National Prosecution Service

The National Prosecution Service (NPS; ) 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.

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. 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. P.D. No. 1275 was later amended and repealed by Republic Act No. 10071, or the Prosecution Service Act of 2010, which strengthened the powers and organization of the National Prosecution Service.

Leadership

• President of the Philippines – Pres. Bongbong Marcos
• Secretary of Justice – Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla
• Prosecutor General of the National Prosecution Service – Richard Anthony Fadullon

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.

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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