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Philippines National Police Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas
Abbreviation	PNP
Coat of Arms of the Philippine National Police
Motto	Service • Honor • Justice
Agency overview
Formed	January 29, 1991
Preceding agencies	Philippine Constabulary Integrated National Police
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Philippines
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Camp Crame, Quezon City
Agency executive	Jesus Ame Verzosa, Police Director General, General
Website
www.pnp.gov.ph

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

History

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.^[3]

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

Organization

The PNP has the following branches included:

• Philippine National Police Aviation Security Command
• Special Action Force
• Program Management Office
• PNP Maritime Group
• PNP Intelligence group

Ranks

The following ranks are observed in the PNP as of 2009 with the following:^[10]

Commissioned officers

1. Director General (DGen.) - General
2. Deputy Director General (DDG.) - Lieutenant General
3. Director (Dir.) - Major General
4. Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) - Brigadier General
5. Senior Superintendent (S/Supt.) - Colonel
6. Superintendent (Supt.) - Lieutenant Colonel
7. Chief Inspector (C/Insp.) - Major
8. Senior Inspector (S/Insp.) - Captain
9. Inspector (Insp.) - Lieutenant

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Non-commissioned officers

1. Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4) - Master Sergeant
2. Senior Police Officer III (SPO3) - Technical Sergeant
3. Senior Police Officer II (SPO2) - Staff Sergeant
4. Senior Police Officer I (SPO1) - Sergeant
5. Police Officer III (PO3) - Corporal
6. Police Officer II (PO2) - Private First Class
7. Police Officer I (PO1) - Private

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent.

Weapons and Equipment

• M-16
• M9 Pistol
• Glock Pistol
• M1 carbine - used by town local police
• M1911
• Remington 870
• Remington 1100
• Baton - it is called "Batuta" by civilians
• Floro MK-9
• MSSR rifle - used by the PNP SWAT
• M-14

Vehicles

A fleet of Toyota Innovas used as patrol by The Philippine National Police

• Toyota Altis- mostly basic Police vehicle in other city.
• Toyota Vios- most used basic police vehicle especially in Metro Manila
• Toyota Innova- most used patrol MPV
• Toyota Revo-most used rampaging vehicle by the PNP
• HMMWV
• Various Honda and Mitsubishi Law Enforcement vehicles
• Toyota Hilux- used by city or town Police.

International Peace Support Operations and Humanitarian Relief Missions

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (April 30, 2009) Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police stack live ordnance for disposal.

On 3 April 1992, fifteen months into its reconstitution, the PNP began sending its international contingent to peace support operations and humanitarian relief missions in conflict areas around the world. Although most of these endeavors were United Nations-launched, there were some deployments made under the "lead-nation" concept or as an initiative of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.

UN Peace Support Operations may be armed or unarmed peacekeeping, peace-building, or specialized efforts that require UN Civilian Police services.

International PNP deployments are:

CAMBODIA: 1992-93
♦United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)

HAITI: 1994-95; 2004-present
♦Operation Uphold Democracy in Haïti - International Police Monitors component
♦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: 1999-2009
♦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 (Southern): 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: 2007-08
♦UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)

GEORGIA: 2007-present
♦UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)

LEBANON: 2008
♦UN Independent International Investigation Commission in Lebanon (UNIIIC)

THE SUDAN (Western): 2008-present
♦UN-African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).^[11]

Among the luminaries of the PNP Contingent are Police Director Rodolfo A Tor, who became the first Filipino police commissioner of a UN operation. In 2006, he was tasked to head the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, among the largest civilian police operations established by the UN.

The PNP Contingent has no fatalities in the line of fire. The 1993 deaths of Senior Police Officers 4 Winston Zerrudo and Edilberto Evangelista, both UNTAC Police, were of non-hostile causes.

To date, the PNP Contingent has sent more than two thousand "warm bodies" to UN and other international peace support operations and humanitarian relief missions. It awaits the deployment of the Philippine Formed Police Unit, or FPU, of which creation was approved by the National Police Commission in 2006.^[12]

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."^[13]

Euro Generals Scandal

The Euro Generals Scandal involves Eliseo de la Paz and several Philippine National Police officials who went to Russia on October 2008 to attend the Interpol conference. De la Paz was detained for carrying a large sum of undeclared money.

See also

• Philippine Constabulary
• Philippines National Police Academy

References

External links

• Philippines National Police Website
• GLOBAL PULISYA Website
• PHILIPPINE PEACEKEEPERS Website

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