PNP History The eventual capture of the elusive leader of the first Philippine Republic, General Emilio Aguinaldo

on March !, "#$", an event %hich signaled the end of the &ilipino'American (ar, the restoration of peace and order in the Philippines remained a ve)ing problem to the coloni*ing Americans+ A number of Aguinaldo's followers opted to carry out the struggle for independence. Hostilities continued in some parts of the country, namely, Batangas, Mindoro, Cebu, Bohol and Samar. Meanwhile, outlaws took ad antage of the confusion and intensified their depredations. Moreo er, the social unrest created by fi e year of war which begun in !"#$ had bred se eral uprisings of other acts of iolence. %eali&ing the fact that military solution to the problem is unwired' the military authorities opted to recommend to the Second (hilippine Commission headed by )illiam *aft to take o er. +n accordance with the instructions of the Secretary of )ar ,lihu %oot, the Commission took o er the go ernment from the military on -uly !#.! with *aft as Ci il /o ernor. )ith the ad ent of ci ilian rule in the (hilippines, a 0uestion arose as to who should be responsible for maintaining law and order in the island. *he e1isting local police forces were too small to cope up with the growing problems. 2ice /o ernor 3uke %. )right, the concurrent Secretary of the 4epartment of Commerce and police for the 5.S. Army in the (hilippines, who ob6ected to toss the problem to the military, recommended to his fellow commissioners the immediate establishment of an organi&ation to be charged with the task of maintaining peace and order in the localities already placed under ci il rule. *he proposal was welcomed by the (hilippine Commission and in one of its first sessions, passed 7rganic Act 8o. !9:, creating an insular police force. *itled ;An Act (ro iding for the organi&ation and go ernment of an insular Constabulary and for the inspection of the municipal police;, the legislation surprisingly called for an integrated approach and structure which was to be adopted by the (hilippine

go ernment 9: years later.

PH,-,PP,NE ./MM,00,/N ,MP-EMENT0 /RGAN,. A.T "12 7n August ", !#.!, with the sanction of the 5. S. )ar 4epartment, Henry *. Alien, a graduate of the 5.S. Military Academy, a regular captain but then a lieutenant colonel of the ca alry, 5.S. 2olunteers in the (hilippines officially designated and confirms by the Commission as Chief of Constabulary. )ith his designation as Chief of (hilippine Constabulary was formally inaugurated and on some day buckled down to work. Alien issued /eneral 7rder 8o ! appointing some $" hand<picked officers, mostly from the 5.S. 2olunteers in accordance with Act 8o !9: with rank of first, second, third, fourth class inspectors, Constabulary ranks that were later to be replaced by military titles. But while these hand<picked officers had the necessary military preparations, they did not ha e any training and e1perience and police work. )orse, they had ery little knowledge of the =ilipino and his society. Hence, these officers were gi en crash course to properly ac0uaint them with the laws and traditions of the country and the customs of the people. After their training, they were broken up into groups of four or fi e, composed of a captain and three or four lieutenants and were sent to the different parts of the country to recruit, organi&e and train the =ilipino entities ill police duty.

3E.ENTRA-,4AT,/N /& ./NTR/*he problem of effecti ely controlling a ast area from one central head0uarters

decided to decentrali&e the same. So, on 7ctober !>, !#.!, the (C Chief issued /eneral 7rder 8o ># grouping the pacified pro inces into three ?@A Constabulary

