QuestionsQuestions (OP MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 92)
Section 6, Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution.
Republic Act No. 6975.
PNP is established to function pursuant to Section 24 of Republic Act No. 6975, in line with the constitutional mandate under Section 6, Article XVI.
The prior Interpol NCB is the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). It is stated that the NBI is not part of the PNP, and the Memorandum Order aims to centralize/align the NCB role with the controlling police structure.
It states that the NBI is a constituent and adjunct of the DOJ in the exercise of DOJ functions under Section 3, Chapter 1, Title IV, of the Administrative Code of 1987.
That the NCB should be assumed by the controlling police body/headquarters to avoid conflicts over functions and competence and to ensure the NCB can do its work with authority.
It designates the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) for the Philippines.
The Director-General, Philippine National Police.
Director, National Bureau of Investigation; Commissioner of Customs; Commissioner of Internal Revenue (and also heads of other agencies as additional members).
They are “to be determined by the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (NALECC).”
It is a subcommittee under the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (NALECC).
All orders, rules, regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent or in conflict with the Memorandum Order are repealed.
It takes effect immediately.
It is intended to prevent jurisdictional/function conflicts and enable the NCB to operate with sufficient authority to carry out its Interpol role.
No. The text only redesignates the Interpol NCB as PNP and makes the NBI commissioner a member of the NCB. It does not abolish the NBI or state that the NBI loses all criminal investigation functions.