Question & AnswerQ&A (ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 68)
NICA has the principal authority to direct, coordinate, and integrate all government activities involving national intelligence and serves as the focal point for the preparation of intelligence estimates for national policy formulation.
NICA operates directly under the Office of the President and is accountable to the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
The Director General (DG) of NICA serves as the principal adviser to the President on intelligence.
The Directorate for Counter-intelligence serves as the focal point for the national government's counter-intelligence activities and operations.
The NIC acts as the advisory body to the DG of NICA for coordinating, integrating, and fusing all intelligence activities related to the National Intelligence Estimate and other national intelligence concerns.
Members include the DG of NICA (chair), Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Director of the National Bureau of Investigation, Commissioners of Customs and Immigration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Director for Intelligence of the Philippine National Police, and Commanding Officer of the Presidential Security Group.
RICs assist the NIC by directing and coordinating intelligence efforts at regional and local levels to ensure integration and effective coverage of national security threats.
CTIC is a multi-agency body under the DG of NICA that coordinates intelligence operations concerning terrorism, facilitating intelligence gathering, processing, dissemination, and sharing related to terrorism.
The DG of NICA establishes and strengthens liaison with foreign counterpart intelligence organizations, approves their accreditation, and reviews working arrangements to maximize intelligence sharing.
NICA and the NIC provide support to the NSA, NSC, and NIB. The NIC acts as the principal arm of the NIB for directing intelligence operations, while NICA remains under the administrative supervision of the NSA.
Funding is sourced from the Office of the President for the current year and included in succeeding appropriations for NICA.
All executive orders and presidential issuances inconsistent with this order (except Executive Order 246, s. 1987) are deemed repealed or modified accordingly.
The order took effect immediately upon its adoption on April 8, 2003.