Chief of the Philippine National Police explained

Post:Chief
Body:the
Philippine National Police
Flag:Flag of PNP Director General.svg
Flagsize:120px
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of the PNP Chief
Insignia:Philippine National Police seal.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:PNP seal
Incumbentsince:April 1, 2024
Status:Full-Time
Department:Philippine National Police
Member Of:National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)
Seat:Camp Crame, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Nominator:National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)
Appointer:President of the Philippines
Termlength:Four years, Mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 56
Termlength Qualified:unless extended by the President in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress
Constituting Instrument:Republic Act No. 6975
Formation:March 31, 1991
First:Cesar P. Nazareno
Unofficial Names:Director General / Police General
Deputy:Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA)
Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO)
Chief of Directorial Staff (TCDS)
Salary: monthly basic pay (2018)[1]
Website:https://pnp.gov.ph/
Precursor:Chief of the Philippine Constabulary (PC)

The Chief of the Philippine National Police (abbreviated as C, PNP; Filipino: Filipino; Pilipino: Hepe ng Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas[2]) is the head of the Philippines' national police body, the Philippine National Police (PNP). The position is invariably held by a Police General, a four-star general police officer.

The PNP chief is also an ex officio member of the National Police Commission as a commissioner.[3]

Eligibility

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 (Republic Act No. 6975), the law establishing the Philippine National Police, states that the President shall appoint the Philippine National Police Chief from among a list prepared by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) of "the most senior and qualified officers in the service" given that the prospect appointee has not yet retired or within six months from their compulsory retirement age. The lowest rank of a qualified appointee shall be the rank of Police Brigadier General. The appointment of the PNP chief by the President requires confirmation from the Commission on Appointments.[4]

Powers and functions

The holder of the position of PNP Chief holds the rank of "Police General".[5] Prior to February 2019, this rank was known as "Director General", According to Sec. 26 of the PNP Chief shall have:[4]

Tenure

Under Republic Act No. 6975, the term of office of PNP Chief cannot exceed four years. An exception can be made by the President to extend the PNP chief's term "in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress".[4]

Command Group

The PNP Chief is assisted by the Command Group.[4] The current deputy chief for administration is P/Lt. Gen. Emmanuel B. Peralta, the current deputy chief for operations is P/Lt. Gen. Michael John F. Dubria. and the Chief of the Directorial Staff is P/Lt. Gen. Jon A. Arnaldo.

List

The following lists people who have assumed the position of Chief of the Philippine National Police. This includes people who served as Officer in Charge (OIC) of the PNP. This excludes OIC tenure due to temporary incapacitation of filing of a leave of absence of the incumbent – who would later resume fulfilling their duties.