districts. *he first district included the pro inces of Bataan, Bulacan, 8ue a ,ci6a, (ampanga, (angasinan, *arlac and City of Manila where the district head0uarters was located. And Chief Baker was assigned as district inspector. *he second district was composed of the pro inces of Albay, Ambos, Camarines ?now Cam 8te and Cam SurA Ca ite, Masbate, Sorsogon and *ayabas ?now Bue&onA, which then included the island of Marindu0ue and placed under Ma6 *aylor, the district head0uarters of which was set in 3ucena, *ayabas. *he third district comprised by the pro inces of Anti0ue, Bohol, Capi&, +loilo, 3eyte, Misamis ?Mis 7cc and Mis 7rA, 8egros 7ccidental, 8egros 7riental, Samar and Surigao. *his district was under Capt. /oldsborough with head0uarters in +loilo. 7ne day after, Chief Alien published /en. 7rder 8o >#, /o . *aft sent a report to )ar Secretary %oot and spoke on the (C set up, saying ;*he general scheme is to create an insular police force of not more than one hundred and fifty men for each pro ince selected from the nati e thereof, who may be mounted in whole or in part and who are placed under the immediate command of one or more, not e1ceeding four pro incial inspectors. =ile whole body is placed under the control of a Chief and four assistant Chiefs of Constabulary. *his scheme was not followed because while full powers are gi en to properly arm, e0uip, maintain and discipline force;, the enlistees were ill<armed, ill<e0uipped and ill<maintained.

P/-,.E ,NTEGRAT,/N *he places affected by police integration were in the outskirts of Manila, like Caloocan and (asay which became the fa orite refuge of rebels, and criminals from Manila, due to the limited area of operation of the integration police system it could operate only in pacified areas. 3ater in !#.>, the (C Chief was redesignated as 4irector of Constabulary and the routine police duty, in these areas were entrusted to the (C. )ith the total lifting of martial rule in 3u&on and the 2isayas and the assignment to the (C of routine

police work in Mindanao and Sulu, the need for the creation of additional Constabulary districts arose. Hence on -une !@,!#.>, the (C Chief created through /eneral 7rder 8o 9@, two new districts. *he fourth districts which comprised of the pro inces of Abra, Cagayan, +sabela, +locos 8orte, +locos Sur, 3a 5nion, Mountain (ro ince and 8ue a 2i&caya with head0uarters in San =ernando, 3a 5nion ?later transferred to Baguio CityA, while the fifth district with head0uarters in Camboanga, embraced all the pro inces of Mindanao and Sulu.

&,-,P,N,AN,4AT,/N /& THE ./N0TA56-AR7 *his gradual =ilipiniani&ation of the Constabulary officer corps pro ed to be a sound mo e for )orld )ar ! was soon to break out and to drag the 5nited State into it and many of the top Constabulary's American officers 6oined the 5.S. ,1peditionary =orces to =rance. *his de elopment ga e the opportunity for the =ilipinos to run the Constabulary themsel es. *he first to be gi en the chance was Brig /eneral %afael Crame, appointed (C Chief in 4ecember !#!9. *hus, for the first time in !$ years of e1istence, the Constabulary was placed under =ilipino leadership. )ith the assumption of /en Crame, the Constabulary districts were renamed and their respecti e districts redefined. *he =ourth 4istrict came to be known as 4istrict of 8orthern 3u&on based in San =ernando, 3a 5nion' the =irst 4istrict was renamed 4istrict of Central 3u&on' the Second 4istrict was renamed 4istrict of Southern 3u&on' the *hird 4istrict was renamed 4istrict of 2isayas and the =ifth 4istrict was renamed district of Mindanao based in Camboanga.

THE ./N0TA5-E 6N3ER THE ./MM/N(EA-TH A.T *he 8ational 4efense Act or Commonwealth Act 8o. ! on 4ecember !#@:, was enacted creating the (hilippine Army and this ended the @: years of ser ice and

