THE POWERS

AND
FUNCTIONS OF
THE PNP
1. Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the protection of
lives and properties.

2. Maintain peace and order and take all necessary steps to

ensure public safety;

3. Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the arrest of criminal

offenders, bring offenders to justice, and assist in their
prosecution.

4. Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and

seizure in accordance with the constitution and pertinent
laws.

5. Detain and arrest person for a period not beyond what is

prescribed by law, informing the person detained of all
his/her rights under the constitution.
6. Issue licenses for the possession of firearms and
explosives in accordance with law

7. Supervise and control the training and operation of

security agencies and issue licenses to operate security
agencies, and to security guards and private detectives
for the practice of their profession; and

8. Perform such other duties and exercises all other

functions as may be provided by law. One of these is the
forestry law wherein the PNP is primary enforcer in
coordination with the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR)
 THE RANK
CLASSIFICATION OF
THE PNP PERSONNEL
 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS:

POLICE RANKS MILITARY RANKS

 Director General (DG) General

 Deputy Director General Lieutenant General
(DDG)
• Director (DIR) Major General
 Chief Superintendent Brigadier General
(CSUPT)
 Senior Superintendent Colonel
(SR SUPT)
 Superintendent Lieutenant Colonel
(SUPT)
 Chief Inspector (CINSP) Major
 Senior Inspector (SR INSP) Captain
 Inspector (INSP) Lieutenant
 NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
• Senior Police Officer IV Master Sergeant
 Senior Police Officer III Technical Sergeant
 Senior Police Officer II Staff Sergeant
 Senior Police Officer I Sergeant
 Police Officer III Corporal
 Police Officer II Private 1st class
• Police Officer I Private
END