Allen Capuyan

Allen Arat Capuyan (born October 10, 1962) is a former military colonel, former chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, and a senatorial candidate in the 2025 Philippine Senate election. He allegedly was connected to the Hello Garci scandal and a corruption scandal at the Bureau of Customs.

Allen Capuyan
Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
In office 2019–2023
President	Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos
Succeeded by	Jennifer Sibug-Las
Ethnographic Commissioner for Regions 11 and 13, NCIP
In office 2016–2019
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Chief for Operations of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office 2001–2010
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Chief of the Intelligence Service Unit in Davao City
In office 1997–2000
President	Fidel Ramos Joseph Estrada
Personal details
Born	Allen Arat Capuyan (1962-10-10) October 10, 1962 (age 62)
Citizenship	Philippines
Political party	Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago
Spouse	Gloria Capuyan
Alma mater	Philippine Military Academy
Profession	Soldier

Early life

Allen Arat Capuyan was born on October 10, 1962. He graduated in the Philippine Military Academy class of 1983.^[1]

Career

Military and Hello Garci

In 1997, he served as the Chief of the Intelligence Service Unit in Davao City until 2000. Just after, he served as the Chief for Operations of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) under the Arroyo administration.^[1] In 2005, he was related to the Hello Garci scandal.^[2] In 2011, an ISAFP official said that he was allegedly the perpetrator of the burning of the Hello Garci tapes.^[1]

Manila Internation Airport Authority

Capuyan also served as the assistant general manager for security and emergency services of the Manila International Airport Authority. He took a leave of absence in August 2017 after an alleged involvement in smuggling ₱6,400,000,000 worth of shabu from China in May 2017.^[3][4] Customs fixer Mark Taguba said that he was linked to corruption of the Bureau of Customs. He allegedly was nicknamed "Big Brother" in his messages.^[5] Capuyan resigned in March 2018.^[3][4] He was also assigned as executive director of the National Secretariat of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELAC) in March 2019.^[6]

National Commission on Indigenous Peoples

During the Duterte administration, he became the presidential adviser on indigenous peoples’ concerns. He was appointed as the ethnographic commissioner for regions 11 and 13 of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). In 2019, he became the chairperson of the NCIP.^[7] On September 5, 2023, Capuyan stepped down as the chairperson of the NCIP, and was replaced by Jennifer Las.^[8] In 2023, he gained the Mindanao’s Man of Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Public Service and Leadership Award.^[1]

2025 Senate bid

In 2025, he became a senatorial candidate for the 2025 Philippine Senate election under the Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago party.^[1]