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14°13′50.7324″N 120°58′42.6864″E / 14.230759000°N 120.978524000°E
Akademiyang Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas | |
Motto | To learn today, to lead tomorrow , Justice, Integrity, Service |
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Type | Higher education service academy |
Established | June 12, 1978 |
Dean | PCOL Arnold Peralta Ardiente |
Director | PMGEN Samuel C. Nacion |
Commandant of Cadets | PBGEN Jaysen C. De Guzman |
Location | , , Philippines 14°11′54″N 121°01′24″E / 14.1984°N 121.0232°E |
Campus | Urban Camp Mariano N. Castañeda 54 ha (540,000 m2) |
Chaplain | PLTCOL Rodolfo J. Ireso |
Hymn | PNPA Alma Mater Song |
Colors | Maroon |
Nickname | PNPA Lakan/Lakambini "Bok" or "Bords" |
Affiliations | DILG, PPSC (until 2022), PNP, BFP (until 2022), BJMP (until 2022) |
Website | pnpa |
The Philippine National Police Academy[1] (Tagalog: Akademiyang Pampulisya ng Pilipinas) or PNPA, is a public safety school whose graduates are assigned as officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). The PNPA was established on August 26, 1977, under Section 19, PD 1184 and was tasked to provide tertiary level education for Filipinos aspiring to be officers in the three bureaus of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.[2]