NATIONAL

POLICE
COMMISSION
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Revisiting NaPolCom

(History, Organization, Powers

and Functions of NaPolCom)

Outline of Presentation

I. Before Republic Act No. 4864

A. Local Police Forces
B. Walton Report
C. House Bill No. 6951

Outline of Presentation

II. Creation of PolCom

A. Objectives
B. Powers and Functions
C. Initial Organization

III. Other Milestones

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Local Police Forces

x x x localized and independently
organized
police
forces
whose
organization, appointment of personnel,
operational deployment,
training and
logistical
support
were
almost
exclusively
the
concern
of
local
government.

1966 Walton Report

Peace and order in the Philippines is
deteriorating at a serious rate.
In all law enforcement agencies,
performance is sub-standard, training is
inadequate; political interference is
common; facilities, budget and logistical
support is deficient; inspection
procedures are unsatisfactory, morale is
low.

House Bill No. 6951

dated September 8, 1966
House Bill No. 6951
authored by Rep. Teodulo C.
Natividad was passed into
law as Republic Act No. 4864

R.A. No. 4864

(Police Act of 1966)
Objectives
To attain a high degree of efficiency in the
organization, administration and operation of the
local police agencies with the end in view that
peace and order may be attained more
effectively and the laws enforced with
impartiality; and
To place the local police on a professional level.

R.A. No. 4864

(Police Act of 1966)
Powers and Functions
Regulate police affairs;
Promulgate standards for personnel administration;
Conduct inspection and audit of the facilities and
performance of local police agencies;
Upgrade qualifications for appointment/promotion
of police members;
Conduct more comprehensive, relevant and
pragmatic police training programs;
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R.A. No. 4864

(Police Act of 1966)
Powers and Functions
Upgrade the police disciplinary machinery by
centralizing the decision at the level of the
Commission;
Grant benefits for service-connected disability and
death; and
Establish vital provincial communications network
in various provinces/cities/municipalities.

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R.A. No. 4864

(Police Act of 1966)
Initial Organization
Full Time Chairman
2 Regular Commissioners
2 Ex-Officio Commissioners
9 Major Departments
Board of Investigators

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E.O. No. 113 dated Dec. 30, 1967

(The Police Manual)

A guidebook to insure uniformity of

procedures and standards
R.A. No. 6040 dated Aug. 4, 1969
(Tolentino Law)

Conduct of Police Exams

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R.A. No. 6141

(The Peace and Order Account Act of 1970)
Salary Subsidy
Equipment Subsidy
Training, Local or Foreign
Disability and Death Benefits

P.D. No. 1
Reorganization of the Bureaucracy
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Letter of Implementation No. 21, Part XX, of P.D.

No. 1
Dated Dec. 31, 1972
Renaming of the Police Commission to National
Police Commission
Restructuring:
4 Support Units
Planning Service
Financial and Mgmt
Service
Personnel Service
Administrative Service

4 Operating Units
Inspection, Investigation
and Intelligence Branch
Legal Affairs Branch
Communication Branch
Police Training Branch

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Letter of Implementation No. 21 Part XX

Dated Dec. 31, 1972
Authority to Attest
Police Appointments

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P.D. Nos. 12 dated Oct. 3, 1972

12 - A
12 - B

Creation of Adjudication Boards

Preventive Suspension
Summary Dismissal of Erring Police

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P.D. No. 448 dated May 9, 1974

Abolition of BOIs
Creation of Hearing Officers
Waiver of Requirements for appointment in
Consideration of Exceptional
Accomplishment
Extension of Spot Promotion for Acts of
Conspicuous Courage and Gallantry
Grant of Disability and Death Benefits to
NaPolCom Personnel
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P.D. No. 466 (1974)

Expansion of the Composition of the
Commission Proper from 5 to 7
P.D. No. 580 dated Nov. 13, 1974
Creation of Special Action Committee to
Review Cases Decided by the
Adjudication
Boards where Penalty
Imposed is
Dismissal from the Service
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Inter-Disciplinary Committee (IDC)

Nov. 18, 1975
System Approach to Crime Prevention
5 Pillars of the CJS
Research on Probationable Cases
Draft P.D. to Institutionalize Adult Probation
System which was Signed into Law on July
24,
1976
Creation of CPCB in 1977
Renamed Technical Panel on Crime Prevention
and Criminal Justice (TPCPCJ) in 1981
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P.D. No. 765 dated Aug. 8, 1975

Police Integration Decree
3 Powers of NaPolCom Transferred to the INP
Training
Establishment of the Law Enforcement
Communication System
Adjudication and grant of compensation
for temporary disability benefits
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P.D. No. 971 (1976)

Provision of Legal Assistance and

Representation to INP Member Facing
Charges before the Fiscals and Courts
Arising from or Connected with the
Performance of his Functions

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P.D. No. 1050

General Appropriations Decree of 1977

New Budgetary Program for the

Management of Crime Prevention
New Organizational Unit to the CPCB

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P.D. No. 1162

June 8, 1977
Local Chief Executives were Granted the
Power to Exercise General Supervision
over INP Units and Elements Stationed
or Assigned within their Respective
Jurisdictions.

