| Criminal Investigation and Detection Group | |
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 Seal of the CIDG | |
| Abbreviation | CIDG |
| Motto | "We Seek the Truth" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1953 |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Philippines |
| Operational structure | |
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| Parent agency | Philippine National Police |
| Website | |
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The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group was established as the Criminal Information Service whose origin traces back as early as 1901 shortly after the establishment of the Philippine Constabulary when the Information Section was established as mandated by the Section 2, Article 255 of the Philippine Commission. In 1920 the Information Division was integrated with the United States Army Forces in the Far East and its detectives participated at the Battle of Bataan, many of which also were forced to participate at the Bataan Death March. [1]
After World War II, the Military Police Command was activated in lieu of the Philippine Constabulary. A Criminal Investigation Branch of the G2 to investigate crimes and maintain peace and order. This division remain operational after the independence of the Philippines from the United States on July 4, 1946. [1]
In 1953, the Philippine Constabulary was integrated to the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a Police Affairs Division was created. A Criminal Laboratory was made by the division to support constabulary units with background in scientific criminology. On January 19, 1953, the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces issued General Order Nr. 14 which resulted to the reorganization of the defunct Philippine Constabulary into two main components, a general staff unit, called the Intelligence Division or C2, and an operating special staff unit, the Criminal Investigation Service (CIS). [1]
On October 28, 1955, a Police Intelligence Branch was created by the CIS and in 1958 the investigation body was elevated to a division. The CIS, adopted Criminal Investigation Office as its new name on October 5, 1960, but reverted to its old name two months later. It was again renamed to Criminal Investigation Service Command (CISC) in 1989 and to its present name in 1999. [1]
Under the Director, it has three (3) deputies: [2]
It also has divisions such as: [2]
The group also has: [2]
The CIDG also has the following operational units: [2]
Its regional units (RFUs = Regional Force Units) are: [2]
| Name | Term | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Col. Hospicio Cortes | January 19, 1953 – 1954 | [3] |
| Col. Delfin Dela Cruz | 1954–1955 | [3] |
| BGen. Ramon Gelvezon | September 1, 1955 – February 2, 1959 | [3] |
| Maj. Constantino G. Navarro | February 4 – May 13, 1959 | [3] |
| Maj. Benjamin Santiago | May 14, 1959 – January 1, 1960 | [3] |
| Lt. Col. Daniel Iway | February 2, 1960 – November 30, 1961 | [3] |
| Col. Safio Bayron | December 1, 1961 – January 9, 1962 | [3] |
| Col. Jose Maristela | January 10, 1962 – August 22, 1963 | [3] |
| Col. Francisco Jimenez | August 23, 1963 – September 2, 1963 | [3] |
| Col. Gaudencio Gardi | September 3, 1963 to June 3, 1964 | [3] |
| Col. Benjamin Tolentino | January 2, 1965 – January 1, 1966 | [3] |
| Col. Robustiano C. Javier | February 11, 1966 – May 12, 1966 | [3] |
| Col. Felizardo R. Tanabe | March 18, 1966 – September 21, 1967 | [3] |
| Col. Simplicio Belisario | September 22, 1967 – November 16, 1967 | [3] |
| BGen. Pacencio S. Magtibay | November 16, 1967 – January 31, 1968 | [3] |
| BGen. Cesar M. Garcia | February 1, 1968 – June 4, 1968 | [3] |
| Col. Rafael M. Dumalo Jr. | June 5, 1968 – December 15, 1968 | [3] |
| Col. Palayo C. Perez | June 19, 1969 – June 15, 1970 | [3] |
| BGen. Prospero Olivas | December 16, 1970 – November 10, 1973 | [3] |
| BGen. Antonio P. Uy | November 11, 1973 – August 3, 1981 | [3] |
| BGen. Hermogenes Peralta Jr. | September 1, 1981 – April 15, 1985 | [3] |
| BGen. Romeo R. Zulueta | April 16, 1985 – March 24, 1988 | [3] |
| BGen. Evaristo G. Cariño | March 25, 1988 – April 15, 1989 | [3] |
| BGen. Pantaleon G. Dumalo | April 16, 1989 – February 8, 1991 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Vicente G. Vinarao | February 9, 1991 – August 19, 1992 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Angel H. Quizon | March 4, 1993 – February 7, 1994 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Romeo M. Acop | February 22, 1994 – June 19, 1995 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Ramsey Ocampo | June 20, 1995 – June 15, 1996 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Efren Q. Fernandez | June 16, 1996 – August 24, 1998 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Lucas M. Managuelod | August 25, 1998 – 2000 | [3] [4] |
| P/CSUPT Francisco Zubia | 2000 – 2001 | [5] |
| P/DIR Nestorio Gualberto | 2001 – September 14, 2002 | [6] |
| P/CSUPT Eduardo Matillano | September 14, 2002 – 2003 | [7] [8] |
| P/DIR Arturo Lomibao | 2003 – 2004 | |
| P/DIR Jesus Verzosa | September 12, 2004 – 2006 | [9] [10] |
| P/DIR Edgardo M. Doromal | 2006 – 2008 | [11] [12] |
| P/DIR Raul Castañeda | 2008 – 2010 | [13] |
| P/DIR Leon Nilo dela Cruz | 2010 – April 7, 2011 | [14] [15] |
| P/DIR Samuel D. Pagdilao | 2011 – February 14, 2013 | [16] |
| P/DIR Francisco A. Uyami Jr. | February 14, 2013 – December 7, 2013 | [17] |
| P/DIR Benjamin Magalong | December 7, 2013 – July 11, 2015 | [18] |
| P/CSUPT Victor P. Deona | July 11, 2015 – July 2016 | [18] |
| P/DIR Roel Barcena Obusan | July 2016 – November 19, 2018 | [19] |
| PMGen. Amador V. Corpus | November 18, 2018 – October 21, 2019 | [20] |
| PMGen. Joel Coronel | October 21, 2019 – January 30, 2021 | [20] |
| PMGen. Albert Ignatius Ferro | January 30, 2021 – March 5, 2022 | [21] |
| PMGen. Eliseo DC Cruz | March 5, 2022 – August 2022 | |
| PBGen. Ronald Lee | August 2022 – January 10, 2023 | [22] |
| PMGen. Romeo Caramat | January 10, 2023 – May 3, 2024 | [23] |
| PMGen. Leo M. Francisco | May 3, 2024 – September 24, 2024 | [24] |
| PMGen. Nicolas Deloso Torre III | September 25, 2024 – June 2, 2025 | |
| PBGen. Romeo Juan Macapaz | June 19 – July 28, 2025 | [27] |
| PBGen. Christopher Abrahano | July 28, 2025 – present | [28] |
Acting in italic.
CIDG was used by the Philippine TV series Ang Probinsyano until 2019. The main protagonist, some antagonists and some supporting casts of this series are playing as police officers of the group. [29] [30] [31]
