Philippine National Police Academy

The Philippine National Police Academy or PNPA, is the Philippine public safety school of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Fire Protection . PNPA was established on August 26, 1977 by the virtue of Section 19, PD 1184 and was tasked to provide tertiary level education to the three services of the Department of Interior and Local Government.HistoryIn the early 1960s, policemen were hired purely on the basis of personal relations with influential personalities and government officials. City and municipal policemen were after being hired, sworn in, and issued weapons. Despite their lack of knowledge on the police system, they were given the responsibility of safeguarding and protecting the community.The police organization then had no code of conduct. The police service then required neither entry standards nor appropriate training, and had no consistent promotional polices. However, substantial improvements were achieved with the passage of Republic Act 4864 on September 6, 1966, known as the “Police Act of 1966”. That law provided for the establishment of the Police Commission and was renamed National Police Commission under the Office of the President of the Philippines.Among the powers, duties and responsibilities of the National Police Commission were to advise the President on all matters involving local police administration, examine and audit the performance, activities and facilities of all local police agencies throughout the country, promulgate a police manual prescribing rules and regulations for the efficient organization, administration, and operation of the local police, including their recruitment, selection and promotion, organize and develop police training programs and operate police training centers, and establish a system of Uniform Crime Reporting.