Criminal Investigation and Detection Group

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

History 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.

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.

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).

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. It was again renamed to Criminal Investigation Service Command (CISC) in 1989 and to its present name in 1999.

Units Under the Director, it has three (3) deputies:

Deputy Director for Administration, Deputy Director for Operation, and Chief of Staff

It also has divisions such as:

Administrative and Record Management Division, Investigation Division, Operation Management Division, and Intelligence Division

The group also has:

Legal officer, Police-community relations officers, Public information office, Secretary to Division Staff, DLOS, Personnel Record Management Section, Budget & Finance, HRDDS, GPSMU, Station Health Unit, Logistic Section, Case Referral Monitoring Center, Technical Support Section, GESPO, and Office of the Supervisor for Non-Uniformed Personnel

The CIDG also has the following operational units:

Anti-Fraud Commercial Crime Unit, Anti-Organized Crime Unit, Anti-Trans National Crime Unit, General Services Division, Acting Chief, Major Crimes Investigation Unit, Women and Children Complaint Unit, and Detective and Special Operation Unit.

Its regional units (RFUs = Regional Force Units) are:

CIDG NCR CIDG RFU 1 CIDG RFU 2 CIDG RFU 3 CIDG RFU 4A CIDG RFU 4B CIDG RFU 5 CIDG RFU 6 CIDG RFU 7 CIDG RFU 8 CIDG RFU 9 CIDG RFU 10 CIDG RFU 11 CIDG RFU 12 CIDG RFU 13 CIDG RFU 14 (Bangsamoro) CIDG RFU 15 (Cordillera)

List of directors NameTermCol. Hospicio CortesJanuary 19, 1953 – 1954Col. Delfin Dela Cruz1954–1955BGen. Ramon GelvezonSeptember 1, 1955 – February 2, 1959Maj. Constantino G. NavarroFebruary 4 – May 13, 1959Maj. Benjamin SantiagoMay 14, 1959 – January 1, 1960Lt. Col. Daniel IwayFebruary 2, 1960 – November 30, 1961Col. Safio BayronDecember 1, 1961 – January 9, 1962Col. Jose MaristelaJanuary 10, 1962 – August 22, 1963Col. Francisco JimenezAugust 23, 1963 – September 2, 1963 Col. Gaudencio GardiSeptember 3, 1963 to June 3, 1964Col. Benjamin TolentinoJanuary 2, 1965 – January 1, 1966Col. Robustiano C. JavierFebruary 11, 1966 – May 12, 1966Col. Felizardo R. TanabeMarch 18, 1966 – September 21, 1967Col. Simplicio BelisarioSeptember 22, 1967 – November 16, 1967BGen. Pacencio S. MagtibayNovember 16, 1967 – January 31, 1968BGen. Cesar M. GarciaFebruary 1, 1968 – June 4, 1968Col. Rafael M. Dumalo Jr.June 5, 1968 – December 15, 1968Col. Palayo C. PerezJune 19, 1969 – June 15, 1970BGen. Prospero OlivasDecember 16, 1970 – November 10, 1973BGen. Antonio P. UyNovember 11, 1973 – August 3, 1981BGen. Hermogenes Peralta Jr.September 1, 1981 – April 15, 1985BGen. Romeo R. ZuluetaApril 16, 1985 – March 24, 1988BGen. Evaristo G. CariñoMarch 25, 1988 – April 15, 1989BGen. Pantaleon G. DumaloApril 16, 1989 – February 8, 1991P/CSUPT Vicente G. VinaraoFebruary 9, 1991 – August 19, 1992P/CSUPT Angel H. QuizonMarch 4, 1993 – February 7, 1994P/CSUPT Romeo M. AcopFebruary 22, 1994 – June 19, 1995P/CSUPT Ramsey OcampoJune 20, 1995 – June 15, 1996P/CSUPT Efren Q. FernandezJune 16, 1996 – August 24, 1998P/CSUPT Lucas M. ManaguelodAugust 25, 1998 – 2000P/CSUPT Francisco Zubia2000 – 2001P/DIR Nestorio Gualberto2001 – September 14, 2002P/CSUPT Eduardo MatillanoSeptember 14, 2002 – 2003P/DIR Arturo Lomibao2003 – 2004P/DIR Jesus VerzosaSeptember 12, 2004 – 2006P/DIR Edgardo M. Doromal2006 – 2008P/DIR Raul Castañeda2008 – 2010P/DIR Leon Nilo dela Cruz2010 – April 7, 2011P/DIR Samuel D. Pagdilao2011 – February 14, 2013P/DIR Francisco A. Uyami Jr.February 14, 2013 – December 7, 2013P/DIR Benjamin MagalongDecember 7, 2013 – July 11, 2015P/CSUPT Victor P. DeonaJuly 11, 2015 – July 2016P/DIR Roel Barcena ObusanJuly 2016 – November 19, 2018PMGen. Amador V. CorpusNovember 18, 2018 – October 21, 2019PMGen. Joel CoronelOctober 21, 2019 – January 30, 2021PMGen. Albert Ignatius FerroJanuary 30, 2021 – March 5, 2022PMGen. Eliseo DC Cruz March 5, 2022 – August 2022PBGen. Ronald LeeAugust 2022 – January 10, 2023 PMGen. Romeo CaramatJanuary 10, 2023 – May 3, 2024PMGen. Leo M. FranciscoMay 3, 2024 – September 24, 2024PMGen. Nicolas Deloso Torre IIISeptember 25, 2024 – June 2, 2025PBGen. Romeo Juan MacapazJune 19 – July 28, 2025PBGen. Christopher N. AbrahanoJuly 28, 2025 – September 2, 2025PMGen. Robert Alexander A Morico IISeptember 2, 2025 - Present Acting in italic.

Portrayal CIDG was used by the Philippine TV series Ang Probinsyano until 2019. The main protagonist, some antagonists and some supporting casts of this series are playing as police officers of the group.

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