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Franco Calida
Vice Mayor of Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Mayor of Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Police Regional Director for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Philippine National Police)
In office
June 16, 1996[a] – June 30, 1998[b]
Personal details
Born
Franco Magno Calida

1942 (age 81–82)
Philippines
Military service
Allegiance Republic of the Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine National Police (1991-1998)
Philippine Constabulary (1966-1990)
Years of service1966-1998
RankPolice Chief Superintendent
  1. ^ "History". PNP PRO ARMM Official Website. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "ALSA MASA FOUNDER FOR DAVAO CITY MAYOR IN 2001". Philippine Headline News Online. June 30, 1998. Retrieved April 19, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

Franco Magno Calida is a retired Filipino police officer currently serving as vice mayor of Hagonoy, Davao del Sur. He previously served as head of various police positions in Mindanao, notably in Davao City during most of the Corazon Aquino administration.

Police Service[edit]

During his stint in Davao City as chief of the Davao Metropolitan District Command, Calida and various anti-communist individuals formed the Alsa Masa vigilante group in response to New People's Army operations in the city, especially in Agdao District.[1] Calida also served as the group's spokesperson and leader.[2] Alsa Masa was later described as the "model of other vigilante groups that were [subsequently] established in other parts of the country".[3] He was also involved in the 1989 Davao hostage crisis and was subsequently assigned to the Zamboanga Metropolitan District Command and the Police Regional Office for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

In March 2014, Calida proposed to revive the Alsa Masa in response to an attack on civilian rescue workers by New People's Army units in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. In response, Senior Superintendent Michael John Dubria noted that the key to ending such attacks is through closer cooperation between the police force and civilians while Digos City Mayor Joseph Peñas said that the revival of Alsa Masa is not needed.[4]

Local Government[edit]

Since August 2016, Calida serves as Vice President of the Davao del Sur Chapter of the Vice Mayor's League of the Philippines.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alsa Masa: "Freedom Fighters" or "Death Squads?"" (PDF). Institute of Current World Affairs. August 6, 1988. Retrieved April 19, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ Anne Nelson (January 1988). "In the Grotto of the Pink Sisters: Cory Aquino's Test of Faith". Mother Jones. Vol. 13, no. 1. p. 50. Retrieved October 21, 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "A Survey Mapping the Conflict in Mindanao" (PDF). Department of Health. 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  4. ^ "Alsa Masa revival splits officials of Davao Sur". Inquirer.net. April 1, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  5. ^ "Bag-ong opisyal sa VMLP sa Davao del Sur nanumpa" [New Davao del Sur VMLP officials sworn in] (in Cebuano). Sun.Star Superbalita Davao. August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authors= (help)

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