The Philippine constitution establishes that the country shall have one national police force that is civilian in character, to be administered by a national police commission. Local executives are given authority over police units in their jurisdiction by law. The document outlines that the Philippines will have a single national police force that is civilian-run rather than military, with local authorities also having legal powers over local police as defined by law.
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Constitutional Provisions
Original Title
Consti-Art. Xvi, Sec. 6 & Rpc-title 3, Chapt. IV, Art. 152
The Philippine constitution establishes that the country shall have one national police force that is civilian in character, to be administered by a national police commission. Local executives are given authority over police units in their jurisdiction by law. The document outlines that the Philippines will have a single national police force that is civilian-run rather than military, with local authorities also having legal powers over local police as defined by law.
The Philippine constitution establishes that the country shall have one national police force that is civilian in character, to be administered by a national police commission. Local executives are given authority over police units in their jurisdiction by law. The document outlines that the Philippines will have a single national police force that is civilian-run rather than military, with local authorities also having legal powers over local police as defined by law.
maintain one police force, which shall be national in scope and civilian in character, to be administered and controlled by a national police commission. The authority of local executives over the police units in their jurisdiction shall be provided by law.