e1perience of the (hilippine Constabulary as an insular police force. *he (hilippine Constabulary personnel and duties were transferred to the control of the Chief of Staff of the (hilippine Army pursuant to ,1ecuti e 7rder 8o !! dated -anuary !!, !#@$. (resident Manuel 3 Bue&on saw that there was an urgent need of an army to cope tip with the worsening international conflicts. +n his desire to complete this defense program before the country's independence after its !.<year transition period as commonwealth go ernment, (resident Bue&on asked /eneral Mac Arthur to under<take the country's defense build tip. *heir combined efforts, howe er, became almost useless for as /eneral Mac Arthur put it, ;war came in fi e years and American aid came too late and too little;. 4uring the organi&ation of the (hilippine Army, eteran Constabulary officers were appointed to key positions in the Army. Brig /en -ose delos %eyes headed the Army as Acting Chief of Staff. Brig /en Basilio 2aldes immediate past (C Chief and Col /uillermo =rancisco were appointed assistant Chief of Staff. *he insular police duties of the defunct (hilippine Constabulary were entrusted to the State (olice created by Commonwealth Act 8o."" appro ed on 7ctober D$, !#@$. All municipal city police forces and pro incial guard organi&ation were consolidated and placed under the control and super ision of the 4epartment of +nterior and were called the State (olice. *his State (olice was assigned the duty to properly preser e law and order and perpetration of public offenses. igilantly pre ent the commission and

THE ./N0TA56-AR7 RE./N0T,T6TE3 5nable to cope up with the worsened peace and order situation faced by the new go ernment, the State (olice was abolished in !#@" at the instance of (resident Bue&on himself. *his appro al of Commonwealth Act 8o @>@ on -une D:, !#@" reconstituted the (hilippine Constabulary. *his act, further implemented by (resident Bue&on's ,1ecuti e 7rder 8o. !:@, specifically withdraw the (hilippine

Constabulary from the Army as an independent unit and detailed as a 8ational (olice =orce. (laced under the 4epartment of +nterior, the reacti ated Constabulary was empowered to pre ent and suppress brigandage, unlawful assemblies, riots, insurrections and other breaches of peace and iolations of the law, to make arrests and sei&ures according to law and to e1ecute any lawful warrant or order of arrest issued against any person for iolation of law. Brig /en /uillermo =rancisco was appointed Chief of Constabulary which he held until !#>D. 4uring the year after its re itali&ation, the (C set up and strength were astly impro ed. A striking force, the /eneral Ser ice Battalion was organi&ed at Camp Crame in Bue&on City. As a Combat 5nit, the /eneral Ser ice troops were better trained and e0uipped than any of the (ro incial Constabulary commands and detachments. 4ue to the worsening international unrest, the Constabulary's strength was increased from 9,:..<!:,... men. *he =irst and Second (C %egiments were acti ated. Meanwhile, a third regiment was organi&ed and trained at Camp Eeithley in 3anao in September, !#>!. *hese three ?@A (C regiments were separately trained. After intensi e training, Brig /en /eorge Barker -r inducted the =irst %egiment into the 5nited States =orces in the =ar ,ast ?5SA==,A in 7ctober !:, !#>!' the Second %egiment, in 4ecember !D, !#>!.

THE ./N0TA5-E 36R,NG (/R-3 (AR ,, *he =ilipino nation wake up in the morning of 4ecember ", !#>! to the grim news of the -apanese surprise attack in (earl Harbor. /eneral Mac Arthur himself stunned by the news, knew that the Archipelago was in the gra e danger, under immediate aid from the 5nited States would arri e on time. +n simultaneous bombings, missions -apanese 8a al (lane from =ormosa attack Clark =ield in (ampanga, +ba =ield in Camboanga, -ohn =lay Air Base in Baguio City

