Question & AnswerQ&A (OP MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 92)
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is designated as the Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) for the Philippines.
Members include the Director-General of the Philippine National Police (Chairman), the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation, the Commissioner of Customs, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and other agency heads determined by the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee.
Section 6, Article XVI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides for the creation of a National Police that is civilian in character and national in scope.
Republic Act No. 6975 created the Philippine National Police and establishes its functions.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) previously served as the Interpol National Central Bureau.
The designation of the PNP as the NCB aligns with the Interpol policy that the NCB role be assumed by the controlling body of the Criminal Police in countries with centralized police structures, ensuring authority and avoiding conflicts over functions.
The NCB shall be a subcommittee under the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (NALECC).
All orders, rules, regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent or in conflict with this Memorandum Order are repealed.
The Memorandum Order took effect immediately upon its adoption on February 15, 1993.
Having the NCB at the government level helps avoid conflicts over functions and competence and enables the NCB to perform its work with authority.