Philippine National Police
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| Philippine National Police | |
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 Coat of Arms of the Philippine National Police |
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| Founded | January 29, 1991 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Crame, Quezon City |
| Motto | Service • Honor • Justice |
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| Police Director General | Gen. Avelino Ignacio Razon Jr. |
The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines. The Philippine National Police, which was a result of a merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police, was activated on January 29, 1991. Its National Headquarters are based at Camp Crame, Quezon City, in the National Capital Region.
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[edit] Origins
[edit] Current leadership
As of 2007,
- Chief, PNP: PDG Avelino Ignacio Razon, Jr
- Deputy Chief PNP for Administration (DCA): PDDG Jesus Ame Verzosa, CSEE
- Deputy Chief PNP for Operations (DCO): PDDG Reynaldo Paraiso Varilla
- The Chief of Directorial Staff: PDIR Emmanuel Rivera Carta, CSEE
[edit] Organization
The PNP has the following branches included:
- Philippine National Police Aviation Security Command
- Special Action Force - PNP SAF
- Program Management Office - PNP PMO
[edit] Ranks
[edit] Commissioned officers
- Director General (DGen.) - General
- Deputy Director General (DDG.) - Lieutenant General
- Director (Dir.) - Major General
- Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) - Brigadier General
- Senior Superintendent (S/Supt.) - Colonel
- Superintendent (Supt.) - Lieutenant Colonel
- Chief Inspector (C/Insp.) - Major
- Senior Inspector (S/Insp.) - Captain
- Inspector (Insp.) - Lieutenant
Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.
[edit] Non-commissioned officers
- Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4)
- Senior Police Officer III (SPO3)
- Senior Police Officer II (SPO2)
- Senior Police Officer I (SPO1)
- Police Officer III (PO3)
- Police Officer II (PO2)
- Police Officer I (PO1)
[edit] International Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Missions
On 3 April 1992, fifteen months into its reconstitution, the PNP began sending its international peacekeeping and humanitarian contingent to conflict areas around the world.
Missions it participated in are:
CAMBODIA: 1992-93
♦United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
HAITI: 1994-95; 2004-present
♦Operation Uphold Democracy in Haïti
♦UN Mission in Haïti (UNMIH)
♦l'Opération des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti/
UN Stabilization Mission in Haïti (MINUSTAH)
EAST TIMOR: 1999-2002
♦UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)
♦UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
TIMOR-LESTE: 2002-present
♦UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
♦UN Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL)
♦UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
KOSOVO: 1999-present
♦UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
IRAQ: 2003-04
♦Philippine Humanitarian Contingent to Iraq (PHCI)
LIBERIA: 2004-present
♦UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
AFGHANISTAN: 2004-present
♦UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
SUDAN: 2005-present
♦UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
CÔTE D'IVOIRE: 2005-07
♦l'Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire/
UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI)
NEPAL: 2007-present
♦UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
SUDAN: 2008
♦UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
[edit] External links
- Philippine National Police Website
- GLOBAL PULISYA Website [1]
[edit] References
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