and *uguegarao in 4ecember ", !#>!. Aircraft on the ground and installations in this airfield were se erely destroyed, reducing the 5.S. Air =orce's strength to barely half. 7n same day, the Dnd Battalion of the =irst (C %egiment was ordered to Bataan immediately, while the Second (C %egiment and the remaining units of the =irst %egiment were ordered to remain in the /reater Manila Area to round up all aliens belie ed to be sympathetic to the enemy. +n addition, these units were ordered to secure centers of communication, all public utilities, as well as the metropolitan area against sub ersi e elements. By -anuary !#>D, most of the Constabulary =orces that composed the Dnd %egular 4i ision ?5SA==,A were in Bataan (eninsula with other =il<American =orces. An order of the day said, ;7n Bataan and Corregidor, in Aparri, 3ingayen and Atimonan, e erywhere in the islands where in aders dared to set foot, Constabulary troops distinguished themsel es in action against o erwhelming odds;. *he Constabulary's participation in the country's defense during )orld )ar !! cannot be measured or told in e1act detail. *hese deeds of alor during these days and hours of war which fore er lost to history. Suffice to say that the =ilipino soldiers stood his ground aliantly for lo e of liberty, our country and people. *he bla&ing chapters of heroism during the war year were not e1clusi ely parts of the Constabulary's epic story alone, although incidents in ol ing the Constabulary 4i ision ha e been singled out in most cases.

THE ./N0TA5-E 6N3ERGR/6N3 /uerrilla units sprang tip in all parts of the country by the middle of !#>D. %eports of the e1istence of guerrilla in the (hilippines reached /en Mac Arthur in Australia, first through a radio message relayed by Col 8akar, a guerrilla leader in Central 3u&on in -une, and later on confirmed by first<hand reports of Capt )illiam

7sborne, 4amon /uase and =rank Foung. /en Mac Arthur immediately reorgani&ed these units and assigned officers of his head0uarters to work closely with these units. 5SA==, head0uarters in Australia took steps to communicate with resistance units and centers in the (hilippines. Before the end of !#>D, most guerrilla units and centers in the (hilippines had already established radio contacts with 5SA==, head0uarters in Australia. *hese mo ements reported their own acti ities and operations, the enemy's mo ements and condition of their respecti e areas. 7f all the guerrilla centers, the Mindanao guerrilla mo ements were the best organi&ed to conduct operations. 3ike the 2isayan resistance mo ements, the Mindanao guerrillas were able to make early contacts with Australia. 4ue to the island's pro1imity to Australia, the first assistance of supplies and e0uipment from 5SA==, head0uarters arri ed in Mindanao.

THE P/0T (AR ./N0TA5-E 7n 7ctober D", !#>>, (resident Sergio 7smeGa issued all ,1ecuti e 7rder creating all insular police called Military (olice Command, 5SA==, pursuant to 5SA==, /en 7rders 8o :. H :! redesignated it as Military (olice Command, A=),S(AC. *his idea was concei ed to restore the bad image of the Constabulary during the -apanese occupation when these constables were made to run after the guerrillas. Howe er, after the years of e1istence, the Constabulary was re i ed on -uly !, !#>9. About !D, ... officers and men were withdrawn from the Military (olice Command and transferred to the 4epartment of +nterior and constituted the 8ational (olice =orce designated is the (hilippine Constabulary. All functions of the Military (olice Command e1cept those military in character ;were thereafter e1ercised and assumed by the (C in connection with which Sections "@D<">. H ">" of the %e ised Administrati e Code were declared in full force and effect,

pursuant to ,1ecuti e 7rder 8r #> dated 7ctober >, !#>9.

PR/.-AMAT,/N "$8" *he early se enties saw the rapid escalation of sub ersi e acti ities of the insurgents throughout the country. *he 8ew (eople's Army, the military arm of the re itali&ed Communist (arty of the (hilippines was openly defying go ernment troop in the countryside. Countless sub ersi e organi&ations had cropped up in almost sectors of the populace. +n Mindanao, a secessionist was beginning to gain ground among the Muslims. *his situation precipitated arious reforms and inno ations with (hilippine

