Question & AnswerQ&A (OP MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 92)
OP Memorandum Order No. 92, dated February 15, 1993, designated the Philippine National Police as the Interpol National Central Bureau for the Philippines.
Section 6, Article XVI of the Constitution provides for the creation of a National Police that is civilian in character and national in scope.
The Philippine National Police was created under Republic Act No. 6975.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) previously served as the Interpol National Central Bureau before the PNP designation.
The NBI is a constituent and adjunct of the Department of Justice, exercising functions under Section 3, Chapter 1, Title IV of the Administrative Code of 1987.
In countries with fully or partially centralized police structures, the role of the NCB should be assumed by the controlling body or headquarters of the Criminal Police.
Members of the NCB include the Director-General of the Philippine National Police (Chairman), Director of the National Bureau of Investigation (Member), Commissioner of Customs (Member), Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Member), and other heads of agencies as determined by the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee.
The NCB is a subcommittee under the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (NALECC).
All orders, rules, regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of the Memorandum Order are repealed.
The Memorandum Order took effect immediately upon its adoption on February 15, 1993.