Philippine National Police

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE

The Philippine National Police (PNP) (Filipino : Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas) 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 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.

Agency overview

Formed :	January 29, 1991.
Preceding agencies :	* Philippine Constabulary * Integrated National Police
Legal personality Governmental :	Government agency

Jurisdictional structure

National agency:	Philippines
General nature:	* Law enforcement * Local civilian police

Operational structure

Headquarters

Camp Crame, Quezon City

Chief of Police (Philippine National Police)

NO.	NAME	TERM
1.	Cesar Nazareno	March 31, 1991 – August 28, 1992
2.	Raul Imperial	August 28, 1992 – May 6, 1993
3.	Umberto Rodriguez	May 6, 1993 – July 8, 1994
4.	Recaredo Sarmiento II	July 8, 1994 – December 15, 1997
5.	Santiago Alino	December 15, 1997 – July 1998
6.	Roberto Lastimoso	July 1998 – June 1999
-	Edmundo Larroza (OIC)	June 1999 – November 16, 1999
7.	Panfilo Lacson	November 16, 1999 – January 20, 2001
8.	Leandro Mendoza	March 16, 2001 – March 17, 2002
9.	Hermogenes Ebdane	March 17, 2002 – August 23, 2004
10.	Edgar Aglipay	August 23, 2004 – March 14, 2005
11.	Arturo Lomibao	March 14, 2005 – July 5, 2006
12.	Oscar Calderon	July 5, 2006 – October 1, 2007
13.	Avelino Razon Jr.	October 1, 2007 – September 27, 2008
14.	Jesus Verzosa	September 27, 2008 – September 14, 2010
15.	Atty. Raul M. Bacalzo, Ph.D.	September 14, 2010 – September 9, 2011
16.	Nicanor A. Bartolome, Ph.D CSEE	September 9, 2011 – December 17, 2012
-	Alan LM Purisima	December 17, 2012 – February 5, 2015
17.	Leornardo A. Espina (OIC)	February 5, 2015 – July 16, 2015
18.	Ricardo C. Marquez	July 16, 2015 – June 30, 2016
19.	Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa	July 1, 2016 – April 19, 2018
20.	Oscar David Albayalde	April 19, 2018 – October 14, 2019
21.	Atty. Archie Gamboa	October 14, 2019 - January 20, 2020 (OIC) January 20, 2020 – September 2, 2020
22.	Camilo Cascolan	March 5, 2020 – March 8, 2020 (OIC) September 2, 2020 – November 10, 2020
23.	Debold M. Sinas	November 10, 2020 – May 8, 2021
24.	Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar	May 9, 2021 - November 12, 2021
25.	Dionardo B Carlos	November 13, 2021 - 2022
26.	Rodolfo Santos Azurin Jr	2022 to Present

Ranks

The following ranks are observed in the PNP as following:

1. Police General (PGEN)
2. Police Lieutenant General (PLTGEN)
3. Police Major General (PMGEN)
4. Police Brigadier General (PBGEN)
5. Police Colonel (PCOL)
6. Police Lieutenant Colonel (PLTCOL)
7. Police Major (PMAJ)
8. Police Captain (PCPT)
9. Police Lieutenant (PLT)
10. Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS)
11. Police Chief Master Sergeant (PCMS)
12. Police Senior Master Sergeant (PSMS)
13. Police Master Sergeant (PMSg)
14. Police Staff Sergeant (PSSg)
15. Police Corporal (PCpl)
16. Patrolman / Patrolwoman (Pat)

For more please go Philippines National Police official website

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Telephone	:	+603 2260 2222
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