History

Until the mid-1970s, when a major restructuring of the nation's police system was undertaken, the Philippine Constabulary
alone was responsible for law enforcement on a national level. Independent city and municipal police forces took charge of
maintaining peace and order on a local level, calling on the constabulary for aid when the need arose.
The National Police Commission, established in 1966 to improve the professionalism and training of local police, had loose supervisory
authority over the police. It was widely accepted, however, that this system had several serious defects. Most noteworthy were
jurisdictional limitations, lack of uniformity and coordination, disputes between police forces, and partisan political involvement in police
employment, appointments, assignments, and promotions. Local political bosses routinely used police as private armies, protecting
their personal interests and intimidating political opponents.
In order to correct such deficiencies, the 1973 constitution provided for the integration of public safety forces. Several presidential
decrees were subsequently issued, integrating the police, fire, and jail services in the nation's more than 1,500 cities and municipalities.
On August 8, 1975, Presidential Decree 765 officially established the joint command structure of the Philippine Constabulary and
Integrated National Police. The constabulary, which had a well-developed nationwide command and staff structure, was given the
task of organizing the integration. The chief of the Philippine Constabulary served jointly as the director general of the Integrated
National Police. As constabulary commander, he reported through the military chain of command, and as head of the Integrated
National Police, he reported directiy to the minister (later secretary) of national defense. The National Police Commission was
transferred to the Ministry (later Department) of National Defense, retaining its oversight responsibilities but turning over authority for
training and other matters to the Philippine Constabulary and Integrated National Police.
The Integrated National Police was assigned responsibility for public safety, protection of lives and property, enforcement of laws, and
maintenance of peace and order throughout the nation. To carry out these responsibilities, it was given powers "to prevent crimes,
effect the arrest of criminal offenders and provide for their detention and rehabilitation, prevent and control fires, investigate the
commission of all crimes and offenses, bring the offenders to justice, and take all necessary steps to ensure public safety." In practice,
the Philippine Constabulary retained responsibility for dealing with serious crimes or cases involving jurisdictions far separated from
one another, and the Integrated National Police took charge of less serious crimes and local traffic, crime prevention, and public
safety.
The Integrated National Police's organization paralleled that of the constabulary. The thirteen Philippine Constabulary regional
command headquarters were the nuclei for the Integrated National Police's regional commands. Likewise, the constabulary's seventy-
three provincial commanders, in their capacity as provincial police superintendents, had operational control of Integrated National
Police forces in their respective provinces. Provinces were further subdivided into 147 police districts, stations, and substations. The
constabulary was responsible for patrolling remote rural areas. In Metro Manila's four cities and thirteen municipalities, the Integrated
National Police's Metropolitan Police Force shared the headquarters of the constabulary's Capital Command.
The commanding general of the Capital Command was also the director of the Integrated National Police's Metropolitan Police Force
and directed the operations of the capital's four police and fire districts.
As of 1985, the Integrated National Police numbered some 60,000 people, a marked increase over the 1980 figure of 51,000.
Approximately 10 percent of these staff members were fire and prison officials, and the remainder were police. The Philippine National
Police Academy provided training for Integrated National Police officer cadets. Established under the Integrated National Police's
Training Command in 1978, the academy offered a bachelor of science degree in public safety following a two-year course of
study. Admission to the school was highly competitive.
The Integrated National Police force was the subject of some criticism and the repeated object of reform. Police were accused of
involvement in illegal activities, violent acts, and abuse. Charges of corruption were frequent. To correct the Integrated National
Police's image problem, the government sponsored programs to identify and punish police offenders and introduced training designed
to raise their standard of appearance, conduct, and performance.
I. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Philippine National Police (PNP) originated from the Philippine Constabulary or the
PC, which was inaugurated on August 8, 1901, establishing it as an insular police force
under the American regime. On August 8, 1975, Presidential Decree no. 765 was issued,
establishing the Philippine Constabulary Integrated National Police or the PC/INP as the
country’s national police force. These fragmented and diverse local police units were
integrated into a national police force with the Philippine Constabulary as its nucleus.

After the People’s Revolution in 1986, a new Constitution was promulgated providing for
a police force, which is “national in scope and civilian in character.” Consequently,
Republic Act No. 6975 entitled, “An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police under
a Reorganized Department of the Interior and Local government (DILG),” was signed into
law on December 13, 1990, which took effect on January 1, 1991. Subsequently, the PNP
was operational on January 29, 1991, whose members were formerly the PC and the INP
and the absorption of the selected members from the major service units of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines such as the Philippine Air Force Security Command, the
Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Army.

