The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is a division of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that has jurisdiction over Metro Manila, also known as the National Capital Region. It is headquartered in Camp Bagong Diwa.
| Philippine National Police National Capital Region Police Office | |
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| Abbreviation | PNP NCRPO |
| Motto | We Care, We Dare |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Metro Manila, Philippines |
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| Map of Metro Manila showing the jurisdiction of the NCRPO's five police districts. | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Camp Bagong Diwa, Lower Bicutan, Taguig |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Philippine National Police |
| Facilities | |
| Commands | |
| Website | |
| ncrpo | |
History
editAs PC METROCOM
editThe Philippine National Police - National Capital Region Police Office (PNP NCRPO) was established as the Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command (PC METROCOM) on July 5, 1967, through Executive Order No. 85 of then President Ferdinand Marcos. It was founded as the Special Strike Force of Police Forces in the area which would later be known as Metro Manila. The establishment was a response to the increase of criminality in then existing four cities and thirteen municipalities in the area.[1]
The METROCOM was tasked to conduct operations against threats to national security in the Metropolitan Manila area as well as support to the local police forces of the localities in their suppression and prevention of crime. The Metropolitan Police Force was later established on March 21, 1974, through Presidential Decree No. 421 issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos. The decree consolidates the police, jail, and fire departments in the Metropolitan Manila area and placed them under the Commanding General of the METROCOM which served as head of the unit.[1]
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As PC Capital Region Command
editFollowing the People Power Revolution of February 1986 which ousted Marcos as president, the PC METROCOM was renamed as the Philippine Constubulary Capital Region Command (PC CAPCOM). The Philippine Constubulary (PC) itself would be abolished through Republic Act 6975, the Department of Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, passed by the 8th Philippine Congress and [1] signed by then President Corazon Aquino in December 1990. The Philippine National Police (PNP) was established as in PC's place. Under the Republic Act 6975, two regional offices were created for Metro Manila, North CAPCOM and South CAPCOM. These offices were deactivated on April 12, 1993.[1]
As PNP NCRC and PNP NCRPO
editIn 1994, the PNP CAPCOM was renamed as the National Capital Region Command (PNP NCRC) and was renamed again in June 1996 to its current name, the PNP National Capital Region Police Office (PNP NCRPO) through NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 96-058.[1] In early 1999, the PNP NCRPO launched its first website ("metromanilapolice.info.com.ph").[2]
Divisions
editDistrict Offices
editThe PNP NCRPO has five police districts under it. Among the localities in Metro Manila, Manila and Quezon City are the only localities to have a dedicated police district.
| District | Jurisdiction | District Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eastern Police District (EPD) | PBGen. Wilson C. Asueta | |
 | Manila Police District (MPD) | City of Manila | PBGen. Arnold Thomas C. Ibay |
 | Northern Police District (NPD) | PBGen. Rizalito G. Gapas | |
 | Quezon City Police District (QCPD) | Quezon City | PBGen. Redrico A. Maranan |
 | Southern Police District (SPD) | PBGen. Mark D. Pespes | |
Regional Headquarters Command Group
edit- Office of the Regional Director
- Office of the Deputy Regional Director for Administration
- Office of the Deputy Regional Director for Operations
- Regional Directorial Staff
- Secretary to the Directorial Staff
- Office of the Spokesperson
Regional Directorial Staff
edit- Regional Personnel and Records Management Division
- Regional Intelligence Division
- Regional Operations Division
- Regional Logistics and Research Development Division
- Regional Community Affairs and Development Division
- Regional Comptrollership Division
- Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division
- Regional Learning and Doctrine Development Division
- Regional Plans and Strategy Management Division
- Regional Information and Communications Technology Management Division
- Regional Public Information Office
- Regional Executive Senior Police Office
- Regional Mobile Force Battalion
- Regional Headquarters Support Unit
- Regional Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit
- Presidential PNP Security Force Unit
Support Units
edit- Regional Highway Patrol Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Forensic Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Special Operations Unit
- Regional Anti-Carnapping Unit
- Regional Drug Enforcement Unit
- Regional Complaints Referral and Monitoring Center
- Regional Special Operating Unit
- Regional Tactical Operations and Intelligence Center
- Regional Internal Affairs Service, NCRPO
- Regional Medical and Dental Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Finance Service Office 16, NCRPO
- Regional Chaplain Service, NCRPO
- Regional Communications and Electronics Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Engineering Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Legal Service, NCRPO
- Regional Special Training Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Aviation Security Unit, NCRPO
- Regional Maritime Unit, NCRPO
- NCR Training Center
List of Regional Director
edit| Name | Term | Former Position | New Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Directors of Capital Region Command (PNP CAPCOM, North and South) | |||
| Pedro Sistoza[3] (North CAPCOM) | 1991 – 1993 | ||
| Marino Filart[4] (South CAPCOM) | 1991 – 1992 | ||
| Orlando A. Macaspac (South CAPCOM) | 1992 – 1993 | ||
| As Director of National Capital Region Command (PNP NCRC) | |||
| Jewel Canson[5] | 1993 – 1994 | ||
