National Capital Region Police Office
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is a division of the Philippine National Police (PNP) which has jurisdiction over Metro Manila, which is 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 |
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Operations jurisdiction | Metro Manila, Philippines |
Map of Metro Manila, the PNP NCRPO's jurisdiction | |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Camp Bagong Diwa, Lower Bicutan, Taguig |
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Parent agency | Philippine National Police |
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History
As PC METROCOM
The 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 Decre 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]
As PC Capital Region Command
Following 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.[1] issued 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
In 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]
Divisions
The 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 | |
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Eastern Police District (EPD) | PBGen. Matthew P. Baccay | ||
Manila Police District (MPD) | City of Manila | PBGen. Leo M. Francisco | |
Northern Police District (NPD) | PBGen. Nelson B. Bondoc | ||
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) | Quezon City | PBGen. Danilo P. Macerin | |
Southern Police District (SPD) | PBGen. Eliseo DC Cruz |
List of Regional Director
Name | Term | Former Position | New Position |
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Carmelo Valmoria | December 11, 2013 - July 15, 2015 | ||
Joel Pagdilao | July 29, 2015 - July 3, 2016 | ||
Oscar Albayalde | July 4, 2016 - April 19, 2018 | promoted as PNP Chief | |
Camilo Cascolan | April 19, 2018 - June 1, 2018 | Director 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 for Directorial Staff |
Debold Sinas | October 16, 2019 – November 10, 2020 | Regional Director, PRO-7 | promoted as PNP Chief |
Vicente Danao | November 10, 2020 – present | Regional Director, PRO-4A |
Controversies
Mañanita during the COVID-19 pandemic
The 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.[2][3]
References
- "NCRPO History". National Capital Region Police Office. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Recuenco, Aaron (18 May 2020). "Sinas stays as NCRPO amid public uproar, filing of charges over mañanita". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- "'Just like any other birthdays,' says Cebu-based media group head on Sinas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.