Aglipay is a relative of revolutionary hero
Gregorio Aglipay. He was a member of the
Philippine Military Academy class of 1971, and has a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from the
University of the Philippines. He also has a law degree from Ateneo de Manila University. In 1972, as a young lieutenant, he was the platoon leader of the raiding team that
captured MV Karagatan which prevented the
New People's Army from getting hold of 1,500 M-14 rifles and other high power firearms. Aglipay served as chief deputy director-general of the
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) from 1998 to 2001. Multiple mayors of Metro Manila were infuriated with Aglipay's supposed preemptive move, claiming that he made his decision without consulting them first, with
Marikina Mayor
Bayani Fernando being the first to call for his ouster while
Jejomar Binay, chairman of the
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), led the mayors in pushing for his removal. Aglipay was elected as
governor of
Cagayan in the
2025 Philippine general election. ==Personal life==