Philippine Constabulary
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The Philippine Constabulary or PC, was the national police force of the Philippines and was organized in 1901 By the United States appointed administrative authority. Under the National Defense Act of 1935, promogulated by General Douglas MacArthur (then newly appointed as commander in chief of the Phillipine military), this force became the backbone of the Philippine Regular Army but was later re-established after World War Two and was known as both the Phillipine Constabulary and as the Military Police Command. It consisted of soldiers trained in police (military police) duties who had a nationwide jurisdiction. They Patrolled the Highways, guarded government buildings and facilities, and performed regular police functions in rural and remote areas, they maintained a Boat Service to patrol the extensive waters of the Phillipines, crime and forensic labs and a national level Constabulary Investigations Service which acted as an FBI for the Phillipines (the National Burea of Investigations was formed later). The Commandant was also the Chief of the History of the Philippines
