Chief of the Philippine National Police explained

The Chief of the Philippine National Police (abbreviated as C, PNP; Filipino: Filipino; Pilipino: Hepe ng Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas^[2]) is the head of the Philippines' national police body, the Philippine National Police (PNP). The position is invariably held by a Police General, a four-star general police officer.

The PNP chief is also an ex officio member of the National Police Commission as a commissioner.^[3]

Eligibility

The Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 (Republic Act No. 6975), the law establishing the Philippine National Police, states that the President shall appoint the Philippine National Police Chief from among a list prepared by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) of "the most senior and qualified officers in the service" given that the prospect appointee has not yet retired or within six months from their compulsory retirement age. The lowest rank of a qualified appointee shall be the rank of Police Brigadier General. The appointment of the PNP chief by the President requires confirmation from the Commission on Appointments.^[4]

Powers and functions

The holder of the position of PNP Chief holds the rank of "Police General".^[5] Prior to February 2019, this rank was known as "Director General", According to Sec. 26 of the PNP Chief shall have:^[4]

• Command and direction of the PNP; the power to direct and control tactical as well as strategic movements, deployment, placement, utilization of the PNP or any of its units and personnel, including its equipment, facilities and other resources. Such command and direction of the Chief of the PNP may be delegated to subordinate officials with the respect to the units under their respective commands, in accordance with the rules and regulation prescribed by the commission.
• Power to issue detailed implementing policies and instructions regarding personnel, funds, properties, records, correspondence and such other matters as may be necessary to effective carry out the functions, powers and duties of the Bureau.

Tenure

Under Republic Act No. 6975, the term of office of PNP Chief cannot exceed four years. An exception can be made by the President to extend the PNP chief's term "in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress".^[4]

Command Group

The PNP Chief is assisted by the Command Group.^[4] The current deputy chief for administration is P/Lt. Gen. Emmanuel B. Peralta, the current deputy chief for operations is P/Lt. Gen. Michael John F. Dubria. and the Chief of the Directorial Staff is P/Lt. Gen. Jon A. Arnaldo.

List

The following lists people who have assumed the position of Chief of the Philippine National Police. This includes people who served as Officer in Charge (OIC) of the PNP. This excludes OIC tenure due to temporary incapacitation of filing of a leave of absence of the incumbent – who would later resume fulfilling their duties.

No.	Rank	Name	Term	[6]
1	Police Director General	Cesar P. Nazareno	March 31, 1991 – August 28, 1992
2	Police Director General	Raul S. Imperial	August 28, 1992 – May 6, 1993
3	Police Director General	Umberto A. Rodriguez	May 6, 1993 – July 8, 1994	[7]
4	Police Director General	Recaredo A. Sarmiento II	July 8, 1994 – December 15, 1997
5	Police Director General	Santiago Aliño	December 15, 1997 – July 10, 1998
6	Police Deputy Director General	Roberto Lastimoso	July 11, 1998 – June 15, 1999
	Police Deputy Director General	Edmundo Larroza	June 16 – November 16, 1999
7	Police Director General	Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson	November 16, 1999 – January 21, 2001	[8] [9]
	Police Deputy Director General	Leandro Mendoza	January 22, 2001 – March 16, 2001	[10]
8	Police Director General		March 16, 2001 – March 17, 2002
9	Police Director General	Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr.	March 17, 2002 – August 23, 2004
10	Police Director General	Edgar Aglipay	August 23, 2004 – March 14, 2005	[11]
11	Police Director General	Arturo Lomibao	March 14, 2005 – July 5, 2006	[12]
12	Police Director General	Oscar C. Calderon	July 5, 2006 – October 1, 2007	[13]
13	Police Director General	Avelino Razon	Avelino I. Razon Jr.	October 1, 2007 – September 27, 2008	[14]
14	Police Director General	Jesus Ame Versoza	September 27, 2008 – September 14, 2010	[15]
15	Police Director General	Atty. Raul M. Bacalzo, Ph.D.	September 14, 2010 – September 9, 2011	[16]
16	Police Director General	Nicanor A. Bartolome	September 9, 2011 – December 17, 2012	[17]
17	Police Director General	Alan LM Purisima	December 17, 2012 – February 5, 2015	[18]
	Police Deputy Director General	Leonardo Espina	Leonardo A. Espina	February 5 – July 16, 2015
18	Police Director General	Ricardo C. Marquez	July 16, 2015 – June 30, 2016	[19]
19	Police Director General	Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa	July 1, 2016 – April 19, 2018	[20]
20	Police General	Oscar David Albayalde	April 19, 2018 – October 14, 2019	[21]
	Police Lieutenant General	Atty. Archie Francisco F. Gamboa	October 14, 2019 – January 20, 2020	[22]
21	Police General		January 20 – September 2, 2020	[23]
22	Police General	Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan	September 2 – November 10, 2020	[24]
23	Police General	Debold M. Sinas	November 10, 2020 – May 8, 2021	[25]
24	Police General	Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar	May 8 – November 13, 2021	[26]
25	Police General	Dionardo B. Carlos	November 13, 2021 – May 8, 2022	[27]
	Police Lieutenant General	Vicente D. Danao Jr.	May 8 – August 1, 2022	[28]
26	Police General	Rodolfo S. Azurin Jr.	August 1, 2022 – April 24, 2023	[29]
27	Police General	Benjamin C. Acorda Jr.	April 24, 2023 – March 31, 2024	[30] [31]
	Police Lieutenant General	Emmanuel B. Peralta	March 31 – April 1, 2024	[32]
28	Police General	Rommel Francisco D. Marbil	April 1, 2024 – present	[33] [34]

