Elmer Mejorada Jamias (born November 21, 1961) also known as Barako ng Maynila (fearless / tough guy of

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), is a

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officer. He previously served as Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Management from 2017 to 2018.

Law enforcement career

Jamias graduated with the

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Academy Class of 1986. 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

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s (1960 US$), due to his handling of Macmod. Also in 1999, Jamias was among the recipients of that year's Outstanding Manilan Award. In June 2015, Jamias was involved in a confrontation with Vice President

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over Binay's son's access to

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City Hall, during which Binay allegedly assaulted Jamias and other law enforcement officers at the scene. 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. On June 14, 2017, Jamias was made Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Management.

Politics

In October 2018, Jamias filed his candidacy for the vice-mayoralty of the city of

in the 2019 elections.Ex-cop Elmer Jamias to run for Manila vice mayor
/ref> He ran as an

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, and finished third in the results (13,876 votes) behind re-elected Vice-Mayor Maria Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan and ex-congressman Amado Bagatsing.

In popular culture

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

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, son of former Philippine president

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, and the film was directed by Toto Natividad. Jamias was also the subject of an eponymous series for the ''True Confessions'' literary column on ''

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''. The series, written by Ronnie M. Halos, ran from 2003 to 2004 and is still available online.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamias, Elmer 1961 births Filipino police officers Living people People from Paco, Manila