No.RankNameTerm[6]
1Police Director GeneralCesar P. NazarenoMarch 31, 1991 – August 28, 1992
2Police Director GeneralRaul S. ImperialAugust 28, 1992 – May 6, 1993
3Police Director GeneralUmberto A. RodriguezMay 6, 1993 – July 8, 1994[7]
4Police Director GeneralRecaredo A. Sarmiento IIIJuly 8, 1994 – December 15, 1997
5Police Director GeneralSantiago AliñoDecember 15, 1997 – July 10, 1998
6Police Deputy Director GeneralRoberto LastimosoJuly 11, 1998 – June 15, 1999
Police Deputy Director GeneralEdmundo Larroza June 16 – November 16, 1999
7Police Director GeneralPanfilo "Ping" M. LacsonNovember 16, 1999 – January 22, 2001[8]
Police Deputy Director GeneralLeandro MendozaJanuary 22, 2001 – March 16, 2001[9]
8Police Director GeneralMarch 16, 2001 – March 17, 2002
9 Police Director GeneralHermogenes E. Ebdane Jr.March 17, 2002 – August 23, 2004
10Police Director GeneralEdgar AglipayAugust 23, 2004 – March 14, 2005[10]
11Police Director GeneralArturo LomibaoMarch 14, 2005 – July 5, 2006[11]
12Police Director GeneralOscar C. CalderonJuly 5, 2006 – October 1, 2007[12]
13Police Director GeneralAvelino RazonAvelino I. Razon Jr.October 1, 2007 – September 27, 2008[13]
14Police Director GeneralJesus Ame VersozaSeptember 27, 2008 – September 14, 2010[14]
15Police Director GeneralAtty. Raul M. Bacalzo, Ph.D.September 14, 2010 – September 9, 2011[15]
16Police Director GeneralNicanor A. Bartolome, Ph.D., CSEESeptember 9, 2011 – December 17, 2012[16]
17Police Director GeneralAlan LM PurisimaDecember 17, 2012 – February 5, 2015[17]
Police Deputy Director GeneralLeonardo EspinaLeonardo A. Espina February 5 – July 16, 2015
18Police Director GeneralRicardo C. MarquezJuly 16, 2015 – June 30, 2016[18]
19Police Director GeneralRonald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Ph.D., CSEEJuly 1, 2016 – April 19, 2018[19]
20Police GeneralOscar David AlbayaldeApril 19, 2018 – October 14, 2019[20]
Police Lieutenant GeneralAtty. Archie Francisco F. GamboaOctober 14, 2019 – January 20, 2020 [21]
21Police GeneralJanuary 20 – September 2, 2020[22]
22Police GeneralCamilo Pancratius P. CascolanSeptember 2 – November 10, 2020[23]
23Police GeneralDebold M. SinasNovember 10, 2020 – May 8, 2021[24]
24Police GeneralGuillermo Lorenzo T. EleazarMay 8 – November 13, 2021[25]
25Police GeneralDionardo B. CarlosNovember 13, 2021 – May 8, 2022[26]
Police Lieutenant GeneralVicente D. Danao Jr. May 8 – August 1, 2022[27]
26Police GeneralRodolfo S. Azurin Jr.August 1, 2022 – April 24, 2023[28]
27 Police GeneralBenjamin C. Acorda Jr.April 24, 2023 – March 31, 2024[29] [30]
Police Lieutenant GeneralEmmanuel B. Peralta March 31 – April 1, 2024[31]
28Police General Rommel Francisco D. MarbilApril 1, 2024 – present [32] [33]

