Northern Police District

Police command in the Northern Metro Manila

Law enforcement agency

Northern Police District

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Common name| Northern Police District
Abbreviation| NPD
Agency overview
Formed| August 8, 1975
Preceding agency|

* List

* Caloocan Police Department (until 1975)
* Malabon Police Department (until 1975)
* Navotas Police Department (until 1975)
* Valenzuela Police Department (until 1975)
* Quezon City Police Department (1939– 1975)

Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela
Operational structure
Headquarters| Caloocan, Metro Manila
Agency executive|

* PBGEN Josefino D. Ligan, District Director

Parent agency| National Capital Region Police Office
Facilities
Stations| 4 city police stations
Website
ncrpo.pnp.gov.ph

The Northern Police District (NPD) is a police district command under the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) serves the cities named Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela as its law enforcement agency. The headquarters located at Caloocan.[1]

## History

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The police departments of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela and Quezon City were merged to form the Northern Police District (NPD), by virtue of the creation of the Integrated National Police in 1975 by Presidential Decree No. 765 and having headquarters in Camp Karingal. In 1990, the Quezon City Council created an ordinance to separate from NPD to create the Central Police District, and by 1993, the headquarters was transferred to Caloocan.[2]

## Lists of chiefs

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The following list only started from 2001:

Name  | Term  | Notes

|
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As chief of the Northern Police District
Jose Bandong  | 2000 – 2001  | [3]
Vidal Querol  | 2001 – 2002  | [4]
Marcelino Franco Jr.  | 2003 – 2004  | [5]
Noe Wong  | 2004 – 2005  | [6]
Leopoldo Bataoil  | 2005 – 2006  | [7]
Pedro Tango  | 2006 – 2008  | [7][8]
Erick Javier  | 2008 – 2009  | [9][10]
Samuel Pagdilao  | 2009 – 2010  | [11][12]
Rodolfo Magtibay  | 2010  | Transferred back to MPD[13]
Antonio Decano  | 2010 – 2012  | [14][15]
Edgardo Layug  | 2012 – 2014  | [16]
Jonathan Ferdinand Miano  | 2014 – 2016  | [16][17]
Roberto Fajardo  | 2016 – 2017  | Chief when the triple murders happened[18][19]
Clifton Empiso  | 2017 – 2018  | [20]
Gregorio Lim  | 2018  | [20][21]
Rolando Anduyan  | 2018 – 2019  | [22][23]
Rolando Ylagan  | 2019 – 2020  | [24]
Eliseo DC Cruz  | 2020 – 2021  | [24][25]
Ponce Peñones  | 2022 – 2023  | [26]
Rizalito G. Gapas  | 2023 – 2024  | [27]
Josefino D. Ligan  | 2024 – present  | [28]

## Units

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### Headquarters

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Under the Director, NPD it has:[29]

* Deputy District Director for Administration
* Deputy District Director for Operation
* Chief District Directorial Staff
* Secretary to Directorial Staff
* Office of the District Executive Senior Police Office

The administrative divisions are:[29]

* District Personnel and Records Management Division
* District Logistic Division
* District Comptrollership Division

The operational divisions and units are:[29]

* District Intelligence Division
* District Operation and Plans Division
* District Community Affairs and Development Division
* District Investigative and Detective Management Division
* District Drug Enforcement Unit
* District Headquarters Support Unit
* District Mobile Force Battalion
* District Traffic Enforcement Unit
* District Special Operation Unit
* Anti-Carnapping Unit
* District Tactical Motorized Unit

### Stations

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Source:[29]

* Caloocan City Police Station
* Malabon City Police Station
* Navotas City Police Station
* Valenzuela City Police Station

## Controversies

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### The de los Santos, Arnaiz, and de Guzman Murders

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Main article: Murders of Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman

Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman were three teenagers who were killed on August 16 to 18, 2017, during the course of the Philippine drug war. All of them are allegedly killed by different Caloocan Police Station officers. delos Santos got a gunshot wound to the head, Arnaiz reported to have been shot dead, while de Guzman was stabbed 30 times and found in a creek in Gapan, Nueva Ecija.[30] All of the cases are seen in CCTV footages.[31][32][33]

Only PO1 Jefrey Perez was convicted of by Caloocan RTC of murder, torture, and planting of evidence.[34][35]

## See also

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* National Capital Region Police Office
* Eastern Police District
* Manila Police District
* Quezon City Police District
* Southern Police District

## References

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4. ^ "Querol takes over NCRPO today". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
5. ^ Alquitran, Non. "10,000 cops to be deployed for 'Dubya'". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
6. ^ Alquitran, Non. "Three new district directors for NCR". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
7. ^ a b Alquitran, Non. "MPD gets permanent chief; new posts for 3 others". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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21. ^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson. "2 Northern Police District precinct chiefs fired". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
22. ^ Alquitran, Non. "Gen. Anduyan, ayaw ng stray bullet incident sa NPD!". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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25. ^ Tupas, Emmanuel. "Policewoman arrested for indiscriminate firing". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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28. ^ Caliwan, Christopher Lloyd (October 19, 2024). "4 ranking cops get new posts in latest PNP revamp". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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34. ^ "After 5 years, court convicts cop for torture of teens Carl Arnaiz, De Guzman". Rappler. November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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