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The following are the ranks of officials and officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP). These men and women report to the president of the Philippines as the commander-in-chief, through the secretary of the interior and local government, who is ex officio the chair of the National Police Commission, and the undersecretary for public safety under the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
As of February 2019, a new ranking classification for the Philippine National Police was adopted, eliminating the confusion of old ranks. [1] [2] The enabling law for the ranking is Republic Act 11200 which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, amending Section 28 of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 that refers to the ranking classification of the Philippine National Police. [3]
However, the usage of this classification internally by the PNP was put on hold in March 2019 during the creation of rules and regulations (IRR) of the rank classification, which determined how each rank would be officially abbreviated. [4] The new rank abbreviations and the IRR of the new rank system officially took effect on March 25, 2019. [5] [6] These new ranks are equivalent to those of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The National Police has no rank holders of Second Lieutenant, Technical Sergeant, Sergeant and Patrolman First Class.
| Insignia | Rank [6] |
|---|---|
| Commissioned officers | |
 | Police General (PGEN) |
 | Police Lieutenant General (PLTGEN) |
 | Police Major General (PMGEN) |
 | Police Brigadier General (PBGEN) |
 | Police Colonel (PCOL) |
 | Police Lieutenant Colonel (PLTCOL) |
 | Police Major (PMAJ) |
 | Police Captain (PCPT) |
 | Police Lieutenant (PLT) |
| Non-Commissioned Officers | |
 | Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) |
 | Police Chief Master Sergeant (PCMS) |
 | Police Senior Master Sergeant (PSMS) |
 | Police Master Sergeant (PMSg) |
 | Police Staff Sergeant (PSSg) |
 | Police Corporal (PCpl) |
 | Patrolman or Patrolwoman (Patmn/Patwmn) |
The Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 or Republic Act No. 6975 established the Philippine National Police under the Department of the Interior and Local Government, [7] and later orders of the department formed the basis for the creation of a common rank system for the public security forces of the republic, which the National Police used for over two decades.
| Insignia | Rank | Equivalent rank (2019) |
|---|---|---|
| | Police Director General (PDGEN) | Police General (P/GEN) |
| | Police Deputy Director General (PDDG) | Police Lieutenant General (PLTGEN) |
| | Police Director (PDIR) | Police Major General (PMGEN) |
| | Police Chief Superintendent (PC/SUPT) | Police Brigadier General (PBGEN) |
| | Police Senior Superintendent (PS/SUPT) | Police Colonel (P/COL) |
| | Police Superintendent (PSUPT) | Police Lieutenant Colonel (PLTCOL) |
| | Police Chief Inspector (PC/INSP) | Police Major (P/MAJ) |
| | Police Senior Inspector (PS/INSP) | Police Captain (P/CAPT) |
| | Police Inspector (PINSP) | Police Lieutenant (P/LT) |
 | Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4) | Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) |
 | Senior Police Officer III (SPO3) | Police Chief Master Sergeant (PCMS) |
 | Senior Police Officer II (SPO2) | Police Senior Master Sergeant (PSMS) |
 | Senior Police Officer I (SPO1) | Police Master Sergeant (PMSgt.) |
 | Police Officer III (PO3) | Police Staff Sergeant (PSSgt.) |
 | Police Officer II (PO2) | Police Corporal (PCpl.) |
 | Police Officer I (PO1) | Patrolman / Patrolwoman (Pat.) |
Philippine Constabulary, which lasted between 1901 and 1991, was a gendarmerie police force which initially had its ranks and insignia er modelled after the United States Army upon its foundation before switching to Philippine Army styling with branch-specific shoulder board and sleeve insignia.[ citation needed ]
| Philippine Constabulary Rank (1950–1991) |
|---|
| General¹ |
| Lieutenant General² |
| Major General |
| Brigadier General |
| Colonel |
| Lieutenant Colonel |
| Major |
| Captain |
| First Lieutenant |
| Second Lieutenant |
¹ – Can be attained if a PC officer was appointed as Chief of Staff, AFP
² – Can be attained if a PC officer was appointed as Vice Chief of Staff, AFP
The defunct Integrated National Police adopted a paramilitary-styled ranking classification based on Presidential Decree No. 1184 (the Integrated National Police Personnel Professionalization Law of 1977) issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos [8] as part of the joint command it shared with the PC, which began in 1975.
| Rank |
|---|
| Police Brigadier General |
| Police Colonel |
| Police Lieutenant Colonel |
| Police Major |
| Police Captain |
| Police Lieutenant |
| Police Sergeant |
| Police Corporal |
| Patrolman First Class / Patrolwoman First Class |
| Patrolman / Patrolwoman |
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