Note

Notes and References

1. Web site: Macapagal . Maan . Police officers to receive pay hike this month . ABS-CBN . July 19, 2018.
2. News: Duterte, may ibinilin kay Albayalde sa pag-upo sa PNP . July 19, 2018 . ABS-CBN News . April 19, 2018 . Filipino . Itinalaga bilang ika-22 hepe ng pambansang pulisya si Police Director General Oscar Albayalde na dating pinuno ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)..
3. Web site: Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998 . The LawPhil Project . July 19, 2018.
4. News: Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 . July 19, 2018 . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
5. News: Ranada . Pia . From SPO1 to sergeant: New law gives military rank names to police . February 21, 2019 . Rappler . February 21, 2019.
6. Web site: Philippine National Police . ASEANAPOL . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508094218/http://www.aseanapol.org/information/philippine-national-police . May 8, 2022.
7. Web site: History; Background of Police Regional Office 13 . PNP PRO 13 Caraga . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515015134/https://www.pro13.pnp.gov.ph/?page_id=75 . May 15, 2021 . Director General Umberto A Rodriguez, became the Chief, Philippine National Police from May 6, 1993 to July 8, 1994..
8. News: Vanzi . Sol Jose . Ping Lacson Is New National Police Chief . May 8, 2022 . Newsflash.org . November 16, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508095019/http://www.newsflash.org/1999/11/hl/hl011719.htm . May 8, 2022.
9. Web site: Calica . Aurea . April 16, 2003 . Lacson files motion on ‘KB’ reopening . 2024-09-14 . Philstar.com.
10. News: Mendez . Christina . January 22, 2001 . Mendoza is acting PNP chief . 2024-08-16 . Philstar.com.
11. News: Alquitran . Non . Aglipay vows to crack the whip on abusive cops . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . August 23, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508095840/https://www.philstar.com/metro/2004/08/23/262296/aglipay-vows-crack-whip-abusive-cops . May 8, 2022.
12. News: Felipe . Cecille Suerte . Calica . Aurea . Lomibao is new PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . March 14, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117073208/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/03/14/270269/lomibao-new-pnp-chief . November 17, 2020.
13. News: Felipe . Cecille Suerte . Romero . Paolo . Calderon named new PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . July 5, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508100141/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2006/07/05/345472/calderon-named-new-pnp-chief . May 8, 2022.
14. Web site: Speech of President Arroyo during the Turnover Command in the Philippine National Police . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112162809/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/10/01/speech-of-president-arroyo-during-the-turnover-command-in-the-philippine-national-police/ . November 12, 2017 . en, fil . October 1, 2007.
15. News: Hidalgo . Wheng . Versoza installed as 15th PNP chief . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508104819/https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/09/27/08/versoza-installed-15th-pnp-chief . dead . May 8, 2022 . May 8, 2022 . ABS-CBN News . September 27, 2008 .
16. News: Calica . Aurea . Next PNP chief: It's Bacalzo . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . September 14, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508101232/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2010/09/14/611518/next-pnp-chief-its-bacalzo . May 8, 2022.
17. News: Garriga . Maria Nikka U. . Bartolome appointed PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . The Manila Times . September 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200818042707/https://www.manilatimes.net/2011/09/09/news/top-stories/bartolome-appointed-pnp-chief/721552/ . August 18, 2020 . en.
18. News: Elona . Jamie . Purisima assumes PNP chief post . May 8, 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . December 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803214924/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/326253/purisima-assumes-pnp-chief-post . August 3, 2020 . en.
