The National Prosecution Service is the official prosecutorial agency of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. Although it is an official prosecutorial agency, it is not autonomous from the
Department of Justice unlike its counterparts such as the
Philippine National Police
The Philippine National Police ( fil, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, acronymed as PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Current ...
,
National Bureau of Investigation,
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency,
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency,
Bureau of Customs
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,
Bureau of Corrections
The Bureau of Corrections ( fil, Kawanihan ng mga Bilangguan, literally "Bureau of Prisons", which was the name of the agency from 1905 to 1989; abbreviated BuCor) is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and ...
, and the
Bureau of Immigration Bureau of Immigration may refer to:
*Bureau of Immigration (India)
*Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)
* Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (Liberia)
*Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc ...
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History
The National Prosecution Service has existed before its creation in the form of the Prosecution Staff of the Bureau of Justice and later, the Department of Justice during the American colonial era. The National Prosecution Service was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1275, s. 1978.
''P.D. No. 1275'' was later amended and repealed by Republic Act No. 10071, or the Prosecution Service Act of 2010,
which strengthened the powers and organization of the National Prosecution Service.
Leadership
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President of the Philippines
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– Pres.
Bongbong Marcos
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...
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Secretary of Justice – Sec.
Jesus Crispin Remulla
Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla (born March 31, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and broadcaster currently serving as Secretary of Justice since 2022. He previously served as the representative of Cavite's 7th district from 2 ...
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Prosecutor General of the National Prosecution Service – PG. Benedicto Malcontento
Organization
The National Prosecution Service is divided into four levels:
# The Prosecution Staff, headed by the Prosecutor General, which is administratively under the Office of the
Secretary of Justice;
# The Regional Prosecution Offices, headed by Regional Prosecutors;
# The Offices of the Provincial Prosecutors; and
# The Offices of the City Prosecutors.
Abbreviations
* PG - ''Prosecutor General''
* RP - ''Regional Prosecutor''
* PP - ''Provincial Prosecutor''
* CP - ''City Prosecutor''
Rank structure
The current rank system of the NPS as provided under Section 15 of Republic Act No. 10071:
Notes
References
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Prosecution
Department of Justice (Philippines)