Constabulary and program of acti ities. *he special units and task force were called upon to double their efforts and work mo e closely with go ernment agencies and ci ic groups in an attempt to stem the rising tide of chaos and anarchy throughout the country. 5nfortunately, the Constabulary could not mo e freely, its hands, as well as those of the military establishments were tied. *he Constabulary was in this irtual state of helplessness when the country begun to be rocked rallies and demonstrations. Although (resident Marcos later dismissed these happenings as the ine itable outcome of the moderni&ing process, moderni&ation being a dis0uieting, at times con ulsi e undertaking because it is fact re olutionary, it was in truth, like all the anarchy and thereby pa e the way for C(( takeo er. So, on September D!, !#9D, the then (resident =erdinand , Marcos proclaimed Martial 3aw throughout the country by irtue of (roclamation !."!. *his law diagnosed the actual peace and order situation undertaken by these lawless elements of the communist and other armed groups organi&ed to out throw the %epublic of the (hilippines by armed (hilippines. iolence and force which assured the magnitude of an actual state of war against our people and the %epublic of the iolent rallies and demonstrations that followed were pan of the communist plan to sow chaos and

+n a month's time, peace and order was restored. Bombing suddenly stopped. %allies and demonstrations, and their attendant brutal iolence ceased to be the order of the day, 8(A's and secessionists were forced to retreat to the 6ungles and lie low. *he pri ate armies and the terror they used to spread disappeared. *he citi&en was once again safe to walk the street and perform his daily chore. -ustice and sanity once more reigned. *he Commandant was also the Chief of the +ntegrated 8ational (olice ?the municipal police force for the larger towns and citiesA. *he (C was organi&ed on similar lines to the army, and consisted of a /eneral Staff located at its /eneral Head0uarters at Camp Crame, Manila, and !D %egional Commands consisting of !.> (ro incial Commands' these controlled the >:. Constabulary companies which performed all the day<to<day police work. *he %egions were based on the country's political regions and directly controlled the arious Highway (atrol, %angers and in estigati e groups. (C head0uarters directly controlled many other ser ices needed at a national le el such as the Special Action /roup, Central Crime 3aboratory, )hite Collar Crime /roup, and 7ffice of Special +n estigations ?which was a counter intelligence groupA. *he (hilippine Constabulary %angers, or (C %angers, were independent light infantry companies which ser ed as a counter<insurgency force similar to 5nited States Army %angers and were organi&ed into !D large regional companies. *he Constabulary also maintained the following unitsI

Constabulary Boat Ser ice to patrol the e1tensi e waters of the (hilippines, Crime and =orensic labs, and 8ational Constabulary +n estigations Ser ice which acted in a similar way to the =B+ ?the 8ational Bureau of +n estigation was formed laterA.

The ,ntegrated National Police (olice integration is not at all a new concept, here or elsewhere. +n the (hilippines, the idea is old as the Constabulary itself although it was not well defined when it first dawned. 8e ertheless, the germ was there when in mandating the setting up of an insular police force, the Second (hilippine Commission, though 7rganic Act 8o. !9: enacted on -uly !", !#.! called for the organi&ation and establishment of an +nsular Constabulary and for the inspection of the municipal police. So after almost three years of martial rule, the integration of all police forces throughout the country with the (C followed. *he ideas and the theories that ha e been de eloped and implemented during 9: years of the (C finally came into practical consolidation when former (resident Marcos issued 7rganic Act !9: on August ", !#9:.

.reation of the Philippine National Police 3aw enforcement is ital in the stability and progress of all nations. *hus, the

conception of a unified national police was borne out of this premise. /i ing rise to the unification of the (hilippine Constabulary and the +ntegrated 8ational (olice whose functions is symmetrical to ensure the safety and security of the people. %epublic Act $#9: was signed into law on 4ecember !@, !##. by then (resident Cora&on C A0uino which called for the creation of the (hilippine 8ational (olice ?(8(A and the reorgani&ation of the 4epartment of the +nterior and 3ocal /o ernment ?4+3/A in keeping with the mandate of our constitution for a police force that is national in scope and ci ilian in character. +n response to the call for public safety and reforms within the organi&ation, Honorables *eodulo C 8ati idad, Blas = 7ple, %egalado , Maambong and %ustico delos %eyes authored the pro isions in the !#"9 constitution calling for the

creation of a police organi&ation that is national scope and ci ilian character thus pa ing way to the establishment of the (hilippine 8ational (olice ?(8(A.

