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National Prosecution Service

National Prosecution Service

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The National Prosecution Service is the official prosecutorial agency of the Philippines. 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, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Corrections, and the Bureau of Immigration.

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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.[citation needed] Through Presidential Decree No. 1275 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on April 11, 1978, the Prosecution Staff was reorganized and the National Prosecution Service was created.[1] P.D. No. 1275 was later amended and repealed by Republic Act No. 10071, or the Prosecution Service Act of 2010,[2] which strengthened the powers and organization of the National Prosecution Service.

Leadership

Organization

The National Prosecution Service is divided into four levels:

  1. The Prosecution Staff, headed by the Prosecutor General, which is administratively under the Office of the Secretary of Justice;
  2. The Regional Prosecution Offices, headed by Regional Prosecutors;
  3. The Offices of the Provincial Prosecutors; and
  4. The Offices of the City Prosecutors.
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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:

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Notes

  1. The Office of the Regional Prosecutor - ARMM is as is because there are no legislation changing and reorganizing the Office. The only legislation provided are Executive Order No. 36, s. 2001 on the administrative subdivision of the Regions and the Department of Justice Circular No. 73, s. 2001, dated November 15, 2001.
  2. The Office of the Regional Prosecutor for the Cordillera Administrative Region is non-existent as the Government of Cory Aquino and the Congress has never set its establishment as a priority.

References

  1. [1]
    "P.D. No. 1275". lawphil.net. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "R.A. No. 10071". lawphil.net. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Regional Prosecutors as of 15 October 2020" (PDF). Republic of the Philippine - Department of Justice. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "NCR Prosecution Offices :: Department of Justice - Republic of the Philippines :: Tel: (+632) 523 8482, (+632) 523 6826". www.doj.gov.ph. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Put up of Cordillera prosecutor's office pushed | City Government of Baguio". www.baguio.gov.ph. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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