Thus, to further strengthen the PNP into a highly efficient and competent police force,
Republic Act No. 8551 entitled “PNP Reform and the Reorganization Act of 1998” was
enacted on February 17, 1998, amending certain provisions of Republic Act No. 6975.
1. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PNP TO THE DILG

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 6975 as amended by Republic Act No. 8551, The PNP in
under the administrative control and operational supervision of the National Police
Commission. Meanwhile, the NAPOLCOM is an attached agency of the Department of
the Interior and Local Government for policy and program coordination. The Secretary of
the Interior and Local government is mandated to be the Ex- Officio Chairman of
NAPOLCOM.

In order to accomplish the mission, powers and functions of the PNP, its structure was
provided for as follows:

1. The PNP Command Group is headed by the Chief PNP who is vested with the power to
command and direct the PNP. He is also assisted by two Deputies assigned to
the administration of the PNP and one for operations side.
2. The Chief of the Directorial Staff serves as the Chief Operations Officer of the PNP. He
coordinates, supervises, and directs the Directorial Staff and the PNP units in the
performance of their respective functions.
3. The Internal Affairs Service (IAS) is headed by a Inspector General who assists the
Chief PNP in ensuring operational readiness and investigates infractions of the regulations
committed by the members of the PNP.
4. The Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) is headed by a senior police commissioned
officer who serves as a manager of the facility that will supervise the implementation of
the guidelines and policies on human rights laws.
5. The Center for Police Strategy Management (CPSM) serves as the Central facility of
the PNP in coordinating and integrating all strategy management processes, sustaining
its strategy execution and management, and instilling in the organization a culture of
strategy focus.
6. The Directorial Staff is composed of 16 directorates. Every Director in each unit has also
his defined function in line with his specialization as follows:
o The Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM). The director
optimizes the utilization of personnel resources both from the PNP- uniformed and non-
uniformed personnel.
o The Directorate for Intelligence (DI). The director manages the gathering/collating of
intelligence objectives through effective management of all intelligence and counter-
intelligence activities of the PNP. He also serves as the linkage of all foreigners with
official transactions with the chief PNP.
o The Directorate for Operations (DO). The director exercises the command, the control,
the direction, the coordination and the supervision of all activities on PNP operations such
as deployment and employment of personnel.
o The Directorate for Logistics (DL). The director administers and manages material
resources needed for the PNP operations.
 o The Directorate for Plans (DPL). The director plans and programs strategic PNP
operations. He also represents the PNP in the inter-agency and international affairs on
peace and order.
o The Directorate for Comptrollership (DC). The director administers and manages the
fiscal financial resources.
o The Directorate for Police-Community Relations (DPCR). The director formulates and
implements community –related activities, programs and projects. He also supervises the
PNP Salaam Police Center to undertake close monitoring, networking and liaisoning
activities with the Muslim communities in addressing terrorism and lawless violence in
their respective areas to guarantee that the Muslims are not discriminated, oppressed or
singled-out.
o The Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM). The director
coordinates. Controls and supervises all investigation activities.
o The Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development (DHRDD). The
director formulates policies on matters pertaining to human resources and doctrine
development.
 The Directorate for Research and Development (DRD). The director engages in
research and development and does testing and evaluation of self-reliant projects.
 The Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management
(DICTM). The director integrates and standardizes all the PNP information systems and
resources to further improve the frontline services.
 Five (5) Directorates for Integrated Police Operations (DIPOs). The Directors of the
clustered areas for Integrated Police Operations, namely: Eastern Mindanao, Western
Mindanao, Visayas, Southern and Northern Luzon are given the responsibility to direct
and to supervise the conduct of integrated anti-criminality, internal security, counter-
terrorism operations, to promote inter-operability with the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
and to provide a system to promote regional socio-economic development.
7. There are 23 National Support Units of the PNP. Eleven (11) of which are administrative
while twelve (12) are operational in nature. The eleven Administrative Units are as follows:
 Logistics Support Service (LSS).
 Information Technology Management Service (ITMS).
 Finance Service (FS).
 Health Service (HS)..
 Communications and Electronics Service (CES).
 Chaplain Service (CHS).
 Legal Service (LS).
 Headquarters Support Service (HSS).
 Engineering Service( ES).
 Training Service (TS). and
 PNP Retirement and Benefits Administration Service (PRBS).