19. News: Director Ricardo Marquez named new PNP chief . May 8, 2022 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . Department of the Interior and Local Government . July 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508102443/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2015/07/14/director-ricardo-marquez-named-new-pnp-chief/ . May 8, 2022.
20. News: Viray . Patricia Lourdes . Bato dela Rosa takes command of PNP: I am your father . May 8, 2022 . The Philippine Star . July 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160702151242/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/07/01/1598491/bato-dela-rosa-takes-command-pnp-i-am-your-father . July 2, 2016.
21. News: Parrocha . Azer . Duterte appoints new DOJ, AFP, PNP chiefs . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . April 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220222224045/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1031056 . February 22, 2022.
22. News: Recuenco . Aaron . Gamboa is PNP’s OIC . May 8, 2022 . Manila Bulletin . October 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508103334/https://mb.com.ph/2019/10/14/gamboa-is-pnps-oic/ . May 8, 2022.
23. News: Duterte names Archie Gamboa as new PNP Chief . March 15, 2022 . CNN Philippines . January 17, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117201342/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/1/17/new-pnp-chief.html . January 17, 2020.
24. News: Caliwan . Christopher Lloyd . Año confirms Cascolan appointment as new PNP chief . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . September 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315105015/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1114075 . March 15, 2022.
25. News: Parrocha . Azer . Duterte appoints Sinas as PNP chief . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . November 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163724/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1121181 . November 21, 2020.
26. News: Calayag . Keith . Duterte appoints Eleazar as next PNP chief -- Palace . March 15, 2022 . The Manila Times . May 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506103437/https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/05/news/duterte-appoints-eleazar-as-next-pnp-chief-palace/870204/ . May 6, 2021 . en.
27. News: Gita-Carlos . Ruth Abbey . Caliwan . Christopher Lloyd . Duterte names Dionardo Carlos as next PNP chief . March 15, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . November 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110115706/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1159310 . November 10, 2021.
28. News: Duterte picks Danao acting police chief . May 8, 2022 . Manila Standard . May 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505165835/https://manilastandard.net/news/314226282/duterte-picks-danao-acting-police-chief.html . May 5, 2022.
29. News: Caliwan . Lloyd . PBBM names Azurin as new PNP chief . August 1, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . August 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801111647/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1180268 . August 1, 2022 . en.
30. News: Benjamin Acorda is new PNP chief . April 24, 2023 . CNN Philippines . April 24, 2023 . April 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424041600/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/24/new-pnp-chief-acorda.html . dead .
31. News: GMA Integrated News . Marcos names Benjamin Acorda Jr as new PNP chief . April 24, 2023 . GMA News Online . April 24, 2023.
32. News: Mangosing . Frances . Gascon . Melvin . Marcos names second highest exec as PNP OIC . March 31, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . April 1, 2024.
33. Web site: Obimma . Stanley . 2024-04-01 . Rommel Francisco Marbil Biography, Age, Hometown, Education . StanleyPlug.
34. News: Mangaluz . Jean . Maj. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil is new PNP chief . April 1, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 1, 2024.