National Police Commission (Philippines)

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National Police Commission
Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya
National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM).svg
Department overview
Formed1966 [1]
Jurisdiction Government of the Philippines
HeadquartersDILG NAPOLCOM Center, EDSA cor Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines
14°38′41″N121°02′12″E / 14.64459°N 121.03663°E / 14.64459; 121.03663
Annual budget₱1.91 billion (2023) [2]
Minister responsible
Department executives
Parent Department Department of the Interior and Local Government
Child Department
Website www.napolcom.gov.ph

The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM; Filipino : Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya) is an agency attached to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) responsible for the administration and control of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It has the authority to administer police entrance examination, to investigate police anomalies and irregularities, and to summarily dismiss erring police officers. [3]

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NAPOLCOM, EDSA, Quezon Avenue

History

The NAPOLCOM traces its roots from the creation of the Police Commission (POLCOM) under Republic Act 4864 (Police Act of 1966). [1] It was reorganized as the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) in 1972. [4]

The NAPOLCOM was under the Office of the President before being transferred to the Ministry of National Defense in 1975 by virtue of Presidential Decree 765 (Police Integration Law). [5] In 1980, the agency was returned to the Office of the President by Executive Order No. 1040. [6] [7]

In 1990, with the establishment of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the present NAPOLCOM was created within the newly reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under Republic Act No. 6975. [8] The agency's authority was further strengthened and expanded by Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as 'Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998'. [9] [7] Republic Act 8551 also amended Republic Act 6975, carving NAPOLCOM out of the DILG organization and making it simply an attached agency. The attachment of NAPOLCOM to DILG preserves it independence as the sole administrator and controller of the national police force under Article XVI, Section 6 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. [10] [7]

Organization

The NAPOLCOM as a collegial body is composed of an ex-officio chairperson, four regular Commissioners, and the PNP Chief as ex-officio member, one of whom is designated by the President as the vice-chairperson. The DILG Secretary is the ex-officio chairperson, while the vice-chairperson is the executive officer of the commission. [7]

The ex-officio Chairperson and four Commissioners constitute the Commission Proper which serves as the governing body thereof. [7]

The staff services of the commission are as follows:

The ex-officio chairperson and four commissioners constitute the Commission Proper which serves as the governing body of NAPOLCOM. The incumbent chairperson is DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr.

The NAPOLCOM also has disciplinary appellate boards and various staff services as well as 17 regional offices which are strategically located in the different regional divisions of the country. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Republic Act No. 4864". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. September 8, 1966. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ F. NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION
  3. ↑ "NAPOLCOM – Home". www.napolcom.gov.ph. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Letter of Implementation No. 21, s. 1972". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. December 31, 1972. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Decree No. 765, s. 1975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 8, 1975. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Executive Order No. 1040, s. 1985". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 10, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "NAPOLCOM – About Us". www.napolcom.gov.ph. Retrieved May 5, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  8. ↑ "Republic Act No. 6975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. December 13, 1990. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Republic Act 8551". Philippine Commission on Women. February 25, 1998. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ "1987 Constitution of the Philippines". Official Gazette. February 2, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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