The Philippine National Police (PNP) is moving to modernize its crime data systems through a partnership with South Korea aimed at improving investigations, response time, and case resolution across police units nationwide.
The PNP, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement last week to develop the Criminal Investigation Data Management and Analysis System, or CIDMAS.
The platform is designed to consolidate separate crime investigation databases into a unified system, allowing investigators to access verified and actionable information more quickly.
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the initiative supports President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to maximize the use of modern technology in improving public service.
“By consolidating our separate crime databases into a single platform, we are eliminating redundant data encoding and giving our field investigators rapid access to critical, actionable information,” Nartatez said.
Under the agreement, CIDMAS will reduce manual encoding, improve data verification, strengthen coordination among units, and support a more efficient flow of investigative information.
Nartatez said the system is expected to help speed up case resolution, improve crime analysis, and support prevention efforts through data-driven policing.
The PNP said the project draws from South Korea’s technology-based law enforcement model, which uses integrated systems to support proactive police operations.
“This modernization will significantly reduce our reaction times and substantially increase our case resolution rates across all regional units,” Nartatez said.
He added that the partnership would allow the PNP to adopt advanced methods in big-data crime analysis and strategic monitoring as it continues efforts to strengthen crime-fighting capabilities nationwide.