PDIRCipriano Erfe Querol, Jr. Al-Haj[1] is a Filipino former police officer who served as director of the Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) and the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police. He is also the first monarch of the non-sovereign Sultanate of Panay.
From April 20, 2005 to January 12, 2007, Querol served as the director of the Capiz Provincial Police Office.[3]
Querol served as director general of PNP's Western Visayas (Region 6) office for almost two years, assuming the position on October 19, 2010.[4][5] He is the proponent of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) project – which encourages a community-oriented policing system.[4][6] He is responsible for setting up BPATs in 3,618 of the 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas.[7]
On August 2, 2012, Querol took command of the Special Action Force and vacated his previous assignment in Western Visayas.[8]
In December 2012, Querol was named acting Director of Intelligence.[9]
After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56, Querol ended his police career on December 8, 2013.[10]
Sultan of Panay
With the backing of the 16 Royal Houses of Lanao del Sur, the Sultanate of Panay was instituted on February 12, 2011 through a royal decree by the Mindanao-based monarchies. Querol was crowned as the first Panay sultan the following day.[11][12]
^Burgos, Nestor Jr. (February 28, 2011). "The 'Sultan of Panay'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
