The Philippine National Police is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame,Quezon City. Currently,it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a population in excess of 100 million.
The Special Reaction Unit is a part of the Presidential Security Group,which serves as its main counter-terrorist unit among the other nine organic units. It's not to be confused with the Special Reaction Unit of the Philippine National Police's Maritime Group,since they share the same name.
Alan La Madrid Purisima is a former Filipino police officer. He served as Philippine National Police Chief between December 17,2012 and February 5,2015.
The Mamasapano clash was a shootout that took place during a police operation by the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on January 25,2015,in Tukanalipao,Mamasapano,then-undivided Maguindanao. The operation,codenamed Oplan Exodus,was intended to capture or kill wanted Malaysian terrorist and bomb-maker Zulkifli Abdhir and other Malaysian terrorists or high-ranking members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police.
Ronald Marapon dela Rosa,also known as Bato,is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of the Philippine National Police from July 1,2016,to April 19,2018,overseeing the government's anti-drug campaign;he also served as the Director General of the Bureau of Corrections from April 30 to October 12,2018.
Catalino "Lito" Salandanan Cuy is a Filipino retired police director and current chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board under the Duterte administration and Marcos administration. He assumed the role of acting Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on April 5,2017,upon the departure of Ismael Sueno who was dismissed by President Duterte following corruption allegations.
The Chief of the Philippine National Police 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.
Benjamin "Benjie" Bañez Magalong is a Filipino politician and retired police officer serving as the mayor of Baguio since 2019. Before entering politics,he served in the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine National Police (PNP) for 38 years. He was the chief of the Cordillera regional police office,the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG),and the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM). He retired with the rank of Police Deputy Director General as the PNP's Deputy Chief for Operations.
The position of Officer in Charge (OIC) in the context of Philippine governance refers to an official serving their position in an interim or temporary basis or even as the Caretaker or Custodian of the office. The position of OIC is distinct to an official serving in an "Acting" capacity.
Debold Menorias Sinas is a Filipino retired police general who served as Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from November 2020 to May 2021. During his tenure,he oversaw the COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines. However,he was also accused of violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules himself.
Camilo Pancratius Pascua Cascolan was a Filipino police general who served as the 24th Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from September to November 2020 under President Rodrigo Duterte. After his retirement from the PNP,President Bongbong Marcos appointed him as an undersecretary of the Department of Health where he served from October 2022 until his death in November 2023. He was the first Cordilleran to lead the country's national police force.
Leonardo A. Espina is a Filipino former police officer served as former OIC Chief of the Philippine National Police.
PDIR Cipriano Erfe Querol,Jr. Al-Haj is a Filipino former police officer who served as director of the Police Regional Office 6 and the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police. He is also the first monarch of the non-sovereign Sultanate of Panay.
Rodolfo Azurin Jr. is a former police officer who formerly served as the chief of the Philippine National Police during the term of President Bongbong Marcos He officially succeeded acting chief Vicente Danao on August 1,2022,becoming the 28th chief of police. Serving for only 9 months until his retirement on April 24,2023.
Ricardo C. Marquez is a Filipino retired police officer who served as the chief of the Philippine National Police.
Jesus Ame Versoza is a Filipino retired police officer who served as the chief of the Philippine National Police.
Raul M. Bacalzo is a Filipino lawyer and retired police officer who served as the chief of the Philippine National Police.
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