Catalino Cuy

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Salandanan and the surname or paternal family name is Cuy.

Catalino "Lito" Salandanan Cuy (born November 25, 1957)^[1] is a Filipino retired police director and who served as chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board under the Duterte administration and Marcos administration from 2018 to 2025. He assumed the role of Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Interior and Local Government on April 5, 2017, upon the departure of Ismael Sueno who was dismissed by President Duterte following corruption allegations.^[2]

Catalino Cuy
Chairman of Dangerous Drugs Board
In office January 4, 2018 – February 7, 2025
President	Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Dionisio Santiago
Succeeded by	PMGen. Oscar F. Valenzuela (Ret.)
Secretary of Department of Interior and Local Government
Officer-In-Charge
In office April 5, 2017 – December 11, 2017
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Ismael Sueno
Succeeded by	Eduardo Año
Undersecretary for Peace and Order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
In office July 1, 2016 – April 4, 2017
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Personal details
Born	Catalino Salandanan Cuy (1957-11-25) November 25, 1957 (age 67) Philippines
Alma mater	Mapúa Institute of Technology Philippine Military Academy Manuel L. Quezon University
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Constabulary (former) Philippine National Police
Police career
Service	Philippine National Police
Divisions	Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office Davao City Police Office Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development Directorate for Personnel and Records Management Special Action Force
Service years	1981 – 2012
Rank	Police Major General

Education

Cuy completed three years of studying Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Mapúa Institute of Technology in Manila in 1977. The following year, he moved to Baguio to study at the Philippine Military Academy where he graduated as part of the Dimalupig Class of 1981. Cuy also received a master's degree in Public Administration from the Manuel L. Quezon University in 1994.^[1]

Career

Cuy began his career in law enforcement after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy in 1981. He served as an aide of President Fidel Ramos before being assigned in Mindanao to join the Philippine National Police (PNP).^[2] He served as the Provincial Director of the Davao Oriental Police Office for three years starting 2002.^[3] In 2005, he was appointed as the Director of the Davao City Police Office under then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.^[4] As Davao police chief, he, along with 20 other police officers, was charged with negligence in 2012 and fined an equivalent of a month's salary by the Office of the Ombudsman for failing to control the summary killings by the alleged Davao death squads between 2005 and 2008.^[5] Following his stint in Mindanao, he became the Deputy Director for Personnel and Records Management in 2009.^[6]

In 2010, Cuy was appointed as Commander of the PNP Special Action Force.^[1] Two years later, he served as Director for Human Resource and Doctrine Development before being designated as Director for Personnel and Records Management by then Director General Alan Purisima in December 2012.^[7] Upon retirement from the PNP, Cuy joined the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte as DILG Undersecretary in July 2016, and as officer-in-charge of the department in April 2017.^[2] He was appointed chairperson of the Dangerous Drugs Board on January 4, 2018.^[8]