*he principal authors of the %epublic Act $#9: were Senators ,rnesto 8 Maceda and A0uilino (imentel, Congressmen -ose S Co6uangco -r and %odrigo /utang. *hey mo ed for the (8('s creation to professionali&e the police force and make it susceptible to the plight of the general public. 5pon the effecti ity of the law, after its signing into law on !@ 4ecember !##., the (8( underwent a transitory period and on @! March !##!, (resident Cora&on C A0uino named /eneral Cesar ( 8a&areno as the =irst 4irector /eneral of the (hilippine 8ational (olice. 7n D# -anuary !##!, at Camp Crame, Bue&on City, the (hilippine Constabulary and the +ntegrated 8ational (olice were retired and the (8( was acti ated in its place. *he occasion drew mi1ed reactions among its peers, one of regret and another of hope that this newly established police organi&ation will finally be the answer we ha e been looking for. (resident Cora&on C A0uino appealed to the =ilipino people to keep an open mind and cooperate to make this work for a better nation. As she addressed the new (8( leadership, she ordered them to iew the e ent as an opportunity for better ser ice and a chance for professional growth. *he acti ation of the (hilippine 8ational (olice ?(8(A did not effect the organi&ational set<up and staffing pattern of the force. At the H(8(, the 4irector /eneral has ten ?!.A 4irectorial Staff namelyI !. 4irectorate for (ersonnel D. 4irectorate for Human %esource and 4octrine 4e elopment @. 4irectorate for 3ogistics, >.4irectorate for %esearch and 4e elopment :. 4irectorate for Comptrollership, $. 4irectorate for (lans, 9. 4irectorate for (olice<Community %elations, #. 4irectorate for +n estigation and !.. Special Staff under him. +n addition, there e1ist administrati e support units, namelyI 3ogistics Support Ser ice ?3SSA, Computer Ser ice, =inance Ser ice, 4ental and Medical Ser ice, Communication and ,lectronic Ser ice, Chaplain Ser ice, 3egal Ser ice and Head0uarters Support Ser ice' and the 7perational Support 5nits, namelyI Maritime /roup, Crime 3aboratory, +ntelligence /roup, (olice Security /roup,

Criminal +n estigation /roup, 8arcotics /roup, Special Action =orce, *raffic Management /roup, (olice<Community %elations /roup, A iation Security /roup and Ci il Security /roup. At the different regions, the !: %egional 7ffice were maintained and retained their original structural forces. *he fifteen?!:A %,/+78A3 7==+C,S and their locations are as followsI %,/+78A3 7==+C, + < Camp /en 7scar =lorendo, (arian San =ernando, 3a 5nion' %,/+78A3 7==+C, D < Camp Adduru, *uguegarao, Cagayan' %,/+78A3 7==+C, @ < Camp 7li as, San =ernando, (ampanga' %,/+78A3 7==+C, > < Camp 2icente 3im Canlubang, 3aguna' %,/+78A3 7==+C, : < Camp Simeon A 7la, 3ega&pi City' %,/+78A3 7==+C, $ < Camp Martin 4elgado, +loilo City' %,/+78A3 7==+C, 9 < Camp Sergio 7smena Sr., Cebu City' %,/+78A3 7==+C, " < Camp %uperto E Eangleon, (alo, 3eyte' %,/+78A3 7==+C, # < Camp -ustice %.. *. 3im Bl d, Camboanga City' %,/+78A3 7==+C, !. < Camp Alagar, Cagayan de 7ro City' %,/+78A3 7==+C, !! < Camp Catitipan, Maguindanao, %,/+78A3 7==+C, !D < Camp (arang, Maguindanao' A%MM < Camp Salipada (endatun, (arang, Maguindanao' (%7CA% 7==+C, < Camp Bado 4angwa, 3a *rinidad, Benguet' and the 8C%< Camp /eneral *omas Earingal, Sikatuna 2illage, Bue&on City. *he 8ational Capital %egion which co ers Metro Manila is di ided into fi e ?:A 4istricts each headed by a 4istrict 4irectorI *he fi e ?:A 4istricts are as follows )estern (olice 4istrict ?)(4A< Manila' ,astern (olice 4istrict ?,(4A' 8orthern (olice 4istrict ?8(4A' Central (olice 4istrict ?C(4A' Bue&on City' and Southern (olice 4istrict ?S(4A. 7n August !##D, due to the ad erse publicities about erring policemen in the ser ice, the newly elected (resident =idel 2 %amos sought measures to restore the people's faith by re amping the (hilippine 8ational (olice ?(8(A. *o pro e his sincerity in cleansing the police force, /eneral 8a&areno was relie ed and transferred to the (resident's office. *o replace him in acting capacity was 4eputy 4irector /eneral %aul S +mperial. *his was on D" August !##D. 4eputy 4irector /eneral %aul S lmperial together with Secretary %afael M Alunan +++ of the 4epartment of the +nterior and 3ocal /o ernment ?4+3/A was gi en the difficult task to dialogue with the pri ate sector and its personnel in line with

