HISTORY
Regional
Offices
In line with the government’s program of
bringing services closer to the client group and the citizenry and
pursuant to Section 21 of R.A. 6975, as amended, the NAPOLCOM operates
and maintains regional offices to implement the policies and programs
of the Commission in their respective regions. In line with this,
the Commission delegated substantial powers and functions to its
regional offices with the promulgation of the following policies:
(1) NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 99-088 issued
on June 21, 1999, entitled “Delegating Functions to
the NAPOLCOM Regional Offices”;
(2) NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular No. 99-013
issued on December 15, 1999, entitled “Clarifying the
Scope and Extent of the National Police Commission’s
(NAPOLCOM’s) Power of Administrative Control and Operational
Supervision Over the Philippine National Police (PNP) Under
Section 14 of R.A. 6975, As Amended”;
(3) NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2000-030 issued
on June 21, 1999, Amending Annex “A” of Resolution
No.99-088, on the subject “Delegating Functions to the
NAPOLCOM Regional Offices” By Repealing Item 14 and
Revising Items 22 and 23 Thereof”;
(4) NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2002-076 issued
on August 15, 2002, entitled “Authorizing NAPOLCOM Regional
Directors to Grant Height Waivers”;
(5) Executive Order No. 739 dated August
19, 2008, entitled “Reorganizing the Peace and Order
Council, as amended by Executive Order No. 773 dated January
5, 2009, entitled: Further Reorganizing the Peace and Order
Council”;
(6) NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular No. 2013-004,
entitled “Prescribing the Guidelines on the Grant of
Waiver on the Minimum Qualifications for the Initial Appointment
to the Uniformed Component of the Philippine National Police”;
(7) NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2018-010 issued
on January 11, 2020, entitled “Authorizing NAPOLCOM
Regional Directors, Acting Regional Directors and the Staff
Service Chief of the Inspection, Monitoring and Investigation
Service (IMIS) to Approve Pre-Charge Investigation Reports
and the Corresponding Formal Charge”; and
(8) NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2018-275 issued
on June 5, 2018, entitled: Amending NAPOLCOM Resolution No.
2018-010, entitled “Authorizing NAPOLCOM Regional Directors,
Acting Regional Directors and the Staff Service Chief of the
Inspection, Monitoring and Investigation Service (IMIS) to
Approve Pre-Charge Investigation Reports and the Corresponding
Formal Charge”.
Like all the other NAPOLCOM regional offices, NAPOLCOM Regional
Office No. IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) is mandated to exercise the
following powers and functions delegated to it by the Commission,
which are intended to enhance service delivery at the field level,
to wit:
A. Exercise of Administrative Control and Operational
Supervision Over the PNP
1. Conduct of inspection and management
audit of the Police Regional Office; Police Provincial Offices;
City Police Offices and Police Stations under it; City and
Municipal Police Stations; Regional Mobile Force Battalion,
City and Provincial Mobile Force Companies; and the various
National Support Units in the region;
2. Monitor and assess compliance of the
PNP with the established criteria for manpower allocation,
distribution and deployment and their impact on the community
and the crime situation therein;
3. Monitor and assess implementation of
the Commission’s programs and projects relative to
law enforcement;
4. Conduct inventory of PNP facilities,
equipment and supplies in the PNP offices, police stations
and units in the region;
5. Investigate alleged anomalies and irregularities
committed within the regional jurisdiction by members of
the PNP and approve pre-charge investigation reports and
the corresponding formal charge;
6. Issue subpoena ad testificandum and
subpoena duces tecum and/or administers oaths when investigating
cases or benefit claims;
7. Exercise appellate jurisdiction, through
the Regional Appellate Board (RAB), over the following:
(a) Decisions rendered by the PNP Regional
Director/equivalent supervisor/PLEBs, involving dismissal
of a police officer from the service or demotion in rank,
or by the City/Municipal Mayors on cases falling within
their jurisdiction; and
(b) Decisions of the NAPOLCOM Regional
Director denying claims for police death and permanent and
total disability benefits.
8. Provide timely legal services and legal
opinions on all issues affecting the administration and
operation of the PNP;
9. Investigate, adjudicate and pay PNP death and permanent
and total disability benefits claims;
10. Evaluate applications for scholarship
grant for initial payment by the Central office and pays
subsequent claims;
11. Represent the Commission in the PNP
Regional and Provincial Screening Committees for the recruitment,
selection and appointment of Patrolmen/Patrolwomen;
12. Represent the Commission in the regional
PNP Promotion Boards for the processing, selection and promotion
of PNP uniformed personnel;
13. Process and evaluate applications for
PNP entrance and promotional examinations and administer
said examinations;
14. Develop and implement crime prevention
projects and activities within the region;
15. Undertake criminological researches
and studies in support of crime prevention activities;
16. Assist concerned NAPOLCOM Central Office
staff services in the conduct of criminological researches/surveys
in the region in support of crime prevention activities;
17. Conduct annual self-report or victimization
surveys;
18. Compile statistical data for the accurate
assessment of the crime situation and the proper evaluation
of the efficiency and effectiveness of all police units;
19. Submit quarterly assessment reports
of the peace and order situation;
20. Initiate dialogue and linkages with
the criminal justice agencies in the region;
21. Conduct regional dialogues with PNP
Regional Staff every quarter or as need arises;
22. Attends the PNP Program Review and
Analysis (PRA) and sits as Chairperson of the Panel of Reactors;
23. Disseminate and monitor the implementation
of all Napolcom issuances and directives; and
24. Issue height waivers to members of
indigenous cultural communities for the purpose of PNP recruitment.
