1. Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the
protection of lives and properties;
2. Maintain peace and order and take all necessary
steps to ensure public safety;
3. Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the arrest of
criminal offenders, bring offenders to justice and assist in their prosecution;
4. Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search
and seizure in accordance with the Constitution and pertinent laws; 5. Detain an arrested person for a period not beyond what is prescribed by law, informing the person so detained of all his rights under the constitution; 6. Issue licenses for the possession of firearms and explosives in accordance with law; 7. Supervise and control the training and operations of security agencies and issue license to operate ■ security agencies, and to security guards and and private detectives, for the practice of their professions; and 8. Perform such other duties and exercise all other functions as may be provided by law. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ■ It had its origin in the Division of Investigation (DI) of the department of Justice (DOJ). Its formation was included in the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 181, dated 1938. Responsible for the conceptualization and creation of the division were the late President Manuel L. Quezon, the late Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, and the late Secretary of Justice Jose Yulo. The organization, functions and objectives were patterned after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of America. In additional to its normal investigation function, it was created towards providing needed assistance to other law enforcement agencies. On June 19, 1947, Republic Act No. 157 created the NBI. Republic Act No. 2678 dated 1960, expanded further and reorganized the NBI by increasing its personnel and creating additional divisions and by establishing regional offices. Four (4) Services of the National Bureau of Investigation 1. General Investigative Services
This is performed by the 13 Regional
offices together with 20 sub offices organized under Deputy director in line with the concept of decentralized organization for the purposes of economy and expediency and to ease the burden of the workload and control of the NBI Director. 2.Special Investigative Services
This office has immediate control and
supervision over the Domestics Intelligence Division, Anti-Graft Division and the Missing Persons division. Each division handles a specialized type of investigation, thereby relieving the General Investigation Services of cases which are highly technical and specialized in nature. 3. General Administrative Services
This is concerned primarily with
administrative matters in the NBI Logistics and Maintenance Division, Training Division and Accounting Division 4.Technical Services
This is charged with the operation of
the crime laboratory, the support services for investigative activities and other related investigative aids. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) An agency created by the virtue of RA 9165 which was enacted into law on June 7, 2002 and signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It is a apart of Executive Order No. 61, issued January 15, 1999, creating the National Drug Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center which is tasked to orchestrate and consolidate all the government’s anti- drug efforts. PDEA serves as the Implementing arm of the DDB, and is responsible for the efficient and effective law enforcement of all the provisions on any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical as provided by the comprehensive Drug Act of 2002. Organizational Structure
The PDEA shall be headed by a Director General,
with the rank of Undersecretary, who shall be responsible for the general administration and management of the Agency. The Director General of the PDEA shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall perform such other duties that may assigned to him/her. He/she must possess adequate knowledge, training and experience in the field of dangerous drugs, and in any of the following fields: law enforcement, law medicine, criminology, psychology or social work. The Director General of the PDEA shall be assisted in the performance of his/her duties and responsibilities by two (2) deputy director generals with the rank of Assistant Secretary, one for Operation and the other one for Administration. The two (2) deputy director generals shall likewise be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Board. The two (2) deputy director general shall possess the same qualifications as those of the Director General and the two (2) deputy director generals shall receive the compensation and salaries as prescribed by the law.