Chief of the Philippine National Police

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Chief of the
Philippine National Police
Hepe ng
Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas
Philippine National Police seal.svg
PNP seal
Flag of PNP Director General.svg
Flag of the PNP Chief
Incumbent
PGen. Rommel Marbil
since April 1, 2024
Philippine National Police
StatusFull-Time
Member of National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)
Seat Camp Crame, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Nominator National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)
Appointer President of the Philippines
Term length Four years, Mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 56
unless extended by the President in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress
Constituting instrument Republic Act No. 6975
Precursor Chief of the Philippine Constabulary (PC)
FormationMarch 31, 1991
First holder Cesar P. Nazareno
Unofficial namesDirector General / Police General (after the prerequisite rank)
DeputyDeputy Chief for Administration (TDCA)
Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO)
Chief of Directorial Staff (TCDS)
Salary₱121,143 monthly basic pay (2018) [1]
Website https://pnp.gov.ph/

The Chief of the Philippine National Police (abbreviated as C, PNP; Filipino: 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.

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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.RankNameTermRef. [6]
1Police Director General Cesar P. Nazareno March 31, 1991 – August 28, 1992 [6]
2Police Director General Raul S. Imperial August 28, 1992 – May 6, 1993 [6]
3Police Director General Umberto A. Rodriguez May 6, 1993 – July 8, 1994 [7]
4Police Director General Recaredo A. Sarmiento II July 8, 1994 – December 15, 1997 [6]
5Police Director General [lower-alpha 1] Santiago Aliño December 15, 1997 – July 10, 1998 [6]
6Police Deputy Director General [lower-alpha 1] Roberto Lastimoso July 11, 1998 – June 15, 1999 [6]
Police Deputy Director General Edmundo Larroza (OIC)June 16 – November 16, 1999 [6] [9]
7Police Director General [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson November 16, 1999 – January 22, 2001 [9]
Police Deputy Director General [lower-alpha 3] Leandro Mendoza January 22, 2001 – March 16, 2001 [11]
8Police Director GeneralMarch 16, 2001 – March 17, 2002 [6]
9Police Director General Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. March 17, 2002 – August 23, 2004 [6]
10Police Director General Edgar Aglipay August 23, 2004 – March 14, 2005 [12]
11Police Director General Arturo Lomibao March 14, 2005 – July 5, 2006 [13]
12Police Director General Oscar C. Calderon July 5, 2006 – October 1, 2007 [14]
13Police Director General Avelino I. Razon Jr. October 1, 2007 – September 27, 2008 [15]
14Police Director General Jesus Ame Versoza September 27, 2008 – September 14, 2010 [16]
15Police Director GeneralAtty. Raul M. Bacalzo, Ph.D.September 14, 2010 – September 9, 2011 [17]
16Police Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome, Ph.D., CSEESeptember 9, 2011 – December 17, 2012 [18]
17Police Director General Alan LM Purisima December 17, 2012 – February 5, 2015 [19]
Police Deputy Director General Leonardo A. Espina (OIC)February 5 – July 16, 2015 [6]
18Police Director General Ricardo C. Marquez July 16, 2015 – June 30, 2016 [20]
19Police Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Ph.D., CSEEJuly 1, 2016 – April 19, 2018 [21]
20Police General Oscar David Albayalde April 19, 2018 – October 14, 2019 [22]
Police Lieutenant GeneralAtty. Archie Francisco F. Gamboa October 14, 2019 – January 20, 2020 (OIC) [23]
21Police GeneralJanuary 20 – September 2, 2020 [24]
22Police General Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan September 2 – November 10, 2020 [25]
23Police General Debold M. Sinas November 10, 2020 – May 8, 2021 [26]
24Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar May 8 – November 13, 2021 [27]
25Police General Dionardo B. Carlos November 13, 2021 – May 8, 2022 [28]
Police Lieutenant General Vicente D. Danao Jr. (OIC)May 8 – August 1, 2022 [29]
26Police General Rodolfo S. Azurin Jr. August 1, 2022 – April 24, 2023 [30]
27Police General Benjamin C. Acorda Jr. April 24, 2023 – March 31, 2024 [31] [32]
Police Lieutenant General Emmanuel B. Peralta (OIC)March 31 – April 1, 2024 [33]
28Police General Rommel Francisco D. Marbil April 1, 2024 – present [34] [35]

Note

  1. 1 2 3 Due to Santiago Aliño's unresolved retirement status, all of the succeeding PNP Chiefs (non-OIC) will only have rank of Police Deputy Director General (3-star rank). [8]
  2. ↑ Panfilo Lacson was holding the Deputy Director General rank [8] until March 20, 2000. [10]
  3. ↑ Mendoza already seated as acting PNP chief from January 22, 2001. But due to Panfilo Lacson's age of retirement did not reached after his resignation, Mendoza's rank is Deputy Director General until March 15, 2001. [11]

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