National Intelligence Coordinating Agency

National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
Pambansang Ahensiya na Tagapag-Ugnay sa Pamalayan[1][2]
Official Seal
Agency overview
FormedJuly 10, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07-10)
Preceding agencies
  • National Intelligence and Security Authority (NISA)
  • Civil Intelligence and Security Agency (CISA)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersQuezon City, Philippines
MottoKaalaman ay Kaligtasan
(Knowledge is Safety)
Agency executive
Parent agencyOffice of the President of the Philippines
Websitehttps://www.nica.gov.ph

The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) (Filipino: Pambansang Ahensiya na Tagapag-Ugnay sa Pamalayan) is the primary intelligence gathering and analysis arm of the Government of the Philippines in charge of carrying out overt, covert, and clandestine intelligence activities. The NICA directs, coordinates, and integrates all intelligence activities, both foreign and domestic, concerning national security,[2] serving as the leading intelligence collector of the national government, focusing on the country's strategic intelligence requirements. It is mandated to prepare intelligence estimate on local and foreign situation for the formulation of national security policies by the President and the National Security Council.[3]

The agency also serves as the focal point for the government's counterintelligence activities and operation; acts as Secretariat to the Anti-Terrorism Council; and serves as head of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict's Situation Awareness and Knowledge Management Cluster.[3][4]

The NICA is led by a Director-General, who reports directly to the President of the Philippines, and is assisted by two Deputy Director-Generals.[5] Its headquarters is located in Quezon City,[6] with regional offices located all over the country and foreign stations in countries of interest to the Philippine government.[7]

The National Intelligence Committee, chaired by the Director-General, serves as the advisory body of NICA.[5][8][9]

  1. ^ Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2013. p. 6. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About us".
  3. ^ a b "National Intelligence and Security Authority Mandate".
  4. ^ "About | NTF".
  5. ^ a b PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COORDINATING AGENCY. Retrieved on July 24, 2007
  6. ^ "Directory of Department and Agencies – GOV.PH".
  7. ^ "National Intelligence and Security Authority Mission".
  8. ^ "History of NICA". Archived from the original on June 2, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved on December 27, 2007.
  9. ^ "Administrative Order No. 7" (PDF). Official Gazette. Retrieved October 2, 2022.