Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 235)
The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) was created.
NICA operates directly under the Office of the President.
NICA is responsible and accountable only to the President of the Philippines.
NICA is responsible for coordinating all government activities related to national intelligence and preparing intelligence estimates and summaries of local and foreign situations for the President and his policy-making body.
The President of the Philippines appoints the Coordinator of National Intelligence.
The Committee is composed of the Coordinator of National Intelligence as Chairman, the Chief of Military Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Chief of G-2, Philippine Constabulary, the Director of National Bureau of Investigation, a representative of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Confidential Agents, Office of the President, and representatives of other intelligence-related agencies as needed.
The Committee advises on the general objectives of national intelligence, allocation of collection responsibilities among agencies, and means to establish effective working relations between NICA and other intelligence agencies.
The Coordinator can call upon any government department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality for information and assistance as needed for his functions.
Yes, the Coordinator can request for the detail of trained and qualified personnel from various departments such as Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, National Defense, Finance, and Labor for the operation of NICA.
It supersedes Executive Order No. 167, Series of 1948.
It took effect immediately upon its issuance on July 10, 1949.