The twelve (12) operational support units and their respective functions are as follows:

 Maritime Group (MG). This group is responsible to perform all police functions over
Philippine Territorial waters, lakes, and rivers along coastal areas to include ports and
harbors and small islands for the security and the sustainability development of the
maritime environment.
 Intelligence Group (IG). This group serves as the intelligence and counter-intelligence
operating unit of the PNP.
 Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG). This group provides security to
government vital installations, government officials, visiting dignitaries and private
individuals authorized to be given protection.
 Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). This group monitors, investigates,
prosecutes all crimes involving economic sabotage, and other crimes of such magnitude
and extent as to indicate their commission by highly placed or professional criminal
syndicates and organizations. It also conducts organized- crime –control, all major cases
involving violations of the revised penal Code, violators of SPECIAL LAWS assigned to
them such as Anti-hijacking, Anti-Carnapping and Cyber crimes among others and
atrocities committed by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)/New People’s Army
(NPA)/National Democratic Front (NDF).
 Special Action Force (SAF). This group is a mobile strike force or a reaction unit to
augment regional , provincial, municipal and city police force for civil disturbance control,
internal security operations, hostage-taking rescue operations, search and rescue in times
of natural calamities, disasters and national emergencies and other special police
operations such as ant-hijacking, anti-terrorism, explosives and ordnance disposal. On a
special note, the PNP Air Unit is placed under the supervision of SAF.
 Aviation Security Group (AVEGROUP). This group provides security to all airports
throughout the country.
 Highway Patrol Group (HPG). This group enforces the traffic laws and regulations,
promote safety along the highways, enhances traffic safety consciousness through inter-
agency cooperation concerning Police Traffic Safety Engineering, Traffic Safety Education
and Traffic Law enforcement functions and develops reforms in the crime prevention
aspect against all forms of lawlessness committed along National Highway involving the
use of motor vehicles.
 Police-Community Relations Group (PCRG). This group undertakes and orchestrates
Police Community Relations program and activities in partnership with concerned
government agencies, the community, and volunteer organizations in order to prevent
crime and attain a safe and peaceful environment.
 Civil Security Group (CSG). This group regulates business operations and activities of
all organized private detectives, watchmen, security guards/agencies and company guard
forces. It also supervises the licensing and registration of firearms and explosives.
 Crime Laboratory (CL). This group provides scientific and technical, investigative aide
and support to the PNP and other investigative agencies. It also provides crime laboratory
examination, evaluation and identification of physical evidence gathered at the crime
scene with primary emphasis on medical, biological and physical nature.
 PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG). This Group serves as the primary unit of the
PNP in addressing kidnapping menace in the country and in handling hostage situations.
And
 PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP- ACG). This Group is responsible for the
implementation of pertinent laws on cybercrimes and anti-cybercrime campaigns of the
PNP.
8. For the main PNP operating units, there are seventeen (17) Police Regional Offices
nationwide which correspond to the Regional subdivisions of the country. Directly under
the Police Regional Offices are seventeen (17) Regional Public Safety Battalions (RPSB),
eighty (80) Police Provincial Offices which correspond to the number of Provinces in the
country and twenty (20) City Police Offices (CPOs) in highly urbanized and independent
cities , which are equivalent to a Provincial Police Office.
The Police Provincial Offices have their respective Provincial Public Safety Companies
(PPSC) which is utilized primarily for internal security operations (ISO). The number of
platoons in a Provincial Public Safety Company is dependent on the existing peace and
order situation in the province concerned.

Finally, a total of 1,766 Police Stations are established nationwide and they are
categorized as follows: 90 Component City Police Stations and 1,507 Municipal Police
Stations under the Police Provincial Offices, 131 Police Stations under the City Police
Offices, and 38 Police Stations/City Police Stations in the National Capital Regional
Police Office which serve as the main operating arms of the PNP for the anti-criminality
campaign.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) originated from the Philippine Constabulary or the
PC, which was inaugurated on August 8, 1901, establishing it as an insular police force
under the American regime. On August 8, 1975, Presidential Decree no. 765 was issued,
establishing the Philippine Constabulary Integrated National Police or the PC/INP as the
country’s national police force. These fragmented and diverse local police units were
integrated into a national police force with the Philippine Constabulary as its nucleus.

