History of Davao del Norte Police Provincial Office (DNPPO)

The enactment of Republic Act. 4867 dated 08 May 1967, which created the
Province of Davao del Norte paved the activation of Davao Norte Constabulary Command.
MAJOR FRANCISCO SARROSA PC was the first Provincial Commander of the then newly
activated Provincial Constabulary Command from 01 July 1967 to 18 February 1968.

Davao Norte lies in the Southern section of Mindanao with its territories bounded on
the north by Agusandel Sur, on the west by Bukidnon, on the south by Davao del Sur and on
the east by Davao Oriental.

With the passage of Presidential Decree Nr 765 dated 08 August 1975 which
constituted the Integrated National Police forces as components of the Philippine
Constabulary being the nucleus of the police integration, it led to the organization of Davao
Norte Constabulary Integrated National Police Command of which LTCAGERICO N
KAGAOAN was credited as the first Provincial Commander/Police Superintendent. Another
major historic development was the passage/enactment of RA 6975, otherwise known as the
PNP Law of 1991 which changed the Commands heading or name of Davao Norte PNP
Command and LTC RICARDO F DE LEON became the first Provincial Director. With the re-
organization of the PNP Provincial Commands dated 22 June 1994 as authorized by the
Chief PNP, the Commands heading or name was changed to Davao Norte Provincial Police
Command with P/SUPT JOSELITO UY TAN as the then Provincial Director from 26 July
1993- 05 April 1995 and followed by P/SUPT ALEJANDRO M GUTIERREZ from 06 April
1995 to 21 August 1996.
Resolution No. 92-36 dated October 15, 1992, the National Police Commission
approved the revised organizational structure of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The
word Command and other designation with military connotations shall cease to be used. In
the case of the line units, the word Command shall henceforth be replaced by the term
Police Office and now the Davao Norte Police command was finally changed to Davao
Norte Police Provincial Office with P/SUPT WILFREDO V GARCIA as the present Provincial
Director.
Davao Norte Police Provincial Office has one (1) operating unit namely: 1101 st PMG
being strategically located in the province with the principal task on Internal Security
Operation aside from the eleven (11) Municipal Police Stations which take charge of the
anti-criminality operations.
On January 31, 1998, President Fidel V Ramos signed Republic Act No. 8470
creating Province of Compostela Valley out of DavaoProvince.
Davao del Norte Province became a part of Region 11 that composed of three (3)
component Cities, eight (8) municipalities with the total of two hundred twenty three
(223) barangays populated by approximately 848,202 inhabitants. It has a total land area of
3,910.82 square kilometer and divided into two (2) congressional districts.
Presently, Davao Norte Police Provincial Office, the home of citizen friendly
policemen is composed of a Provincial Office, one (1) Provincial Public Safety
Company, three (3) City Police Stations and eight (8) Municipal Police Stations and
two (2) Police Precincts. The present Provincial Director is PSSUPT SAMUEL BASILIO
GADINGAN.