QCPD chief conferred PMA Cavalier Award

MANILA, Philippines - Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Chief Superintendent Richard Albano was conferred yesterday the prestigious Cavalier Award by the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Alumni Association at Fort Del Pilar in Baguio City.

He received the award for his exemplary performance in the field of police operations.

Albano, a member of the PMA Maharlika Class of 1984, took over as head of the QCPD in January 2013.

As a police officer, he had occupied various command and staff positions in the fields of intelligence, investigation, operations and police administration.

Albano was a former director of the Police Retirement and Benefits Service; chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group for Regions 2 and 3; head of the Northern Police District intelligence division, and head of the QCPD Special Project Unit.