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P.D. No. 1184

Aug. 26, 1977
INP Personnel Professionalization Law
of 1977
Comprehensive Development Program
Upgraded and Uniform Personnel
Development Standards
Increased Police Welfare Benefits
(5 Years Survivorship Benefits)
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Office Order No. 18-78

September 8, 1978

Circle - Never ending quest for peace

and justice

Sampaguita buds - Purity of purpose

Yellow - nobility
Red - courage
Shield & Sword weapons of protection
utilized for peace and order
Balance fairness and justice

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Regionalization
1978 Regions I, VII and XI
1979 Regions II, V, VI, VIII, IX, X & XII
1986 Regions III and IV
1988 CAR
1990 ARMM
1992 NCR
1996 CARAGA
2003 MIMAROPA
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E.O. No. 1012

March 22, 1985

Power of operational supervision and

direction over the INP units in their territorial
jurisdiction given to the city/municipal chief
executives

E.O. No. 1027

May 1985

Power of command, general supervision and

control over the INP expressly vested in the
President of the Philippines
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E.O. No. 1040

1986

Transferred the NaPolCom from the DND to

the Office of the President to serve as the
Presidential arm in all matters affecting the
INP.

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Sec. 6, Art. XVI

1987 Constitution
The State shall establish and
maintain one police force, which
shall be national in scope and
civilian in character to be
administered and controlled by a
national police commission. The
power of the local executives over
police units in their jurisdiction
shall be provided by law.

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Creation and Composition of the

NaPolCom
Sec. 13 of R.A. No. 6975, as amended by Sec 4 of R.A.
No. 8551

A National Police Commission, hereinafter

referred to as the Commission, is hereby
created for the purpose of effectively
discharging the functions as prescribed in the
Constitution and in this Act. The Commission
shall be an agency attached to the Department
for policy and program coordination.

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Creation and Composition of the

NaPolCom
Sec. 13 of R.A. No. 6975, as amended by Sec 4 of R.A.
No. 8551

x x x It shall be composed of a Chairperson, four

(4) regular Commissioners, and the Chief PNP as
ex-officio member. Three (3) of the regular
commissioners shall come from the civilian sector
who are neither active nor former members of the
police or military, one (1) of whom shall be
designated as vice chairperson by the President.
x x x Provided, further, That at least one (1) of the
Commissioners shall be a woman. The Secretary
of the department shall be the ex-officio
Chairperson of the Commission, while the Vice
Chairperson shall act as the executive officer of
the Commission.
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Powers and Functions of the NaPolCom

1. Under Sec. 5, R.A. No. 8551, amending Sec. 14 of R.A. No.
6975Commission shall exercise the following powers and
The
functions:
a. Exercise administrative control and operational
supervision over the Philippine National Police which
shall mean the power to :
1. Develop policies and promulgate a police manual
prescribing rules and regulations for efficient
organization, administration, and operation including
criteria for manpower allocation, distribution and
deployment, recruitment, selection, promotion and
retirement of personnel and the conduct of qualifying
entrance and promotional examinations for uniformed
members;

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Powers and Functions of the NaPolCom

2. Examine and audit, and thereafter, establish the
standards for such purposes on a continuing basis, the
performance, activities, and facilities of all police
agencies throughout the country;
3. Establish a system of uniform crime reporting;
4. Conduct an annual self-report survey and compile
statistical data for the accurate assessment of the crime
situation and the proper evaluation of the efficiency and
effectiveness of all police units in the country;
5. Approve or modify plans and programs on education and
training, logistical requirements, communications, records,
information systems, crime laboratory, crime prevention
and crime reporting;

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Powers and Functions of the NaPolCom

6. Affirm, reverse or modify, through the National Appellate
Board, personnel disciplinary actions involving demotion
or dismissal from the service imposed upon members of
the Philippine National Police by the Chief of the
Philippine National Police
7. Exercise appellate jurisdiction through the regional appellate
boards over administrative cases against policemen and
over decisions on claims for police benefits;
8. Prescribe minimum standards for arms, equipment, and
uniforms and, after consultation with the Philippine Heraldry
Commission, for insignia of ranks, awards, and medals of
honor. x x x

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Powers and Functions of the NaPolCom

9. Issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum in matters
pertaining to the discharge of its own powers and duties,
and designate who among its personnel can issue such
processes and administer oaths in connection therewith;
10. Inspect and assess the compliance of the PNP on the
established criteria for manpower allocation, distribution,
and deployment and their impact on the community and
the crime situation, and thereafter formulate appropriate
guidelines for maximization of resources and effective
utilization of the PNP personnel;

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Powers and Functions of the NaPolCom

11. Monitor the performance of the local chief executives as
deputies of the Commission; and
12. Monitor and
irregularities

investigate

police

anomalies

and

b. Advise the President on all matters involving police

functions and administration;
c. Render to the President and to the Congress an annual
report on its activities and accomplishments during the
thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar year, which
shall include an appraisal of the conditions obtaining in
the organization and administration of police agencies in
the municipalities, cities and provinces throughout the
country, and recommendations for appropriate remedial
legislation;

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Powers and Functions of the NaPolCom

d. Recommend to the President, through the Secretary,
within sixty (60) days before the commencement of each
calendar year, a crime prevention program; and
e. Perform such other functions necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act and as the President may direct.
x x x

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NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION

COMMISSION PROPER
1 Chairperson
4 Regular Commissioners
1 Ex-officio Member ( C,PNP )

DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT

NAB

PRS

PAS

19 RABs

17 ROs

FS

ILS

CPCS

IMIS

LA
S

PNP

PLEB LCs

Adm.
Div.

Technical
Svc. Div.

Legend:
Attached agency for program
and policy coordination

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