| Recaredo Sarmiento II | 1994 | ||
| Leandro Mendoza | 1994 – 1996 | ||
| As Director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) | |||
| Hermogenes Ebdane[6] | 1996 – 1998 | ||
| Efren Fernandez | 1998–1999 (OIC) | ||
| Edgar Aglipay | 1999 – 2000 | ||
| 2001 – 2002 | |||
| Reynaldo Velasco[7][8] | 2002 – 2003 | Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes (PCTC) | |
| Ricardo de Leon[9] | 2003 – 2004 | Police Community Relations Directorate | Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes (PCTC) |
| Avelino Razon[9][10] | 2004 – 2005 | PNP Head of the Directorate for Operations | Directorial Staff Chief |
| Vidal Querol [10] | 2005 – 2006 | Northern Police District director from 2001 to 2002.[10] | Retires |
| Reynaldo Varilla [11][12] | 2006 – 2007 | head of the PNP’s Directorate for Intelligence (DI) | |
| Geary Barias [13][14] | 2007 – 2008 | ||
| Leopoldo Bataoil [15][16] | 2008 – 2009 | ||
| Roberto Rosales [16] | 2009 – 2010 | Chief of Manila Police District | |
| Leocadio Santiago Jr.[17] | 2010 – 2011 | Dismissed | |
| Nicanor Bartolome[18] | 2011 | Directorial Staff Chief | |
| Alan Purisima[18] | 2011 – 2012 | Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) | Directorial Staff Chief |
| Leonardo Espina[19] | September 6, 2012 – July 11, 2013 | Director of the PNP Highway Patrol Group | Directorial Staff Chief |
| Marcelo Garbo | July 11, 2013 – December 11, 2013 | Director of the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO 7) | |
| Carmelo Valmoria | December 11, 2013 – July 15, 2015 | ||
| Joel Pagdilao | July 29, 2015 – July 3, 2016 | District Director, QCPD | |
| Oscar Albayalde | July 4, 2016 – April 19, 2018 | Deputy Director, PNP Directorate for Plans | promoted as PNP Chief |
| Camilo Cascolan | April 19, 2018 – June 1, 2018 | Director, Directorate for Operations | reassign as Director for PNP Civil Security Group |
| Guillermo Eleazar | June 1, 2018 – October 16, 2019 | Regional Director, PRO-4A | promoted as Chief of Directorial Staff |
| Debold Sinas | October 16, 2019 – November 10, 2020 | Regional Director, PRO-7 | promoted as PNP Chief |
| Vicente Danao | November 10, 2020 – March 1, 2022 | Regional Director, PRO-4A | promoted as Chief of Directorial Staff |
| Felipe R. Natividad | March 1, 2022 – August 8, 2022 | Director, PNP Special Action Force | promoted as Commander of Area Police Command, Northern Luzon |
| Jonnel C. Estomo | August 8, 2022 – February 23, 2023 | Regional Director, PRO-5 | promoted as Deputy Chief for Operations |
| Edgar Allan O. Okubo | February 23, 2023 – July 7, 2023 | Director, PNP Special Action Force | |
| Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.[20] | July 7, 2023 – Present | ||
Controversies
editMañanita during the COVID-19 pandemic
editThe holding of a mañanita for NCRPO's chief Debold Sinas amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila was criticized for breaching quarantine regulations. A mañanita is a customary celebration in the police where senior officers are greeted by their personnel in the early morning of their birthdays. The national police has filed charges against Sinas over the event, for violation of existing regulations on social distancing and mass gatherings though Sinas keeps his post due to "emergency situation" caused by the pandemic.[21][22]
External links
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Media related to National Capital Region Police Office at Wikimedia Commons
References
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- ^ "New website for cops". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. March 4, 1999. p. 18. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "[G.R. No. 188487, February 14 : 2011] VAN D. LUSPO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 188541] SUPT. ARTURO H. MONTANO AND MARGARITA TUGAOEN, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 188556] C/INSP. SALVADOR C. DURAN, SR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT". lawlibrary.chanrobles.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Ramos alerted on possible assassination plot - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "SB-99-9-J July 28, 1998 - JEWEL F. CANSON v. FRANCIS E. GARCHITORENA, ET AL". lawlibrary.chanrobles.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Arroyo sees 'new' PNP with Ebdane at helm". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Alquitran, Non. "10,000 cops to be deployed for 'Dubya'". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Velasco inalis sa NCRPO". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Alquitran, Non. "Razon heads NCRPO". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Querol takes over NCRPO today". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "NPA hindi makakaporma sa MM - bagong NCRPO chief". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Varilla assumes command of NCRPO". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Felipe, Bebot Sison Jr ,Cecille Suerte. "NCRPO chief Director Geary Barias: The Jolly Cop". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Felipe, Bebot Sison Jr ,Cecille Suerte. "Metro crimes drop as street protests go up". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Garcia, Joy Cantos,Danilo. "Pamilya ng MMDA executive bibigyan ng security". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Felipe, Cecille Suerte. "Rosales becomes Metro Manila's top cop". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Joy Cantos,Danilo. "NCRPO chief sinibak!". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Felipe, Cecille Suerte. "New NCRPO chief starts today". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Elona, Jamie Marie (September 7, 2012). "Bartolome to Espina: 'Hit hard on criminal elements'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "New NCRPO Chief Brigadier General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr".
- ^ Recuenco, Aaron (May 18, 2020). "Sinas stays as NCRPO amid public uproar, filing of charges over mañanita". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "'Just like any other birthdays,' says Cebu-based media group head on Sinas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.