Philippine National Police

**Philippine National Police (PNP)** is the primary Law Enforcement Agency and Investigation Forces under the direct supervision of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), they were featured on the top rating action-drama series of ABS-CBN's FPJ's Ang Probinsyano. But in the late seasons of the series and other series such as Batang Quiapo and The Iron Heart, **National Law Enforcement Agency (NLEA)** was introduced as replacement to the PNP.

If the PNP/NLEA cannot handle any High-profile cases, the Criminal Investigation Bureau/CIB will do the tasks.

## About

Passed on December 13, 1990, Republic Act No. 6975, the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 paved the way for a new era for Philippine law enforcement as the law ordered the total merger of both the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police and formally created the Philippine National Police. R.A. 6975 was further amended by R.A. 8551, the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998, and by R.A. 9708. The R.A. 8551 envisioned the PNP to be a community- and service-oriented agency.

## Units of the PNP

**Operational Units of the PNP**

* **Maritime Group (MG)**. This group is responsible to perform all police functions over Philippine Territorial waters, lakes, and rivers along coastal areas to include ports and harbours and small islands for the security and the sustainable development of the maritime environment.
* **Intelligence Group (IG)**. This group serves as the intelligence and counter-intelligence operating unit of the PNP.
* **Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG)**. This group provides security to government vital installations, government officials, visiting dignitaries and private individuals authorized to be given protection.
* **Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)**. This group monitors, investigates, prosecutes all crimes involving economic sabotage, and other crimes of such magnitude and extent as to indicate their commission by highly placed or professional criminal syndicates and organizations. It also conducts organized- crime –control, all major cases involving violations of the revised penal Code, violators of SPECIAL LAWS assigned to them such as Anti-hijacking, Anti-Carnapping and Cybercrimes among others and atrocities committed by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)/New People’s Army (NPA)/National Democratic Front (NDF).
* **Special Action Force (SAF)**. This group is a mobile strike force or a reaction unit to augment regional, provincial, municipal and city police force for civil disturbance control, internal security operations, hostage-taking rescue operations, search and rescue in times of natural calamities, disasters and national emergencies and other special police operations such as ant-hijacking, anti-terrorism, explosives and ordnance disposal. On a special note, the PNP Air Unit is placed under the supervision of SAF.
* **Aviation Security Group (AVSEGROUP)**. This group provides security to all airports throughout the country.
* **Highway Patrol Group (HPG)**. This group enforces the traffic laws and regulations, promote safety along the highways, enhances traffic safety consciousness through inter-agency cooperation concerning Police Traffic Safety Engineering, Traffic Safety Education and Traffic Law enforcement functions and develops reforms in the crime prevention aspect against all forms of lawlessness committed along National Highway involving the use of motor vehicles.
* **Police-Community Relations Group (PCRG)**. This group undertakes and orchestrates Police Community Relations programs and activities in partnership with concerned government agencies, the community, and volunteer organizations in order to prevent crime and attain a safe and peaceful environment.
* **Civil Security Group (CSG)**. This group regulates business operations and activities of all organized private detectives, watchmen, security guards/agencies and company guard forces. It also supervises the licensing and registration of firearms and explosives.
* **Crime Laboratory (CL**). This group provides scientific and technical, investigative aide and support to the PNP and other investigative agencies. It also provides crime laboratory examination, evaluation and identification of physical evidence gathered at the crime scene with primary emphasis on medical, biological and physical nature.
* **PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG)**. This Group serves as the primary unit of the PNP in addressing kidnapping menace in the country and in handling hostage situations. And
* **PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP- ACG)**. This Group is responsible for the implementation of pertinent laws on cybercrimes and anti-cybercrime campaigns of the PNP.

## Members

### Police General

* General Manuel dela Cruz
* General Delfin Borja
* General Augustus Pacheco (Batang Quiapo)

### Police Major

* PLtCol. Victor Basco (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila, possibly promoted)
* PMaj. Ricardo "Cardo" Dalisay (PNP-CIDG/SAF/Task Force Agila, previously Captain and later promoted)
* PMaj. Roxanne Opeña (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* PMaj. Avel "Billy" Guzman (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)

### Police Captain

* PCpt. Mark Vargas (PNP-CIDG, MIA as of season 8)
* PCpt. Amir Marquez (PNP-CIDG, MIA as of season 8)

### Police Lieutenant

* PLt. Karlo Ramos (PNP-CIDG)
* PLt. Camille Villaluna (PNP-CIDG)
* PLt. Marielle Lazcano (PNP-CIDG)
* PLt. John Gary Tuaño (PNP-CIDG)

### Police Chief Master Sergeant

* PCSgt. Jerome Girona Jr. (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila, later promoted to Captain)
* PCSgt. Hannah Robles (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)

### Police Senior Master Sergeant

* PSMSgt. Lea Singson (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* PSMSgt. Geraldo "Gerry" dela Paz (PNP-SAF)

### Police Master Sergeant

* PMSgt. Glenda "Glen" Corpuz (PNP-CIDG)
* PMSgt. Rigor Soriano (PNP-CIDG)
* PMSgt. Rolando Reyes (PNP-SWAT)
* PMSgt. Eric Gabriel (PNP-CIDG)
* PMSgt. Louie Rallos (PNP-CIDG)

### Police Corporal

* PCpl. Ramil "Manager" Taduran (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)

### Police Patrolman/PO1 (Police Officer Rank 1)

* Pat. Patrick Espinosa (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* Pat. George "Wangbu" Espinosa (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* Pat. Gregorio "Greco" Cortez (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* Pat. Marsial "Butete" Matero (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* Pat. Dante "Bulate" Villafuerte (PNP-CIDG/Task Force Agila)
* Rigor Dimaguiba - PNP/NLEA Quiapo station *(Featured in Batang Quiapo only)*

## Formerly

* PCpt. Francisco "Chikoy" Rivera+
* Isabel Tiongson+
* Catherine Parana+
* PMaj. Alessandra "Alex" Romero+
* Celeste Miranda
* Tricia Almario
* Samantha Salazar+
* Gelyn Gomez
* Eric Opeña+
* Henry Eugenio+
* Benjamin Santos+
* Christopher Hernadez+
* Roger Cueto+
* Former PCpt. Joaquin Tuazon+
* Greg Sebastian+
* Former PCol. Roy Carreon+

## Trivia:

* In the latter two seasons of Ang Probinsyano (8 and 9), the PNP has rebranded as National Law Enforcement Agency due to " Copyright " reasons and after the Shut-Down of the TV Network ABS-CBN.
	+ The PNP/NLEA officers were wearing black similar to SWAT or AVSEGROUP.
* For some reasons, the PNP always deploys their CIDG operatives (even with Bulletproof vests) in numerous raids against Criminals and high-value targets as well as during the Hostage situation, supposedly they should deploy the Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT units and Special Action Force/SAF operators.

## Gallery

The logo of NLEA along with it's Affiliated agencies such as the PNP and NBI.An NLEA officer, which was featured on Batang Quiapo.An NLEA Officer which was featured on Batang Quiapo, along with two Police Mobiles behind him.Original PNP uniform worn in the TV series Ang Probinsyano (2015-2021).Task Force Agila tactical uniform (Season finale)PNP SWAT officers, for some reasons the Tactical units of the Philippine National Police are rarely seen in the series..
## See also:

* National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)/Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) - An investigative agency featured in The Iron Heart.