B. Local Chief Executives
1. Monitor and assess the performance of
the local chief executives in the exercise of their operational
supervision and control functions as deputies of the Commission;
and
2. Recommend, after consultation with the
provincial governor and congressman concerned, the suspension
or withdrawal of deputation of the local chief executives
and the restoration hereof.
C. Local Bodies
1. Upon invitation, represent the Commission
in the Peace and Order Councils (POCs); and
2. Monitor the activities of the People’s
Law Enforcement Boards (PLEBs) in the region, provide legal
assistance and undertake capability enhancement program
for members of the PLEB.
NAPOLCOM Regional Office No. IX was officially
activated on July 1, 1979 with Atty. Carlos R. Villanueva as designated
Officer-In-Charge (OIC), with the regional office located in Zamboanga
City along Veterans Avenue and jurisdiction covering the provinces
of Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del
Sur.
Thereafter, the following officials were designated
in succession as Regional Directors in full-time, acting or OIC
capacity, to wit:
1.
Atty. Benigno S. Dacanay |
Officer-In-Charge |
January
18, 1980 - February 22, 1987 |
Regional
Director |
February
23, 1987 - May 30, 1989 |
2.
Atty. Renato G. Montenegro |
Regional
Director |
June
1, 1989 - July 14, 1993 |
3.
Atty. Pantaleon V. Pelayo |
Regional
Director |
July
15, 1993 - September 9, 1993 |
4.
Atty. James R. Montecino |
Acting
Regional Director |
September
10, 1993 - July 7, 1994 |
5.
Dir. Joseph D. Gonzalo |
Officer-In-Charge |
July
8, 1994 - August 30, 1994 |
6.
Atty. Isabelo m. Amahan |
Officer-In-Charge |
September
1, 1994 - October 9, 1995 |
7.
Dir. Jose M. Umali |
Acting
Regional Director |
October
10, 1995 - January 12, 1997 |
8.
Atty. Simeon M. Hernandez |
Regional
Director |
January
13, 1997 - Sept 30, 1997 |
9.
Atty. Hayudini H. Indanan |
Regional
Director |
November
1, 1997 - July 2, 2000 |
10.
Dir. Yolanda S. Lira |
Regional
Director |
July
3, 2000 - October 2, 2000 |
11.
Atty. Rodigelio M. Peñalver |
Regional
Director |
October
3, 2000 - March 6, 2003 |
12.
Dir. Antonio C. Salazar |
Regional
Director |
March
7, 2003 - November 27, 2003 |
13.
Dir. Nicomedez E. Jose |
Officer-In-Charge |
November
28, 2003 - February 2, 2004 |
14.
Atty. Edilberto F. Fermil |
Acting
Regional Director |
February
3, 2004 - April 3, 2005 |
15.
Atty. Mamerto E. Amadeo, Jr. |
Regional
Director |
April
4, 2005 - May 10, 2005 |
16.
Atty. Edilberto F. Fermil |
Acting
Regional Director |
May
16, 2005 - June 30, 2007 |
17.
Dir. Joseph D. Gonzalo |
Regional
Director |
December
10, 2007 - August 15, 2011 |
18.
Atty. Macapado A. Guro |
Regional
Director |
September
1, 2011 - January 6, 2015 |
19.
Atty. Pablito M. Abad, Jr. |
Acting
Regional Director |
January
12, 2015 - February 27, 2020 |
20.
Dir. Benjamin DA Florentino |
Regional
Director |
February
27, 2020 - July 6, 2022 |
21.
Dir. Monday R. Samson |
Regional
Director |
July 7, 2022 - Present |
On October 12, 1990, the administrative regions
in Mindanao were reorganized by virtue of Executive Order No. 429
issued by then President Corazon C. Aquino. Region IX, known as
Western Mindanao, included the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Norte,
Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga
del Sur; and the cities of Dapitan, Dipolog, Iligan, Marawi, Oroquieta,
Ozamis, Pagadian, Tangub, and Zamboanga. EO 429 also provided for
the City of Pagadian to serve as the regional center and the City
of Zamboanga to remain as the commercial and industrial center.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive
Order No. 36 on September 19, 2001, which reorganized Region IX
and renamed it to Zamboanga Peninsula, composed of the following
provinces and cities:
A. Provinces
i. Zamboanga del Norte
ii. Zamboanga del Sur
iii. Zamboanga Sibugay
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B. Cities
i. Dapitan City
ii. Dipolog City
iii. Isabela City
iv. Pagadian City
v. Zamboanga City
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With the designation of the City of Pagadian as
new regional center, NAPOLCOM Regional Office No. IX transferred
its regional office from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on April
6, 2010, with Dir. Joseph D. Gonzalo at the helm. From thereon,
subsequent Regional Directors held office in Pagadian City, being
the new seat of regional government.
In anticipation of the “new normal”
in a post-pandemic scenario and the fact that a substantial portion
of its clientele are based in or are more proximate to Zamboanga
City, to include Police Regional Office No. 9, NAPOLCOM RO IX continues
to maintain and strengthen its Satellite Office in Zamboanga City
to mirror the Regional Office in Pagadian City in terms of staffing
complement, operational capability and frontline services available
to the public.
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