National Police Commission (Philippines)

National Police Commission
Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya
Department overview
Formed1966[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersDILG-NAPOLCOM Center, EDSA cor. Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines
14°38′41″N 121°02′12″E / 14.64459°N 121.03663°E / 14.64459; 121.03663
Annual budget₱1.91 billion (2023)[2]
Minister responsible
Department executives
Parent DepartmentDepartment of the Interior and Local Government
Child Department
Websitewww.napolcom.gov.ph

The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM; Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya[3]) is an agency attached to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) responsible for the administration and control of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It has the authority to administer police entrance examination, to investigate police anomalies and irregularities, and to summarily dismiss erring police officers.[4]

NAPOLCOM, EDSA, Quezon Avenue
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GovPH-RA4864 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ F. NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION
  3. ^ Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette; Macaranas, Edgardo, eds. (2013). Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (in Filipino) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. p. 6. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "NAPOLCOM – Home". www.napolcom.gov.ph. Retrieved February 16, 2017.