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National Intelligence Coordinating Agency

The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency is the primary intelligence gathering and analysis arm of the government of the Philippines in charge of carrying out overt, covert, and clandestine intelligence activities. The NICA directs, coordinates, and integrates all intelligence activities, both foreign and domestic, concerning national security, serving as the leading intelligence collector of the national government, focusing on the country's strategic intelligence requirements. It is mandated to prepare intelligence estimate on local and foreign situation for the formulation of national security policies by the President and the National Security Council.

History
Founded in 1949, the NICA was created by President Elpidio Quirino under the authority of Executive Order No. 235. In 1954, the Government Survey and Reorganization Commission ordered the expansion of the powers of NICA. The NICA was abolished on November 16, 1972, by President Ferdinand Marcos under Presidential Decree No. 51, and was replaced by the National Intelligence and Security Authority (NISA), which was designated as the principal intelligence agency, and the Civil Intelligence and Security Agency (CISA), which was tasked with counterintelligence and supervision of all civil security units in Philippine government offices. as the regime's secret police. In 1978, the NISA was designated as the focal point for all intelligence activities involving national security and supervisor of other intelligence agencies under the Office of the President. In 1987, shortly after the People Power Revolution which had led to a peaceful removal of President Marcos from office, his successor President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 246 which abolished NISA and CISA and reestablished NICA. NICA agents were responsible for the arrest of several Abu Sayyaf members, including Al Qaeda-linked bomber Abdulmukim Edris. In 2005, the agency established two directorates to conduct economic intelligence and counterintelligence activities. On February 1, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 492, which ordered the NICA to activate the National Maritime Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center (NMARSC). The NMARSC was designated as the primary imagery intelligence provider for the Philippine intelligence community and was tasked to operate unmanned aerial vehicles under the supervision and oversight of the National Security Adviser. On March 6, 2007, President Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 9372, also known as the Human Security Act of 2007, which designates the NICA as the Secretariat of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). In 2011, Juan Ponce Enrile challenged President Aquino to declassify intelligence files from the former NISA. In 2018, then-House of Representatives Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fariñas filed House Bill No. 7111, also known as the Foreign Electronic Surveillance Act. The bill would have allowed NICA agents to covertly conduct electronic surveillance operations against foreign countries, terrorists and private groups without the need of having a warrant or a court order in an emergency situation. A warrantless operation outside the Philippine territory would also need the approval by the director-general of the NICA and the secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). ==Mandate==
Mandate
The NICA is mandated to: • conduct and coordinate national intelligence activities; • fulfill strategic intelligence needs of the Philippine government; • provide the National Intelligence Estimate for purposes of national security policymaking; • lead counterintelligence activities; • serve as the Secretariat of the Anti-Terrorism Council; and • serve as the Head of the Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management Cluster of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. ==Organization==
Organization
The NICA is organized into the following divisions and directorates: • Office of the Director-General – led by the Director-General • Directorate of Operations – led by the Assistant Director-General for Operations • Directorate of Production – led by the Assistant Director-General for Production • Directorate of Administration – led by the Assistant Director-General for Administration • Management and Planning Office • Office of the Comptroller • In June, 2024, Marcos Jr. appointed Jesus Leonardo Auxilio as Executive director of the National Maritime Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center of the NICA. • Various field stations in various regions – led by its respective Regional Directors ==Directors-General==
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