmod, responsible for the murders of six police officers; he later received the "Bayaning Pulis" (People's Police) award, which came with a reward of 100,000 Philippine pesos (1960 US$), due to his handling of Macmod.[5] Also in 1999, Jamias was among the recipients of that year's Outstanding Manilan Award.[2]

In June 2015, Jamias was involved in a confrontation with Vice President Jejomar Binay over Binay's son's access to Makati City Hall, during which Binay allegedly assaulted Jamias and other law enforcement officers at the scene.[6][7] In August 2015, Jamias was made director of Manila's Eastern Police District (EPD); Jamias denied suggestions that the new post was a reward for his involvement in the confrontation with Vice President Binay several weeks earlier.[4] On June 14, 2017, Jamias was made Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Management.[3]

Politics

In October 2018, Jamias filed his candidacy for the vice-mayoralty of the city of Manila in the 2019 elections.[8] He ran as an independent, and finished third in the results (13,876 votes) behind re-elected Vice-Mayor Maria Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan and ex-congressman Amado Bagatsing.

Manila Vice Mayoralty Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Asenso Manileño Maria Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan (incumbent) 394,766 57.28
KABAKA Amado Bagatsing 267,286 38.78
Independent Elmer Jamias 13,876 2.01
Independent Severino Reyes 6,438 0.93
Independent Butch Cosme 3,894 0.56
Independent Virgilio Añonuevo 2,828 0.33
Total votes 689,088 100.00
Asenso Manileño hold

In 2000, Jamias was the subject of a film, Barako ng Maynila, (fearless / tough guy of Manila) inspired by his law enforcement career; Jamias was portrayed by Jinggoy Estrada, son of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, and the film was directed by Toto Natividad.[2][4][7]

References
  1. Ronnie M. Halos (2003-12-06). "Jamias (Ika-35 labas)". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  2. Ho, Alex (2015-07-15). "Jamias and 'selective justice, praise'". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. "Philippine National Police key officers for July 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  4. Alquitran, Non (2015-08-18). "Cop who defied Binay is new Eastern Police District chief". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. Halos, Ni Ronnie M. (2004-01-23). "Jamias (Ika-83 labas)". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  6. Ramos, Marlon (2015-07-02). "Police exec Jamias: VP mocked my being a cop; PNP to file charges". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  7. AJH (2015-07-02). "WATCH: Jinggoy Estrada played Elmer Jamias in 2000 action film". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  8. Ex-cop Elmer Jamias to run for Manila vice mayor
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