Philippine National Police
National Capital Region Police Office
Seal
Seal
AbbreviationPNP NCRPO
MottoWe Care, We Dare
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMetro Manila, Philippines
Map of Metro Manila showing the jurisdiction of the NCRPO's five police districts.
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersCamp Bagong Diwa, Lower Bicutan, Taguig
Agency executives
  • PMGen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., Regional Director
  • PBGen. Reynaldo M. Tamondong, Deputy Regional Director for Administration
  • PBGen. Lex Ephraim C. Gurat, Deputy Regional Director for Operations
  • PBGen. Rolly S. Octavio, Regional Chief of the Directorial Staff
  • PLtCol. Eunice S. Salas, Spokesperson & Public Information Officer
Parent agencyPhilippine National Police
Facilities
Commands
Website
ncrpo.pnp.gov.ph

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is a division of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that has jurisdiction over Metro Manila, also known as the National Capital Region. It is headquartered in Camp Bagong Diwa.

History

As PC METROCOM

Main article: Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command

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 Decree 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]

Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr.-Reynaldo M. Tamondong (2023 Palarong Pambansa)

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, the Department of Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, passed by the 8th Philippine Congress and [1] signed 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] In early 1999, the PNP NCRPO launched its first website ("metromanilapolice.info.com.ph").[2]

Divisions

District Offices

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.

The gate of Camp Bagong Diwa, headquarters of the NCRPO
District Jurisdiction District Director
Eastern Police District
(EPD)
PBGen. Wilson C. Asueta
Manila Police District
(MPD)		 City of Manila PBGen. Arnold Thomas C. Ibay
Northern Police District
(NPD)
PBGen. Rizalito G. Gapas
Quezon City Police District
(QCPD)		 Quezon City PBGen. Redrico A. Maranan
Southern Police District
(SPD)
PBGen. Mark D. Pespes

Regional Headquarters Command Group

Regional Directorial Staff

Support Units

List of Regional Director

Name Term Former Position New Position
As Directors of Capital Region Command (PNP CAPCOM, North and South)
Pedro Sistoza[3]
(North CAPCOM) 		1991 – 1993
Marino Filart[4]
(South CAPCOM) 		1991 – 1992
Orlando A. Macaspac
(South CAPCOM) 		1992 – 1993
As Director of National Capital Region Command (PNP NCRC)
Jewel Canson[5] 1993 – 1994
Recaredo Sarmiento II 1994
Leandro Mendoza 1994 – 1996
As Director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)
Hermogenes Ebdane[6] 1996 – 1998
Efren Fernandez 1998–1999 (OIC)
Edgar Aglipay 1999 – 2000
2001 – 2002
Reynaldo Velasco[7][8] 2002 – 2003 Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes (PCTC)
Ricardo de Leon[9] 2003 – 2004 Police Community Relations Directorate Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes (PCTC)
Avelino Razon[9][10] 2004 – 2005 PNP Head of the Directorate for Operations Directorial Staff Chief
Vidal Querol [10] 2005 – 2006 Northern Police District director from 2001 to 2002.[10] Retires
Reynaldo Varilla [11][12] 2006 – 2007 head of the PNP’s Directorate for Intelligence (DI)
Geary Barias [13][14] 2007 – 2008
Leopoldo Bataoil [15][16] 2008 – 2009
Roberto Rosales [16] 2009 – 2010 Chief of Manila Police District
Leocadio Santiago Jr.[17] 2010 – 2011 Dismissed
Nicanor Bartolome[18] 2011 Directorial Staff Chief
Alan Purisima[18] 2011 – 2012 Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) Directorial Staff Chief
Leonardo Espina[19] September 6, 2012 – July 11, 2013 Director of the PNP Highway Patrol Group Directorial Staff Chief
Marcelo Garbo July 11, 2013 – December 11, 2013 Director of the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO 7)
Carmelo Valmoria December 11, 2013 – July 15, 2015
Joel Pagdilao July 29, 2015 – July 3, 2016 District Director, QCPD
Oscar Albayalde July 4, 2016 – April 19, 2018 Deputy Director, PNP Directorate for Plans promoted as PNP Chief
Camilo Cascolan April 19, 2018 – June 1, 2018 Director, Directorate 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 of Directorial Staff
Debold Sinas October 16, 2019 – November 10, 2020 Regional Director, PRO-7 promoted as PNP Chief
Vicente Danao November 10, 2020 – March 1, 2022 Regional Director, PRO-4A promoted as Chief of Directorial Staff
Felipe R. Natividad March 1, 2022 – August 8, 2022 Director, PNP Special Action Force promoted as Commander of Area Police Command, Northern Luzon
Jonnel C. Estomo August 8, 2022 – February 23, 2023 Regional Director, PRO-5 promoted as Deputy Chief for Operations
Edgar Allan O. Okubo February 23, 2023 – July 7, 2023 Director, PNP Special Action Force
Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.[20] July 7, 2023 – Present

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.[21][22]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NCRPO History". National Capital Region Police Office. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "New website for cops". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. March 4, 1999. p. 18. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "[G.R. No. 188487, February 14 : 2011] VAN D. LUSPO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 188541] SUPT. ARTURO H. MONTANO AND MARGARITA TUGAOEN, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 188556] C/INSP. SALVADOR C. DURAN, SR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT". lawlibrary.chanrobles.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ramos alerted on possible assassination plot - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "SB-99-9-J July 28, 1998 - JEWEL F. CANSON v. FRANCIS E. GARCHITORENA, ET AL". lawlibrary.chanrobles.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Arroyo sees 'new' PNP with Ebdane at helm". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Alquitran, Non. "10,000 cops to be deployed for 'Dubya'". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Velasco inalis sa NCRPO". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Alquitran, Non. "Razon heads NCRPO". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Querol takes over NCRPO today". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "NPA hindi makakaporma sa MM - bagong NCRPO chief". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Varilla assumes command of NCRPO". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Felipe, Bebot Sison Jr ,Cecille Suerte. "NCRPO chief Director Geary Barias: The Jolly Cop". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Felipe, Bebot Sison Jr ,Cecille Suerte. "Metro crimes drop as street protests go up". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Garcia, Joy Cantos,Danilo. "Pamilya ng MMDA executive bibigyan ng security". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ a b Felipe, Cecille Suerte. "Rosales becomes Metro Manila's top cop". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Garcia, Joy Cantos,Danilo. "NCRPO chief sinibak!". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ a b Felipe, Cecille Suerte. "New NCRPO chief starts today". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Elona, Jamie Marie (September 7, 2012). "Bartolome to Espina: 'Hit hard on criminal elements'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "New NCRPO Chief Brigadier General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr".
  21. ^ Recuenco, Aaron (May 18, 2020). "Sinas stays as NCRPO amid public uproar, filing of charges over mañanita". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  22. ^ "'Just like any other birthdays,' says Cebu-based media group head on Sinas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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