Philippine National Police Forensic Group
The Forensic Group is a police unit under the Philippine National Police that supervises forensic-related procedures.
History
The Forensic Group was formed in September 2021,by the General Orders Number DPL-20-32, pursuant to Napolcom Resolution No. 2021-1275. It replaced and renamed the old PNP Crime Laboratory. The Forensic Group's world-class forensic facilities and offices were presented in November of the same year.Police Brigadier General Belli B. Tamayo was its first director.
Role
The Forensic Group provides scientific investigation and technical support to PNP offices, other investigative agencies, and the public through forensic examinations, field work, scene-of-crime-operations, as well as training and research.They also provide services on aspects such as autopsy, DNA examination, drug test, examination of altered or erased documents, counterfeit bills and fingerprinting.
Organization
Source:- Director
- Deputy Director for Administration
- Deputy Director for Operations
- Deputy Director for Forensic Research and Development
- Chief of Staff
- Administrative and Resource Management Division
- Operations Management Division
- DNA Laboratory Division
- Polygraphy Division
- Physical Identification Division
- Scene of the Crime Operations Division
- Forensic Photography Division
- Firearms Identification Division
- Chemistry Division
- Fingerprint Identification Division
- Medico Legal Division
- Questioned Document Examination Division
- Regional Forensic Unit 1
- Regional Forensic Unit 2
- Regional Forensic Unit 3
- Regional Forensic Unit 4A
- Regional Forensic Unit 4B
- Regional Forensic Unit 5
- Regional Forensic Unit 6
- Regional Forensic Unit 7
- Regional Forensic Unit 8
- Regional Forensic Unit 9
- Regional Forensic Unit 10
- Regional Forensic Unit 11
- Regional Forensic Unit 12
- Regional Forensic Unit 13
- Regional Forensic Unit BAR
- Regional Forensic Unit CAR
- Regional Forensic Unit NCR
- Regional Forensic Unit NIR