After the People’s Revolution in 1986, a new Constitution was promulgated providing for
a police force, which is “national in scope and civilian in character.” Consequently,
Republic Act No. 6975 entitled, “An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police under
a Reorganized Department of the Interior and Local government (DILG),” was signed into
law on December 13, 1990, which took effect on January 1, 1991. Subsequently, the PNP
was operational on January 29, 1991, whose members were formerly the PC and the INP
and the absorption of the selected members from the major service units of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines such as the Philippine Air Force Security Command, the
Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Army.

Thus, to further strengthen the PNP into a highly efficient and competent police force,
Republic Act No. 8551 entitled “PNP Reform and the Reorganization Act of 1998” was
enacted on February 17, 1998, amending certain provisions of Republic Act No. 6975.
1. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PNP TO THE DILG

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 6975 as amended by Republic Act No. 8551, The PNP in
under the administrative control and operational supervision of the National Police
Commission. Meanwhile, the NAPOLCOM is an attached agency of the Department of
the Interior and Local Government for policy and program coordination. The Secretary of
the Interior and Local government is mandated to be the Ex- Officio Chairman of
NAPOLCOM.

In order to accomplish the mission, powers and functions of the PNP, its structure was
provided for as follows:
1. The PNP Command Group is headed by the Chief PNP who is vested with the power to
command and direct the PNP. He is also assisted by two Deputies assigned to
the administration of the PNP and one for operations side.
2. The Chief of the Directorial Staff serves as the Chief Operations Officer of the PNP. He
coordinates, supervises, and directs the Directorial Staff and the PNP units in the
performance of their respective functions.
3. The Internal Affairs Service (IAS) is headed by a Inspector General who assists the
Chief PNP in ensuring operational readiness and investigates infractions of the regulations
committed by the members of the PNP.
4. The Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) is headed by a senior police commissioned
officer who serves as a manager of the facility that will supervise the implementation of
the guidelines and policies on human rights laws.
5. The Center for Police Strategy Management (CPSM) serves as the Central facility of
the PNP in coordinating and integrating all strategy management processes, sustaining
its strategy execution and management, and instilling in the organization a culture of
strategy focus.
6. The Directorial Staff is composed of 16 directorates. Every Director in each unit has also
his defined function in line with his specialization as follows:
o The Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM). The director
optimizes the utilization of personnel resources both from the PNP- uniformed and non-
uniformed personnel.
o The Directorate for Intelligence (DI). The director manages the gathering/collating of
intelligence objectives through effective management of all intelligence and counter-
intelligence activities of the PNP. He also serves as the linkage of all foreigners with
official transactions with the chief PNP.
o The Directorate for Operations (DO). The director exercises the command, the control,
the direction, the coordination and the supervision of all activities on PNP operations such
as deployment and employment of personnel.
o The Directorate for Logistics (DL). The director administers and manages material
resources needed for the PNP operations.
o The Directorate for Plans (DPL). The director plans and programs strategic PNP
operations. He also represents the PNP in the inter-agency and international affairs on
peace and order.
o The Directorate for Comptrollership (DC). The director administers and manages the
fiscal financial resources.
o The Directorate for Police-Community Relations (DPCR). The director formulates and
implements community –related activities, programs and projects. He also supervises the
PNP Salaam Police Center to undertake close monitoring, networking and liaisoning
activities with the Muslim communities in addressing terrorism and lawless violence in
their respective areas to guarantee that the Muslims are not discriminated, oppressed or
singled-out.
o The Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM). The director
coordinates. Controls and supervises all investigation activities.
o The Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development (DHRDD). The
director formulates policies on matters pertaining to human resources and doctrine
development.
 The Directorate for Research and Development (DRD). The director engages in
research and development and does testing and evaluation of self-reliant projects.
 The Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management
(DICTM). The director integrates and standardizes all the PNP information systems and
resources to further improve the frontline services.
  Five (5) Directorates for Integrated Police Operations (DIPOs). The Directors of the
clustered areas for Integrated Police Operations, namely: Eastern Mindanao, Western
Mindanao, Visayas, Southern and Northern Luzon are given the responsibility to direct
and to supervise the conduct of integrated anti-criminality, internal security, counter-
terrorism operations, to promote inter-operability with the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
and to provide a system to promote regional socio-economic development.
7. There are 23 National Support Units of the PNP. Eleven (11) of which are administrative
while twelve (12) are operational in nature. The eleven Administrative Units are as follows:
 Logistics Support Service (LSS).
 Information Technology Management Service (ITMS).
 Finance Service (FS).
 Health Service (HS)..
 Communications and Electronics Service (CES).
 Chaplain Service (CHS).
 Legal Service (LS).
 Headquarters Support Service (HSS).
 Engineering Service( ES).
 Training Service (TS). and
 PNP Retirement and Benefits Administration Service (PRBS).

