National Police Commission (Philippines)

The National Police Commission (Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya), abbreviated as NAPOLCOM, is an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government 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]

NAPOLCOM, EDSA, Quezon Avenue
National Police Commission
Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya
Department overview
Formed1966[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersDILG NAPOLCOM Center, EDSA cor Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines
14°38′41″N 121°02′12″E
Annual budget₱1.77 billion (2020)[2]
Department executives
  • Sec. Eduardo M. Año (DILG Secretary), Chairman
  • Rogelio T. Casurao, Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer
  • PGen. Archie Gamboa, Ex-Officio Member & Chief, PNP
Parent DepartmentDepartment of Interior and Local Government
Child Department
Websitewww.napolcom.gov.ph

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]

Organization

The NAPOLCOM as a collegial body is composed of an ex-officio chairperson, four (4) 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.

The ex-officio chairperson and four (4) Commissioners constitute the Commission Proper which serves as the governing body of NAPOLCOM. The incumbent chairperson is DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año.

The NAPOLCOM also has Disciplinary Appellate Boards and various Staff Services as well as seventeen (17) Regional Offices which are strategically located in the different regional divisions of the country.[7]

References
  1. "Republic Act No. 4864". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 8 September 1966. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. Aika Rey (8 January 2020). "Where will the money go?". Rappler. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. "NAPOLCOM – Home". www.napolcom.gov.ph. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. "Letter of Implementation No. 21, s. 1972". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 31 December 1972. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. "Presidential Decree No. 765, s. 1975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 8 August 1975. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. "Executive Order No. 1040, s. 1985". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 10 July 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. "NAPOLCOM – About Us". www.napolcom.gov.ph. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  8. "Republic Act No. 6975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 13 December 1990. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. "Republic Act 8551". Philippine Commission on Women. 25 February 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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