NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

“PAMBANSANG KAWANIHAN NG PAG SISIYASAT”

AN AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTCE

RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING AND SOLVING MAJOR HIGH PROFILE CASES THAT ARE IN INTEREST OF THE
NATION

OBJECTIVES, MISSION AND VISION

Its Objective
The main objective of the National Bureau of Investigation is the establishment and maintenance of a
modern, effective and efficient investigative service and research agency for the purpose of
implementing fully principal functions provided under Republic Act 157, as amended.
Its Vision
A world-class investigative institution - dynamic, respected and committed to the high ideals of law and
order.
Its Mission
To provide quality investigative and forensic services to the people through advanced methods and
equipment in the pursuit of truth and justice.

LEGAL HISTORY OF NBI

COMMON WEALTH ACT NO.181

(November 13, 1936)

 Saw the inception of the National Bureau of Investigation, originally called Division of
Investigation (patterned after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation).

 C.A. NO 181 SECTION 1 :

-Section 1. A Division of Investigation under the Department of Justice is hereby created. It shall
be composed of such personnel as may be necessary, in the discretion of the Secretary of
Justice, and its duties shall be to help in the detection and prosecution of crimes; to acquire,
collect, classify and preserve criminal identification records and to obtain information on all
matters affecting the public interest.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 157

(June 19, 1947)

 reorganized the Division of Investigation into the Bureau of Investigation under the
Department of Justice (DOJ)

 NAMED ASAN ACT CREATING A BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

 R.A. NO.157 SECTION 1Section 1. There is hereby created a Bureau of Investigation under the Department of
Justice………
 Executive Order No. 94

(October 4, 1949)

 renamed the Bureau of Investigation to National Bureau of Investigation which remained

 Section 74 departmental organization All executive functions of the government of the republic
of the Philippines shall be directly under the executive department subject to the supervision
and control of the president…..

Executive Order No. 292

 (July 25, 1987),

 the Administrative Code of 1987, provided for the organization structure and operation of the
DOJ and its attached agencies, including the NBI.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10867

(June 23 2016)

 An Act Reorganizing and Modernizing the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Providing
Funds Therefore

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

Ra 10867 Section 4. Powers and Functions.— The NBI shall have the following powers and
functions:
(a) Undertake investigation and detection of crimes and offenses enumerated under Section 5
hereof;

(b) Issue subpoena for the appearance of any person for investigation or production of
documents, through its officers from the ranks of Regional Director to Director;

(c) Act as a national clearing house of criminal records and other related information for the
benefit of the government;

(d) Render technical assistance to government agencies and instrumentalities, when so

(e) Extend assistance in cases involving extradition and mutual legal assistance, when requested
by the Department of Justice;

(f) Establish an NBI Academy which shall be responsible for the recruitment, training, and
development of all NBI agents and personnel, among others;

(g) Establish and maintain a Forensic and Scientific Research Center which shall serve as the
primary center for forensic and scientific research in furtherance of scientific knowledge in
criminal investigation, detection, evidence collection and preservation, and provide the
necessary training therefor;

(h) Establish and maintain a Cyber Investigation and Assessment Center which shall serve as the
nerve center for computer information technologies, data on cybercrime cases, computer
intrusion, threats, and other related crimes or activities;

(i) Establish and maintain an integrated, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art network of

(j) Request the assistance of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the
Philippines, or any other agency of the government, including government-owned and/or -
controlled corporations, in its anti-crime drive. Such assistance may include the use of the
agency’s personnel and facilities upon prior approval by the head of the agency concerned;

(k) Conduct intelligence operations in furtherance of the foregoing powers and functions;

(l) Enter into any contract or transaction for the acquisition, ownership, possession,
administration, lease, disposition or acceptance of real or personal property in its name, subject
to the approval of the Secretary of Justice;

(m) Establish a modern NBI Clearance and Identification Center containing all derogatory and
criminal records and civilian identification records, including their identifying marks and
characteristics and fingerprint database, as well as dental records pursuant to Presidential
Decree No. 1575, entitled “Requiring Practitioners of Dentistry to Keep Records of Their
Patients”;

(n) Maintain, for purposes of investigative and forensic requirements of the NBI, relevant
database such as ballistic records of firearms including, but not limited to, data ownership,
possession, and other related identifying circumstances; and Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
databank; and
(o) Perform such other functions as the President or the Secretary of Justice may assign.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

THE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS STRUCTURE OF THE NBI ARE THE FOLLWING

Director (agency head);

Assistant Director (second-in-command);

Deputy Director Administrative Services (DDAS);