The twelve (12) operational support units and their respective functions are as follows:

 Maritime Group (MG). This group is responsible to perform all police functions over
Philippine Territorial waters, lakes, and rivers along coastal areas to include ports and
harbors and small islands for the security and the sustainability development of the
maritime environment.
 Intelligence Group (IG). This group serves as the intelligence and counter-intelligence
operating unit of the PNP.
 Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG). This group provides security to
government vital installations, government officials, visiting dignitaries and private
individuals authorized to be given protection.
 Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). This group monitors, investigates,
prosecutes all crimes involving economic sabotage, and other crimes of such magnitude
and extent as to indicate their commission by highly placed or professional criminal
syndicates and organizations. It also conducts organized- crime –control, all major cases
involving violations of the revised penal Code, violators of SPECIAL LAWS assigned to
them such as Anti-hijacking, Anti-Carnapping and Cyber crimes among others and
atrocities committed by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)/New People’s Army
(NPA)/National Democratic Front (NDF).
 Special Action Force (SAF). This group is a mobile strike force or a reaction unit to
augment regional , provincial, municipal and city police force for civil disturbance control,
internal security operations, hostage-taking rescue operations, search and rescue in times
of natural calamities, disasters and national emergencies and other special police
operations such as ant-hijacking, anti-terrorism, explosives and ordnance disposal. On a
special note, the PNP Air Unit is placed under the supervision of SAF.
 Aviation Security Group (AVEGROUP). This group provides security to all airports
throughout the country.
 Highway Patrol Group (HPG). This group enforces the traffic laws and regulations,
promote safety along the highways, enhances traffic safety consciousness through inter-
agency cooperation concerning Police Traffic Safety Engineering, Traffic Safety Education
 and Traffic Law enforcement functions and develops reforms in the crime prevention
aspect against all forms of lawlessness committed along National Highway involving the
use of motor vehicles.
 Police-Community Relations Group (PCRG). This group undertakes and orchestrates
Police Community Relations program and activities in partnership with concerned
government agencies, the community, and volunteer organizations in order to prevent
crime and attain a safe and peaceful environment.
 Civil Security Group (CSG). This group regulates business operations and activities of
all organized private detectives, watchmen, security guards/agencies and company guard
forces. It also supervises the licensing and registration of firearms and explosives.
 Crime Laboratory (CL). This group provides scientific and technical, investigative aide
and support to the PNP and other investigative agencies. It also provides crime laboratory
examination, evaluation and identification of physical evidence gathered at the crime
scene with primary emphasis on medical, biological and physical nature.
 PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG). This Group serves as the primary unit of the
PNP in addressing kidnapping menace in the country and in handling hostage situations.
And
 PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP- ACG). This Group is responsible for the
implementation of pertinent laws on cybercrimes and anti-cybercrime campaigns of the
PNP.
8. For the main PNP operating units, there are seventeen (17) Police Regional Offices
nationwide which correspond to the Regional subdivisions of the country. Directly under
the Police Regional Offices are seventeen (17) Regional Public Safety Battalions (RPSB),
eighty (80) Police Provincial Offices which correspond to the number of Provinces in the
country and twenty (20) City Police Offices (CPOs) in highly urbanized and independent
cities , which are equivalent to a Provincial Police Office.

The Police Provincial Offices have their respective Provincial Public Safety Companies
(PPSC) which is utilized primarily for internal security operations (ISO). The number of
platoons in a Provincial Public Safety Company is dependent on the existing peace and
order situation in the province concerned.

Finally, a total of 1,766 Police Stations are established nationwide and they are
categorized as follows: 90 Component City Police Stations and 1,507 Municipal Police
Stations under the Police Provincial Offices, 131 Police Stations under the City Police
Offices, and 38 Police Stations/City Police Stations in the National Capital Regional
Police Office which serve as the main operating arms of the PNP for the anti-criminality
campaign.

