National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
| Pambansang Sangay para sa Pagsasamang Kaalaman | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1949 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of the Philippines |
| Headquarters | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Motto | Kaalaman ay Kaligtasan (Intelligence is Security) |
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| Parent agency | Office of the President |
| Website | http://www.nica.gov.ph |
The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) (Filipino: Pambansang Sangay para sa Pagsasamang Kaalaman) (PSPK) is the primary intelligence gathering and analysis arm of the Philippine government, in charge of carrying out overt, covert, and clandestine intelligence programs. Its motto is: Kaalaman ay Kaligtasan (translated: "Intelligence is Security").
Presently, NICA is in close coordination with the CIA, Mossad, Secret Intelligence Service and intelligence services of ASEAN countries to counter the threat of terrorism.
The agency is led by a director-general and is assisted by a deputy director general. The former reports directly to the president. Its headquarters are located in Quezon City.
The NICA has a National Intelligence Board that serves as an advisory board to the director-general before he would submit his findings to the president relating to national security matters affecting the Philippines.
Founded in 1949, it was created by President Elpidio Quirino under the authority of Executive Order 235 with further powers relating to intelligence work added by a Government Survey and Reorganization Commission in 1954. It was abolished on September 16, 1972, by President Ferdinand Marcos under Presidential Decree 51 and replaced by the National Intelligence and Security Authority (NISA) headed by General Fabian Ver. The agency was primarily used to track down and eliminate anti-Marcos opponents before President Marcos was forced into exile. During his reign, it was one of the main government organizations accused of human rights abuses. After the first EDSA Revolution, it was renamed the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency in 1987, replacing the NISA, and was merged with the Civil Intelligence and Security Agency when the Philippine Constitution was revamped, where it refocused its priorities in tackling the communist movement. Their work has resulted in their weakening in the late 1990s.
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