Note

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Macapagal . Maan . Police officers to receive pay hike this month . ABS-CBN . July 19, 2018.
  2. News: Duterte, may ibinilin kay Albayalde sa pag-upo sa PNP . July 19, 2018 . ABS-CBN News . April 19, 2018 . Filipino . Itinalaga bilang ika-22 hepe ng pambansang pulisya si Police Director General Oscar Albayalde na dating pinuno ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)..
  3. Web site: Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998 . The LawPhil Project . July 19, 2018.
  4. News: Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 . July 19, 2018 . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
  5. News: Ranada . Pia . From SPO1 to sergeant: New law gives military rank names to police . February 21, 2019 . Rappler . February 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: Philippine National Police . ASEANAPOL . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508094218/http://www.aseanapol.org/information/philippine-national-police . May 8, 2022.
  7. Web site: History; Background of Police Regional Office 13 . PNP PRO 13 Caraga . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515015134/https://www.pro13.pnp.gov.ph/?page_id=75 . May 15, 2021 . Director General Umberto A Rodriguez, became the Chief, Philippine National Police from May 6, 1993 to July 8, 1994..
  8. News: Vanzi . Sol Jose . Ping Lacson Is New National Police Chief . May 8, 2022 . Newsflash.org . November 16, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508095019/http://www.newsflash.org/1999/11/hl/hl011719.htm . May 8, 2022.
  9. News: Mendez . Christina . January 22, 2001 . Mendoza is acting PNP chief . 2024-08-16 . Philstar.com.
  10. News: Alquitran . Non . Aglipay vows to crack the whip on abusive cops . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . August 23, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508095840/https://www.philstar.com/metro/2004/08/23/262296/aglipay-vows-crack-whip-abusive-cops . May 8, 2022.
  11. News: Felipe . Cecille Suerte . Calica . Aurea . Lomibao is new PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . March 14, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117073208/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/03/14/270269/lomibao-new-pnp-chief . November 17, 2020.
  12. News: Felipe . Cecille Suerte . Romero . Paolo . Calderon named new PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . July 5, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508100141/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2006/07/05/345472/calderon-named-new-pnp-chief . May 8, 2022.
  13. Web site: Speech of President Arroyo during the Turnover Command in the Philippine National Police . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112162809/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/10/01/speech-of-president-arroyo-during-the-turnover-command-in-the-philippine-national-police/ . November 12, 2017 . en, fil . October 1, 2007.
  14. News: Hidalgo . Wheng . Versoza installed as 15th PNP chief . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508104819/https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/09/27/08/versoza-installed-15th-pnp-chief . dead . May 8, 2022 . May 8, 2022 . ABS-CBN News . September 27, 2008 .
  15. News: Calica . Aurea . Next PNP chief: It's Bacalzo . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . September 14, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508101232/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2010/09/14/611518/next-pnp-chief-its-bacalzo . May 8, 2022.
  16. News: Garriga . Maria Nikka U. . Bartolome appointed PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . The Manila Times . September 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200818042707/https://www.manilatimes.net/2011/09/09/news/top-stories/bartolome-appointed-pnp-chief/721552/ . August 18, 2020 . en.
  17. News: Elona . Jamie . Purisima assumes PNP chief post . May 8, 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . December 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803214924/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/326253/purisima-assumes-pnp-chief-post . August 3, 2020 . en.
  18. News: Director Ricardo Marquez named new PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . Department of the Interior and Local Government . July 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508102443/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2015/07/14/director-ricardo-marquez-named-new-pnp-chief/ . May 8, 2022.
  19. News: Viray . Patricia Lourdes . Bato dela Rosa takes command of PNP: I am your father . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . July 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160702151242/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/07/01/1598491/bato-dela-rosa-takes-command-pnp-i-am-your-father . July 2, 2016.
  20. News: Parrocha . Azer . Duterte appoints new DOJ, AFP, PNP chiefs . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . April 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220222224045/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1031056 . February 22, 2022.
  21. News: Recuenco . Aaron . Gamboa is PNP’s OIC . May 8, 2022 . Manila Bulletin . October 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508103334/https://mb.com.ph/2019/10/14/gamboa-is-pnps-oic/ . May 8, 2022.
  22. News: Duterte names Archie Gamboa as new PNP Chief . March 15, 2022 . CNN Philippines . January 17, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117201342/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/1/17/new-pnp-chief.html . January 17, 2020.
  23. News: Caliwan . Christopher Lloyd . Año confirms Cascolan appointment as new PNP chief . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . September 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315105015/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1114075 . March 15, 2022.
  24. News: Parrocha . Azer . Duterte appoints Sinas as PNP chief . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . November 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163724/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1121181 . November 21, 2020.
  25. News: Calayag . Keith . Duterte appoints Eleazar as next PNP chief -- Palace . March 15, 2022 . The Manila Times . May 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506103437/https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/05/news/duterte-appoints-eleazar-as-next-pnp-chief-palace/870204/ . May 6, 2021 . en.
  26. News: Gita-Carlos . Ruth Abbey . Caliwan . Christopher Lloyd . Duterte names Dionardo Carlos as next PNP chief . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . November 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110115706/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1159310 . November 10, 2021.
  27. News: Duterte picks Danao acting police chief . May 8, 2022 . Manila Standard . May 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505165835/https://manilastandard.net/news/314226282/duterte-picks-danao-acting-police-chief.html . May 5, 2022.
  28. News: Caliwan . Lloyd . PBBM names Azurin as new PNP chief . August 1, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . August 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801111647/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1180268 . August 1, 2022 . en.
  29. News: Benjamin Acorda is new PNP chief . April 24, 2023 . CNN Philippines . April 24, 2023 . April 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424041600/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/24/new-pnp-chief-acorda.html . dead .
  30. News: GMA Integrated News . Marcos names Benjamin Acorda Jr as new PNP chief . April 24, 2023 . GMA News Online . April 24, 2023.
  31. News: Mangosing . Frances . Gascon . Melvin . Marcos names second highest exec as PNP OIC . March 31, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . April 1, 2024.
  32. Web site: Obimma . Stanley . 2024-04-01 . Rommel Francisco Marbil Biography, Age, Hometown, Education . StanleyPlug.
  33. News: Mangaluz . Jean . Maj. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil is new PNP chief . April 1, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 1, 2024.