impro ing the image of the men in uniform. *o complement these dialogues, the present leadership of the (hilippine 8ational (olice ?(8(A suggested the reorientation of its men on alue formation. Seminars were conducted to this effect. *o make the reorientation more effecti e, the (8( ision was created which goes, ;)e are committed to the ision of professional, dynamic and highly moti ated (8(, supported by a responsi e community, regarded as one of the most credible national institutions and ranked among the best in Asia;. )ith this ision, 4eputy 4irector /eneral %aul S +mperial challenged all (8( personnel to bring this ision into a reality. 7n D" 7ctober !##D, after the retirement of /eneral Cesar ( 8a&areno, /eneral %aul S +mperial became the second (8( Chief. *his thought was short li ed because he retired on .$ May !##@. After a thorough re amp in the (8(, (resident =idel 2 %amos appointed /eneral 5mberto %odrigue& as the third (8( Chief on .$ May !##@. He was gi en the arduous task of upgrading the tainted image of the (8( and uplifting the morale and welfare of e ery police officer in the ser ice. /ifted with talent, 4irector /eneral 5mberto %odrigue& masterly guided the organi&ation to what is has become today' all organi&ation fully committed with sense of dignity, loyalty and total dedication ill ser ing the citi&enry of the %epublic. He retired on ." -uly !##>. 7n ." -uly !##>, a ery young officer was chosen by (resident =idel 2 %amos to owed to continue what his past

lead the (8(. A member of class '$$ of the (hilippine Military Academy ?(MAA, 4irector /eneral %ecaredo Are alo Sarmiento ++ predecessors ha e initiated and urged the members of the (hilippine 8ational (olice to help the go ernment to fulfill its goal towards the (hilippine D.... 5nder 4irector /eneral Sarmiento's stewardship, the organi&ation, as it is done centered its attention in helping the country to mo e forward economically by maintaining peace and order, assisting the go ernment in times of calamities and combating iolence and lawlessness. He imbibed to the minds of the entire (8( personnel of their commitment to the entire populace through the (73+C, D.... +t may not be a perfect organi&ation but it is fore er cleansing its ranks<to rid of the

ery few misfits who ha e tarnished its image. *he (8( is currently intensifying its operations on ;7(3A8 (A/3A3A8SA/; in answer to the (resident's call to dismantle all e1isting pri ate armed groups throughout the archipelago and ;7(3A8 (A/BABA/7; as the organi&ation's way of religiously cleansing its force of misguided elements. +ndeed, our police force ha e a great task ahead of them but with the people behind it, how can it fail.