Deputy Director Special Investigative Services (DDSIS);

Deputy Director Regional Operations Services (DDROS);

Deputy Director Intelligence Service (DDIS);

Deputy Director Technical Services (DDTS);

Deputy Director Comptroller Services (DDCS);

Regional Director (RD);

Assistant Regional Director (ARD);

Agent-in-Charge, District Office (AIC, DO);

Executive Officer, District Office (Ex-O, DO)

RANKINGS
RESPONSIBILITIES

RA 10867 Section 5. Jurisdiction.— The NBI shall have primary jurisdiction to undertake investigations in
the following cases:

(a) Human Trafficking cases in all airports in the Philippines;

(b) Extrajudicial/Extra-legal killings committed by the state’s security forces against media practitioners
and activists;

(c) Killings of justices and judges;

(d) Violation of Republic Act No. 10175, otherwise known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act”;

(e) Cases referred by the Inter-Agency Anti-Graft Coordinating Council (IAGCC);

(f) Violations of the Anti-Dummy Law;

(g) Cases involving threats to security or assaults against the persons of the President, Vice President,
Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

(h) Transnational crimes pursuant to existing international agreements;

(i) Identification of the dead/victims in case of mass fatality incidents caused by natural disasters; and

(j) Violations of commercial, economic, and financial or white-collar crimes such as, but not limited to,
those punishable under Republic Act No. 8792, otherwise known as “E-Commerce Act of 2000”;
Republic Act No. 8484, otherwise known as “Access Devices Regulations Act of 1998”; Republic Act No.
8293, otherwise known as “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”; Republic Act No. 8799,
otherwise known as “Securities Regulation Code”; Presidential Decree No. 1689, otherwise known as
“Decree Increasing the Penalty for Certain Forms of Estafa”, and other similar penal statutes that may be
enacted by Congress.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

 AFTER QUALIFYING AND PASING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THE NBI WILL CONDUCT A PHYSICAL,
MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION FOR APLICANTS

 AFTER THAT YOULL ENTER THE NBI ACEDEMY TO TRAIN and development of all NBI agent SKILLS

TRAINING

 NBI ACADEMY

 Responsile for recruitment training and development of all nbi agent and personel

-Philippine national police

- Philippine drug enforecement agency

- Location

- Loakan road baguio city

PROMOTION

 Section 6. The NBI Director and Other Officials.—

 The NBI shall be headed by a Director and assisted by two (2) Deputy Directors,

 one for Administration and another for Operations,

 and an Assistant Director for each of the following seven (7) Services:

1. Investigation Service,

2. Intelligence Service,

3. Human Resource and Management Service,

4. Comptroller Service,

5. Forensic and Scientific Research Service,

6. Legal Service, and

7. Information and Communications Technology Service.

 The NBI Director shall be appointed by the President and shall have the rank, salary, and
benefits equivalent to that of an Undersecretary. No person shall be appointed Director unless
he or she is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and a member of the Philippine Bar who has
been engaged in the practice of law for at least fifteen (15) years, preferably from within the
ranks of Directors.
 The Assistant Regional Directors to Deputy Directors shall likewise be appointed by the
President of the Philippines, coming from the ranks of the NBI, upon the recommendation of the
Secretary of Justice.

 No person shall be appointed Deputy Director or Regional Director unless he or she is a citizen
of the Philippines and a member of the Philippine Bar who has been engaged in the practice of
law for at least ten (10) years for the Deputy Director and for at least five (5) years for the
Regional Director.

RETIREMENT

An employee upon reaching the age of sixty years or more, but not beyond sixty-five years
which is the compulsory retirement age.

Unless the parties provide for broader inclusions, the term one half month salary shall mean
fifteen days plus one-twelfth of the 13th month pay and the cash equivalent of not more than
five days of service incentive leaves.

Thus, the minimum retirement pay is

BENEFITS

R.A. 10867 Section 10. Benefits and Privileges.— The NBI shall provide its personnel with the
following benefits:

 (a) Health care services through a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) for its regular
employees;

 (b) Accident insurance policies for all employees;

 (c) Trainings, scholarships, and seminars to deserving employees to upgrade their knowledge
and skills, on official time and at the expense of the NBI;

 (d) Longevity pay, subject to guidelines that shall hereafter be issued by the NBI Director in
accordance with existing laws and regulations and subject further to the approval of the DBM
Secretary;

 (e) Hazard pay, subject to pertinent laws and rules; and

 (f) Transportation benefits, subject to availability of funds, employees shall be provided with
contracted transportation services until such time that the office can procure additional motor
vehicles for this purpose.