Jolly Bugarin

Jolly del Rosario Bugarin (died September 2002) was a Filipino criminologist who served as Director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) from 1967 to 1986 and President of Interpol from 1980 to 1984.

After graduating, he was drafted to serve under the Second Regular Division of the Philippine army during World War II.

[1][3] Bugarin first entered the Philippine Army after graduating from law school, served during World War II, and survived the Bataan Death March.

He concurrently served as Commissioner to the NAPOLCOM, Consultant to the Dangerous Drugs Board; Security Consultant to the Central Bank of the Philippines, Development Bank of the Philippines, and the Philippine National Bank; Head of the National Central Bureau of Interpol-Manila; and an elected member of the International Criminal Police Organization Executive Committee.

In 1971, he headed the Philippine delegation to the International Conference on Narcotics Control at Canberra, Australia.

He was Chairman of the Third ASEAN Interpol Conference; member, Executive Committee, Fourth Congress on Medical Law; head delegate, 1978 Meeting of ASEAN Drugs Experts at Jakarta, Indonesia; and President, Bureau Directors Association Inc. in 1977.

[1] Jolly was married to the late Linda Hortillas with whom he had three daughters Aileen, Pinky, and Annette.