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POLICE
1. General To strengthen border control, The PNP shall enforce the law,
Purpose enhance trade facilitation and prevent and control crimes,
improve collection of lawful maintain peace and order, and
revenues. ensure public safety and internal
security with the active support of
the community.
2. Composition The Bureau of Customs is headed The PNP shall be headed by a
by a Commissioner, who is Chief who shall be assisted by two
responsible for the general (2) deputy chief, one (1) for
administration and management operations and one (1) for
of the bureau. The Commissioner administration, both of whom shall
is assisted by six (6) Deputy be appointed by the President upon
Commissioners and an Assistant recommendation of the
Commissioner, who supervises Commission from among the most
the Internal Administration senior and qualified officers in the
Group, Revenue Collection service: Provided, however, that in
Monitoring Group, Assessment no case shall any officer who has
and Operations Coordination retired or is retirable within six (6)
Group, Intelligence Group, months from his compulsory
Enforcement Group, Management retirement age be appointed as
Information System and Chief of the PNP.
Technology Group and Post The PNP shall be composed of a
Clearance Audit Group. national office, regional offices,
provincial offices, district offices,
city or municipal stations.
3. Ranking Commissioned Officer
System Administrative officer I Police Director General - Police
Administrative officer II General, PGEN
Administrative officer III Police Deputy Director General -
Police Lieutenant General, PLTGEN
Administrative officer IV
Police Director - Police Major
Administrative officer V General, PMGEN
Budget officer I Police Chief Superintendent - Police
Budget officer II Brigadier General, PBGEN
Budget officer III Police Senior Superintendent - Police
Budget officer IV Colonel, PCOL
Budget officer V Police Superintendent - Police
Collector of customs I Lieutenant Colonel, PLTCOL
Collector of customs II Police Chief Inspector - Police Major,
Collector of customs III PMAJ
Collector of customs IV Police Senior Inspector - Police
Captain, PCPT
Customs operations officer I
Police Inspector - Police Lieutenant,
Customs operations officer II PLT
Customs operations officer III Non-Commissioned
Customs operations officer IV Officer/Enlisted Ranks
Customs operations officer V Senior Police Officer IV - Police
Customs operations officer VI Executive Master Sergeant, PEMS
Director III Senior Police Officer III - Police
Deputy commissioner Chief Master Sergeant, PCMS
Senior Police Officer II - Police
Commissioner
Senior Master Sergeant, PSMS
Senior Police Officer I - Police
Master Sergeant, PMSg
Police Officer III - Police Staff
Sergeant, PSSg
Police Officer II - Police Corporal,
PCpl
Police Officer I -
Patrolman/Patrolwoman, Pat
7. Powers and Formulate goals, action plans The PNP shall have the following
functions and strategies for the powers and functions:
Government's resource
mobilization effort; (a) Enforce all laws and
Formulate, institutionalize ordinances relative to the
and administer fiscal and tax protection of lives and
policies; properties;
Supervise, direct and control
the collection of government (b) Maintain peace and order
revenues; and take all necessary steps to
Act as custodian of, and ensure public safety;
manage all financial resources of
Government (c) Investigate and prevent
Manage public debt; crimes, effect the arrest of
Review and coordinate criminal offenders, bring
policies, plans, and programs of
GOCCs; offenders to justice and assist
Monitor and support the in their prosecution;
implementation of policies and
measures on local revenue (d) Exercise the general
administration; powers to make arrest, search
Coordinate with other and seizure in accordance
government agencies on matters with the Constitution and
concerning fiscal, monetary, pertinent laws;
trade and other economic
policies (e) Detain an arrested person
Investigate and arrest illegal for a period not beyond what
activities such as smuggling, is prescribed by law,
dumping, illegal logging, etc. informing the person so
affecting national economic detained of all his rights
interest under the Constitution;