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 Action Force (SAF) is the elite unit of the Philippine National Police founded by Fidel V. Ramos,later the twelfth president of the Philippines.
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.
Engr. Richard Albano Albano is a retired Filipino general who is the author of Oplan Lambat-Sibat,a nationwide anti-crime program. Since the launch of this program,Albano was lauded by the national government for the number of successful arrests during his stints at the Quezon City Police District and Police Regional Office 4-A.
Oscar David Albayalde is a retired Filipino police officer who served as the Chief of the Philippine National Police from April 2018 until his optional retirement in October 2019.
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.
Archie Francisco Feranil Gamboa is a Filipino lawyer and retired police general who served as the 23rd Chief of the Philippine National Police from October 2019 to September 2020.
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.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido is a controversial Filipino police officer known as a crusader against illegal drugs.
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.
Vicente "Vic" Dupa Danao Jr. is a Retired Filipino law enforcement officer and former Commander of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao. Danao has been with the Philippine National Police for over 29 years and has served as Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police from May to August 2022,Deputy Chief for Operations,Chief of the National Capital Region Police Office from 2020 until 2022,deputy director for operations of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group,as task force commander under the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs,and as chief of police in two cities and two regions. His longest term as police chief was between October 2013 and June 2016 in Davao City.
Leonardo A. Espina is a Filipino former police officer served as former OIC Chief of the Philippine National Police.
Ricardo F. de Leon is a Filipino retired police officer who is the current director of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency of the Philippines.
Benjamin "Benjie" Casuga Acorda is a Filipino police officer currently serving as the Chief of the Philippine National Police.
Nicanor A. Bartolome,Ph.D.,CSEE 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.
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