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The Philippine National Police (PNP) (Filipino: Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas) is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines. The Philippine National Police, which was a result of a merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police, was activated on January 29, 1991.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) (Filipino: Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas) is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines. The Philippine National Police, which was a result of a merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police, was activated on January 29, 1991. Its national headquarters are based at Camp Crame, Quezon City, in the National Capital Region. On September 22, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Deputy Director General Jesus Verzosa, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, replacing Director General Avelino Razon Jr., who retired on September 27.
Origins
Leadership
Current
As of 2008,
- Chief, PNP: PDDG Jesus Ame Verzosa CSEE
- Deputy Chief for Operation (DCO) Deputy Director General Emmanuel Carta will replace Verzosa as Deputy Chief for Administration;
- Chief of the Directorial Staff (CDS) Deputy Director General Ismael Rafanan will replace Carta;
- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Geary Barias will replace Rafanan;
- Director Jefferson Soriano, head of the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM), will replace Barias at the NCRPO;
- Chief Superintendent Raul Bacalzo, head of the PNP-Health Support Services, will replace Soriano; and,
- PNP-HSS Deputy Director for Operations Senior Superintendent Franklin Alfabeto will replace Bacalzo.
As of 2007,
- Chief, PNP: PDG Avelino Ignacio Razon, Jr.
- Deputy Chief PNP for Administration (DCA): PDDG Jesus Ame Verzosa CSEE
- Deputy Chief PNP for Operations (DCO): PDDG Reynaldo Paraiso Varilla
- The Chief of Directorial Staff: PDIR Emmanuel Rivera Carta CSEE
List of chiefs
| # | Name | Term of Office |
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| 1 | Cesar P. Nazareno | 31 March 1991 | 28 August 1992 |
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| 2 | Raul S. Imperial | 28 August 1992 (acting)
28 October 1992 (official) | 6 May 1993 |
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| 3 | Umberto Rodriguez | 6 May 1993 | 8 July 1994 |
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| 4 | Recaredo Arevalo Sarmiento II | 8 July 1994 | 1997 |
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| 5 | Santiago L. Aliño | 1997 | 1998 |
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| 6 | Roberto T. Lastimoso | 1998 | 1999 |
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| 7 | Edmundo L. Larozza | 1999 (acting) | 1999 |
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| 8 | Panfilo M. Lacson | November 1999 | January 2001 |
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| 9 | Leandro Mendoza | 16 March 2001 | 2002 |
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| 10 | Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. | July 2002 | 23 August 2004 |
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| 11 | Edgar B. Aglipay | 23 August 2004 | March 6, 2005 |
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| 12 | Arturo Lomibao | March 13, 2005 | August 29, 2006 |
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| 13 | Oscar Castelo Calderon | August 29, 2006 | October 1, 2007 |
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| 14 | Avelino Ignacio Razon, Jr. | October 1, 2007 |
(retired September 27 2008) |
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| 15 | Jesus Ame Verzosa | September 27, 2008 | Incumbent
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Organization
The PNP has the following branches included:
Ranks
Commissioned officers
- Director General (DGen.) - General
- Deputy Director General (DDG.) - Lieutenant General
- Director (Dir.) - Major General
- Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) - Brigadier General
- Senior Superintendent (S/Supt.) - Colonel
- Superintendent (Supt.) - Lieutenant Colonel
- Chief Inspector (C/Insp.) - Major
- Senior Inspector (S/Insp.) - Captain
- Inspector (Insp.) - Lieutenant
Note:
Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent.
There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.
Non-commissioned officers
- Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4)
- Senior Police Officer III (SPO3)
- Senior Police Officer II (SPO2)
- Senior Police Officer I (SPO1)
- Police Officer III (PO3)
- Police Officer II (PO2)
- Police Officer I (PO1)
International Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Missions
On 3 April 1992, fifteen months into its reconstitution, the PNP began sending its international peacekeeping and humanitarian contingent to conflict areas around the world.
Missions it participated in are:
CAMBODIA: 1992-93
?United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
HAITI: 1994-95; 2004-present
?Operation Uphold Democracy in Haïti
?UN Mission in Haïti (UNMIH)
?l'Opération des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti/
UN Stabilization Mission in Haïti (MINUSTAH)
EAST TIMOR: 1999-2002
?UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)
?UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
TIMOR-LESTE: 2002-present
?UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
?UN Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL)
?UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
KOSOVO: 1999-present
?UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
IRAQ: 2003-04
?Philippine Humanitarian Contingent to Iraq (PHCI)
LIBERIA: 2004-present
?UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
AFGHANISTAN: 2004-present
?UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
THE SUDAN: 2005-present
?UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
CÔTE D'IVOIRE: 2005-07
?l'Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire/
UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI)
NEPAL: 2007-present
?UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
GEORGIA: 2007-present
?UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
LEBANON: 2007
?UN Independent International Investigation Commission (UNIIIC)
THE SUDAN: 2008
?UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
National Operations Center (NOC)
PNP Chief Director General Avelino Razon Jr., on July 6, 2008, announced completion of the newly refurbished and reconfigured Camp Crame National Operations Center (NOC), powered by modern communication, imaging, and teleconferencing technology. Its new equipments include LCD monitors, CCTV cameras, and the electronic tracking system to monitor the deployment of mobile units thru global positioning system (GPS). Chief Superintendent Constante Azares Jr., chief of the PNP-NOC, explained that: "The NOC is the hub and nerve center of all PNP operations and activities nationwide. All deployments, movement of troops and police operations are monitored, coordinated and directed from this facility."
Scandals
Euro Generals Scandal
The Philippine National Police is being scored by local officials of the Philippines for its 'lack of accountability. October 2008, former PNP comptroller Eliseo de la Paz and wife was detained in Moscow for bringing a large sum undeclared money.
See also
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