# National Prosecution Service

The National Prosecution Service is the official prosecutorial agency of the Philippines. Although it is an official prosecutorial agency, it is not autonomous from the Department of Justice unlike its counterparts such as the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Corrections, and the Bureau of Immigration.

## History

The National Prosecution Service has existed before its creation in the form of the Prosecution Staff of the Bureau of Justice and later, the Department of Justice during the American colonial era. Through Presidential Decree No. 1275 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on April 11, 1978, the Prosecution Staff was reorganized and the National Prosecution Service was created. P.D. No. 1275 was later amended and repealed by Republic Act No. 10071, or the Prosecution Service Act of 2010, which strengthened the powers and organization of the National Prosecution Service.

## Leadership

* President of the Philippines – Pres. Bongbong Marcos
* Secretary of Justice – Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla
* Prosecutor General of the National Prosecution Service – Richard Anthony Fadullon

## Organization

The National Prosecution Service is divided into four levels:
* The Prosecution Staff, headed by the Prosecutor General, which is administratively under the Office of the Secretary of Justice;
* The Regional Prosecution Offices, headed by Regional Prosecutors;
* The Offices of the Provincial Prosecutors; and
* The Offices of the City Prosecutors.
| Regional Offices | Area of Responsibility | Provincial/City Offices | Regional Prosecutor |
| National Capital Region Prosecution Office (NCRPO) | National Capital Region – Metro Manila | 17 (1 Provincial, 16 City Offices) | Prosecutor General |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – La Union | Region I – Ilocos Region | 17 (7 Provincial, 10 City Offices) | RP. Nonnatus Caesar R. Rojas |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Cagayan | Region II – Cagayan Valley | 14 (8 Provincial, 6 City Offices) | RP. Rommel C. Baligod |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Pampanga | Region III – Central Luzon | 20 (6 Provincial, 14 City Offices) | RP. Jesus C. Simbulan |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – San Pablo | Region IV – CALABARZON and MIMAROPA | 30 (11 Provincial, 19 City Offices) | RP. Ernesto C. Medoza |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Legaspi | Region V – Bicol Region | 13 (6 Provincial, 7 City Offices) | RP. Mary May B. De Leoz |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Iloilo | Region VI – Western Visayas | 22 (6 Provincial, 16 City Offices) | RP. Kenneth John N. Amamanglon |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Cebu | Region VII – Central Visayas/ Cebu | 20 (4 Provincial, 16 City Offices) | RP. Fernando K. Gubalane |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Tacloban | Region VIII – Eastern Visayas/ Leyte | 13 (6 Provincial, 7 City Offices) | RP. Irwin A. Maraya |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Zamboanga | Region IX – Zamboanga Peninsula | 8 (3 Provincial, 5 City Offices) | RP. Dennis F. Araojo |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Cagayan De Oro | Region X – Northern Mindanao | 14 (5 Provincial, 9 City Offices) | RP. Merlynn B. Uy |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Davao | Region XI – Davao Region | 12 (5 Provincial, 7 City Offices) | RP. Janet Grace D. Fabrero |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Koronadal | Region XII – SOCKSARGEN / Bangsamoro barangays in North Cotabato | 9 (4 Provincial, 5 City Offices) | RP. Al P. Calica |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Caraga | Region XIII – CARAGA/ Butuan | 11 (5 Provincial, 6 City Offices) | RP. John S. Magdaraog |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – ARMM | BARMM – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Cotabato City / Excluding Bangsamoro barangays in North Cotabato | 7 (5 Provincial, 2 City Offices) | PP. Norma M. Tanggol (Officer-in-Charge) |
| Office of the Regional Prosecutor – Cordillera | Cordillera Administrative Region | None | None |

### Abbreviations

* PG - Prosecutor General
* RP - Regional Prosecutor
* PP - Provincial Prosecutor
* CP - City Prosecutor

## Rank structure

The current rank system of the NPS as provided under Section 15 of Republic Act No. 10071:
| Rank | Position/Title |
| Prosecutor V | Senior Deputy State Prosecutors Regional Prosecutors Provincial Prosecutors or City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with at least twenty-five (25) prosecutors, and City Prosecutors of cities within a metropolitan area established by law. |
| Prosecutor IV | Deputy State Prosecutors; Deputy Regional Prosecutors; Provincial Prosecutors or City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than twenty-five (25) prosecutors; and Deputy Provincial Prosecutors or Deputy City Prosecutors of provinces or cities within a metropolitan area established by law. |
| Prosecutor III | Senior Assistant State Prosecutors and Senior Assistant Regional Prosecutors; Deputy Provincial or Deputy City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than twenty- five (25) prosecutors; and Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or Senior Assistant City Prosecutors. |
| Prosecutor II | Assistant State Prosecutors; Assistant Regional Prosecutors; and Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or Assistant City |
| Prosecutor I | Associate Provincial Prosecutors or Associate City Prosecutors. |