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The PNP has chosen to highlight four (4) Perspectives considered to bringabout the
principal outcome in the process of realizing its vision by 2030.Within each of these four
perspectives are the strategic priorities the PNP seeks to give a lot of importance to, as it
go about the strategic tasks related to "becoming a highly capable, effective and credible
police service."Stakeholder's support is highlighted as an important intervening factor in
all of the four perspectives.
The PNP vision statement reflects its 'bold audacious goal' which it commits to achieve
within a given timeframe. The PNP Vision stated that: "Imploring the aid of the almighty,
by 2030, we shall be a highly capable, effective and credible police service,working in
partnership with a responsive community towards the attainment of a safer place to live,
work, and do business".

This is the vision that the PNP is committed to realize by the year 2030. This is how the
PNP envisions itself becomingeighteen (18) years from now and ideally perhaps with
God's grace, even before then.

In setting its goal of becoming a "highly capable, effective and credible police service,"
the PNP also identifies the main pathway it shall travel in order to achieve it. Indeed, it
proposes to be "working in partnership with a responsive community", both at the national
and local levels. Only with such a partnership, which needs to be operational and fully
functioning, would it be able to help in the "attainment of a safer place to live, work, and
do business". The PNP sees itself in need of reaching out and engaging the local and
national communities so that a working partnership can be forged in attaining a "safer"
environment.Without such partnership, the PNP cannot go very far towards realizing its
vision.

The PNP vision is fully aligned with its mission, which has been shaped by the enactment
of the following three (3) "Republic Acts" or laws: Republic Act (RA) No 6975, as amended
by RA No. 8551, and as further amended by RA No. 9708. They gave a clear mandate to
the PNPto "enforce the law, prevent and control crimes, maintain peace and order, and
ensure public safety & internal security with the active support of the community."

The PNP mission, lofty and noble but demanding and difficult, can be pursued only by an
organization firmly grounded on core values and a clear philosophy. That philosophy is
framed by "service, honor and justice"; and the PNPCore Values which are: "makadiyos,
makabayan, makatao, and makakalikasan". These philosophy and core values provide a
solid anchor for the PNP as it develops and strengthens itself as an organization, and
which can keep it safely and soundly grounded as it goes through the vicissitudes of
pursuing its mission in trying to realize its vision by 2030.

The PNP has decided to put at the very top of its strategy map a one-line summary of its
vision which is: "highly capable, effective and credible police service by 2030".

Also at the top of the PNP strategy map is the major outcome the PNP intends to bring
about by realizing its vision by 2030, which is: "a safer place to live, work and do
business". The PNP does not only refer to places where people live and work,it also
underscores the business and economic dimensions.For the bottom-line, the PNP want
our country to be a safe place where everyone who wishes to invest could carry out
economic activities and do business in a safe and conducive environment.

PROCESS EXCELLENCE PERSPECTIVE

These are: "improvement on crime prevention and control" and "improving community
safety awareness through community-oriented and human rights based policing".

There is due stress to the importance of reaching out to the communities the PNP serves
and of obtaining their support, cooperation, and eventually their higher level of trust and
confidence in their police force which also underscores excellence and integration (close
coordination for maximum effectiveness and efficiency) in the conduct of police
operations.

There is absolutely no doubt how important these strategic priorities under "process
excellence" are. Progress in pursuing them effectively and efficiently would strengthen
and widen the base of stakeholders' support, and would eventually facilitate the provision
of more resources for the organization.

Moreover, such progress would also be facilitated by breakthrough results being achieved
under the learning and growth perspective. Thus, the PNP strategy map provide several
strategic priorities within each perspective being very closely tied up and linked with each
other. Moreover, several of those strategic priorities within one perspective are also
closely connected with the others. Finally, we also see that the different perspectives
themselves show close interdependence with each other.

Philippine National Police ( PNP ) The Philippine National Police or PNP is the
national police force of the Republic of the Philippines with a manpower
strength of 113,928 as of end-July 2007. It provides law enforcement services
through its regional, provincial, municipal, district and local police units all
over the islands. Created by virtue of Republic Act 6975, otherwise known as
the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990", the PNP
came into being on January 29, 1991, at Camp Crame, Quezon City, when the
Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police were retired as
mandated by law. Vision