| Criminal Investigation and Detection Group | |
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 Seal of the CIDG | |
| Abbreviation | CIDG |
| Motto | "We Seek the Truth" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1953 |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Philippines |
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| Parent agency | Philippine National Police |
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The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group was established as the Criminal Information Service whose origin traces back as early as 1901 shortly after the establishment of the Philippine Constabulary when the Information Section was established as mandated by the Section 2, Article 255 of the Philippine Commission. In 1920 the Information Division was integrated with the United States Army Forces in the Far East and its detectives participated at the Battle of Bataan, many of which also were forced to participate at the Bataan Death March. [1]
After World War II, the Military Police Command was activated in lieu of the Philippine Constabulary. A Criminal Investigation Branch of the G2 to investigate crimes and maintain peace and order. This division remain operational after the independence of the Philippines from the United States on July 4, 1946. [1]
In 1953, the Philippine Constabulary was integrated to the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a Police Affairs Division was created. A Criminal Laboratory was made by the division to support constabulary units with background in scientific criminology. On January 19, 1953, the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces issued General Order Nr. 14 which resulted to the reorganization of the defunct Philippine Constabulary into two main components, a general staff unit, called the Intelligence Division or C2, and an operating special staff unit, the Criminal Investigation Service (CIS). [1]
On October 28, 1955, a Police Intelligence Branch was created by the CIS and in 1958 the investigation body was elevated to a division. The CIS, adopted Criminal Investigation Office as its new name on October 5, 1960 but reverted to its old name two months later. Criminal Investigation Office on October 5, 1960. It was again renamed to Criminal Investigation Service Command (CISC) in 1989 and to its present name in 1999. [1]
Under the Director, it has three (3) deputies: [2]
It has also Divisions such as: [2]
The Group also have: [2]
The CIDG has also have the following operational units: [2]
Its regional units (RFUs = Regional Force Units) are: [2]
| Name | Term | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Col. Hospicio Tuazon | Jan 19, 1953 – 1954 | [3] |
| Col. Delfin Dela Cruz | 1954–1955 | [3] |
| BGen. Ramon Gelvezon | Sept. 1, 1955 – February 2, 1959 | [3] |
| Maj. Constantino G. Navarro | February 4 – May 13, 1959 | [3] |
| Maj. Benjamin Santiago | May 14, 1959 – January 1, 1960 | [3] |
| Lt. Col. Daniel Iway | Feb 2, 1960 – November 30, 1961 | [3] |
| Col. Safio Bayron | December 1, 1961 – January 9, 1962 | [3] |
| Col. Jose Maristela | January 10, 1962 – August 22, 1963 | [3] |
| Col. Francisco Jimenez | August 23, 1963 – September 2, 1963 | [3] |
| Col. Gaudencio Gardi | September 3, 1963 to June 3, 1964 | [3] |
| Col. Benjamin Tolentino | January 2, 1965 – January 1, 1966 | [3] |
| Col. Robustiano C. Javier | February 11, 1966 – May 12, 1966 | [3] |
| Col. Felizardo R. Tanabe | March 18, 1966 – September 21, 1967 | [3] |
| Col. Simplicio Belisario | September 22, 1967 – November 16, 1967 | [3] |
| BGen. Pacencio S. Magtibay | November 16, 1967 – January 31, 1968 | [3] |
| BGen. Cesar M. Garcia | February 1, 1968 – June 4, 1968 | [3] |
| Col. Rafael M. Dumalo, Jr. | June 5, 1968 – December 15, 1968 | [3] |
| Col. Palayo C. Perez | June 19, 1969 – June 15, 1970 | [3] |
| BGen. Prospero Olivas | December 16, 1970 – November 10, 1973 | [3] |
| BGen. Antonio P. Uy | November 11, 1973 – August 3, 1981 | [3] |
| BGen. Hermogenes Peralta, Jr. | September 1, 1981 – April 15, 1985 | [3] |
| BGen. Romeo R. Zulueta | April 16, 1985 – March 24, 1988 | [3] |
| BGen. Evaristo G. Cariño | March 25, 1988 – April 15, 1989 | [3] |
| BGen. Pantaleon G. Dumalo | April 16, 1989 – February 8, 1991 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Vicente G. Vinarao | February 9, 1991 – August 19, 1992 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Angel H. Quizon | March 4, 1993 – February 7 1994 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Romeo M. Acop | February 22, 1994 – June 19, 1995 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Ramsey Ocampo | Jun 20, 1995 – June 15, 1996 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Efren Q. Fernandez | June 16, 1996 – August 24, 1998 | [3] |
| P/CSUPT Lucas M. Managuelod | August 25, 1998 – 2001 | [3] [4] |
| P/DIR Nestorio Gualberto | 2001 – Sep 14, 2002 | [5] |
| P/CSUPT Eduardo Matillano | Sep 14, 2002 – 2003 | [6] [7] |
| P/DIR Arturo Lomibao | 2003 – 2004 | |
| P/DIR Jesus Verzosa | SEP 12, 2004 – 2006 | [8] [9] |
| P/DIR Edgardo M. Doromal | 2006 – 2008 | [10] [11] |
| P/DIR Raul Castañeda | 2008 – 2010 | [12] |
| P/DIR Leon Nilo dela Cruz | 2010 – April 7, 2011 | [13] [14] |
| P/DIR Samuel D. Pagdilao | 2011 – Feb 14, 2013 | [15] |
| P/DIR Francisco A. Uyami Jr. | Feb 14, 2013 – December 7, 2013 | [16] |
| P/DIR Benjamin Magalong | December 7, 2013 – July 11, 2015 | [17] |
| P/CSUPT Victor P. Deona | July 11, 2015 – July 2016 | [17] |
| P/DIR Roel Barcena Obusan | July 2016 – Nov 19, 2018 | [18] |
| PMGen. Amador V. Corpus | Nov 18, 2018 – Oct 21, 2019 | [19] |
| PMGen. Joel Coronel | Oct 21, 2019 – Jan 30, 2021 | [19] |
| PMGen. Albert Ignatius Ferro | Jan 30, 2021 – March 5, 2022 | [20] |
| PMGen. Eliseo DC Cruz | March 5, 2022 – August 2022 | |
| PBGen. Ronald Lee | August 2022 – Jan 10, 2023 | [21] |
| PMGen. Romeo Caramat | Jan 10, 2023 – May 3, 2024 | [22] |
| PMGen. Gen. Leo M. Francisco | May 3, 2024 – present | [23] |
Acting in italic.
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